Display Patriot - P-151812 - Jonathan DUSTIN/DUSTON Jr
Jonathan DUSTIN/DUSTON Jr
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P-151812
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1775, he served as a Minutemen and Private in the company of Captain James Sawyer, commanded by Colonel James Frye.
Additional References:
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers, and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Volume V, Massachusetts. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1901, pg 97
Jonathan Dustin Jr. was born on 4 June 1719 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Watts) Dustin.1
He married Susanna Farnum on 17 February 1746/1747 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.2 Among their known children were:1
Jesse [Patriot P-151809] was born on 30 September 1747 and married Elisabeth Swan.2
Jonathan was baptized on 25 January 1748 and died young.
Mehetabel was born on 28 February 1749/1750 and married Thomas Shepard.2
Susanna was born on 4 January 1753 and married Timothy Patch [DAR Ancestor A211064].2
Tamor was born on 9 November 1754 and married David Mooers.2
Jonathan was born on 21 February 1758 and married Hannah Russell.2
Jonathan’s wife Susanna died on 22 August 1757 in Haverhill.2 He married a second time to Ruth Perry on 15 March 1759.2 Among their known children were:1
David was born on 13 February 1760 and died young.
David was born on 22 December 1761 and married Rebecca Cross.
Samuel was born on 4 February 1764 and married Eunice Stanley or Martin.
Daniel was born on 18 April 1766 and married Deborah Barber.
Ruth was born on 27 August 1768 and married David Fogg.
Joseph was born on 19 February 1771 and died young.
Hannah was born on 28 September 1773 and married Simeon Arvin.
Betty was born on 2 March 1776 and married 1) Joseph Cross2 and 2) Nathaniel Bicknell.
During the French and English War, Jonathan served as a Corporal with other Haverhill men from 18 April to 30 November 1748, stationed at Scarborough, Maine. He was also in the Crown Point Expedition of 1755-1756.
He lived in the old Thomas Dustin House in Haverhill, Massachusetts, for a total of 36 months, 1775-1780.
During the American Revolution, he marched with the Haverhill Company on the alarm of 19 April 1775. As a Minutemen, he served under Captain James Sawyer, commanded by Colonel James Frye. He was with the men in camp at Cambridge on 17 May 1775. We find his name on an order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money, dated 26 December 1775 in Cambridge.4
After the Revolution, he moved to Canaan, New Hampshire, where he became a proprietor [similar to a mayor].
The Patriot died on 4 July 1812 in Cannan, Grafton County, New Hampshire.5
Sources:
Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 Volume 1 – Births, Massachusetts. Topsfield: Topsfield Historical Society, 1910, pages 98-100
Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 Volume 2 – Marriages and Death, Massachusetts. Topsfield: Topsfield Historical Society, 1911, pages 97
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Soldiers, and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Volume V, Massachusetts. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1901, page 97
Wallace, William Allen, The History of Canaan, New Hampshire, Concord: The Rumford Press, 1910, page 499.
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