Display Patriot - P-169342 - Roswell GRAVES

Roswell GRAVES

SAR Patriot #: P-169342

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: CT      Qualifying Service: Sergeant
DAR #: A047374

Birth: abt 1740 / / CT
Death: 1776 bur Manhattan / New York / NY

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Sergeant in Capt Jewett's Company of the 17th Continental Regiment from Connecticut
  2. ALSO CPL, Captain WILLEY, COLs SPENCER, HUNTINGTON; BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND

Additional References:
  1. SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
  2. NSSAR #124266 & #54758
  3. NSDAR #373154 & #901235
  4. JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, pg 8, 102

Spouse: Elizabeth Driggs
Children: Benjamin; Roswell;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1984-07-12 KY Unassigned Richard Louis Ruka (124266) Benjamin   
1984-08-15 KY Unassigned Paul Ottmar Ruka (124473) Benjamin   
1991-01-23 FL 216560 Richard Louis Ruka Jr (136254) Benjamin   
1994-05-23 PA 208778 Roswell John Ruka (142570) Benjamin   
1997-02-12 AZ 202311 James Roswell Dowling (147682) Benjamin   
2008-11-10 SC 33336 Fredericke Joseph Oakes Sr. (172841) Roswell   
Location:
Manhattan / New York County (Manhattan) / NY / USA
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Comments:
  • NSSAR app reports Patriot to have died in the Sugar House Prison in NYC
  • NSDAR: EXACT PLACE AND DATE OF DEATH UNKNOWN - MISSING AFTER BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND


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