Display Patriot - P-185258 - James HOSLEY

James HOSLEY

SAR Patriot #: P-185258

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: MA      Qualifying Service: Captain
DAR #: A058770

Birth: 19 Jan 1734 Townsend / Middlesex / MA
Death: 19 Apr 1809 Hancock / Hillsboro / NH

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Captain - under Colonels William Prescott, Jonathan Reed MA troops
  2. Served as Captain of Minutemen 19 Apr 1775- 10 May 1775
  3. Served as Captain of MA Volunteers during Oct 1777 - one month, 15 days

Additional References:
  1. Rev War soldiers’graves in New Hampshire. Harold Trombley, compiler. American Legion. Reprinted DAR Magazine. NSDAR
  2. MA SOLS & SAILS, Volume 8, pg 251, 286
  3. MA Revolutionary Rolls
    • Vol 12, pg 115
    • Vol 19, pg 177
  4. "The History of Hancock NH", WW Hayward, 1889, pg 662
  5. DAR Patriot Index, 1966, pg 344

Spouse: Sarah Shedd
Children: Hannah; David;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1971-12-28 KS Unassigned Randy Leroy Nelson (100369) David   
1975-10-31 FL Unassigned Franklin W Barber (109362) Hannah   
2011-07-14 WA 43282 John Grady Griffith (180122) Hannah   
Location:
Hancock / Hillsborough / NH / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:

Grave Plot #:
1G 110
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
Marker Type:
SAR
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Inscription: Here in the grave my body lies, Till Christ my Lord shall bid it rise
  • Dea. Hosley gave Hancock this Cemetery and its Common in 1787


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Pine Ridge Cemetery is located at the intersection of Old Dublin Road and Main Street.




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