Display Patriot - P-149902 - John DOWN/DOWNS/DOWNES Jr
John DOWN/DOWNS/DOWNES Jr
SAR Patriot #:
P-149902
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: CT
Qualifying Service: Sergeant / Civil Service
Birth: 05 Jun 1745 Milford / New Haven / CT Death: 10 Feb 1819 Milford / New Haven / CT
Qualifying Service Description:
His name appears in the rolls of Oct. 1777 as a Sgt., Captain Jehiel Bryant Co, Colonel Joseph Thompson Regt
08 May 1775, enlisted in Cap't Samuel Whiting's Co, Stratford, CT; Colonel Waterbury's Reg't. Discharged 08 OCT 1775
20 Mar 1777 reenlisted in Cap't Samuel Granger Co
Appointed Sergeant 15 Sep 1779 paid to 01 Jan 1780. Samuel B. Webb's 3rd
FENCE VIEWER, 1779
Additional References:
North American History DAR pg 232, 307
The Rev War Diary of John Downs 1763-1810, Connecticut. Milford: Milford Public Library
Johnston, Henry Phelps, Rec. of Service of CCT Men in the War of the Revolution, CT. Harford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co, 1889, pg 523
Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Rev War, Micropublication M881, Roll 801. Washington: National Archives
White marble stone that has been broken and repaired. Appears to be contemporary with the death of the Patriot
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
Gulf St. between Cherry St & Buckingham Ave
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