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Birth: 22 May 1735 Watertown / Middlesex / MA Death: 23 Sep 1776 Ticonderoga / / NY
Qualifying Service Description:
Served during Concord Alarm, Seige of Boston, invasion of Canada, died Ticonderoga and buried upon the battlefield
Harrington, Edward (also given, Edward Jr.), Watertown, Ensign, in Captain Samuel Barnard's co.; Colonel Thos. Gardner's (MA) militia regt., which marched oon the alarm of Apr 19, 1775; service, 4 days
Lieut. in Phineas Stearn's co; service, 5 days; company marched from Watertown by order of Gen Washington to reinforce army at the time of taking Dorchester Heights in Mar., 1776;"
Additional References:
"MA Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution," Vol VII, pg 322
NSSAR Nat'l. No. 165229 approved on Apr 11, 2013
Spouse: Anne Lawrence Children: Ann; Susanna; Edward;
Author: Harold Burton Crapo, Jr
Edward Harrington, Jr. (1735 - 1776) Captain, Colonel Ephraim Wheelock's Regiment
Patriot Edward Harrington, Jr. was born to Edward Harrington, Sr. and Anna Bullard Harrington on May 22, 1735 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His father was a supporter of the patriot cause and served in the militia of Massachusetts. On April 1, 1756, Edward ,Jr. married Anna Lawrence at Watertown. Their children would include Edward III, Susanna, Lucy, Ann, and Jacob.
Edward Harrington, Jr. first appears in record of the Revolutionary War as an Ensign in Samuel Barnard's Company in Colonel Thomas Gardener's Regiment. On April 19, 1775 the unit marched in answer to the alarm for Lexington and Concord.. In March of 1776 Edward Jr. is recorded as a Lieutenant in Captain Phineas Stearn's 2nd Company, 1st Middlesex Regiment at the Siege of Boston. In July of 1776, Edward Harringtom, Jr. recruits 234 men to take part in a campaign in the Champlain valley in Canada. Though it is assumed he accompanied these men on their campaign, Edward Jr. is not seen in the records again until he is listed as Captain in Colonel Ephraim Wheelock's Regiment at Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York. Listed as “sick in camp” on September 14, 1776, Edward never recovers and dies on September 23rd, 1776.
Like most soldiers that died at Ticonderoga in 1776, no marker stands to show where Edward Harrington, Jr. rests. It is generally known where the troops camped, but his burial site would have depended upon where his regiment was sited. It could be said that the entire Ticonderoga Battlefield stands tribute to the sacrifice of Edward Harrington, Jr. and his compatriots.
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