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Birth: 28 Apr 1753 Roxbury / Suffolk / MA Death: 12 Aug 1824 / Hamilton / OH
Qualifying Service Description:
1775, served as a Private in the company of Captain Moses Whiting, commanded by Colonel John Greaton - on the alarm, service 28 days.
Additional References:
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers, and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Volume II, Massachusetts. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co, 1901, pg 291.
Drake, Francis Samuel, The Town of Roxbury: Its Memorable Persons and Places, Its History and Antiquities, with Numerous Illustrations of Its Old Landmarks and Noted Personages, Massachusetts. Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1908, pg 32
Spouse: (1) Prudence Mayo; (2) Susanna Mayo Children: Charles Thompson; William;
BOSSON, WILLIAM JR. (Hamilton County) [39.980 -83.000]
Born April 28, 1753 at Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He served as a Private with MA in the Revolutionary War. He married 1) Unknown, 2) Susanna Mayo; children: Charles. He died August 12, 1824 at Hamilton County, OH and was buried at unknown cemetery, in Hamilton County, OH. SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ., 2002) plus data to 2004.
SAR Ancestor # P-117949. Cemetery number # - Find-a-Grave Memorial # -
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