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Birth: 20 Mar 1750 Sutton / Worcester / MA Death: 19 Oct 1849 Guilford / Medina / OH
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20th-27th Annual Reports DAR. Senate documents (United States Congress, Senate). Government Printing Office: Washington, DC
Spouse: Anna Batchellor Rawson Children: Anna; Margaret; Sophia; Ansel; Aaron;
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Author: Michael B. Gunn
Born on March 20, 1756 or 1757 Sutton, Massachusetts to Parents: Thomas and Margaret (Wood) Leland of Grafton, Mass.
He served as a Pvt and Corp Thomas Leland of Sutton (also given Grafton, his father's residence), served as a Pvt in Capt John Putnam's Company, Col Larned's Regt. and marched in response to the Alarm of Apr 19, 1775. On June 1, 1775 he enlisted in Capt Drury's Company, Col Ward's Regt. and served during the Siege of Boston. In July, 1780, he joined the company of Capt Sibley, Col Davis' Regt. as a Corp. and served in the expedition to Rhode Island.
Mar Anna Bass Rawson of Braintree and Grafton, 1778. Children: Anna (br 1779); Margaret (1780); Silence (1782); Lydia (1784); Polly (1786); Thomas (1788) Aaron (1789); Otis (1791); Hollis (1793); Ansel (1796); John T. (1798); Lois (1800): Albert (1803); Sophia (1805).
He Died on October 19, 1847 Guilford Township, Medina Co, OH: 1849 and Buried at Mound Hill Cemetery, East Main Street, Seville, Medina Co, OH 44273, near main entrance, to the right of central walk. MI : Simple stone monuments with names of Thomas and Anna Leland, with dates of births and deaths. GM No permanent marker. Is decorated each Memorial Day as grave of Revolutionary Soldier by Seville Memorial Day Committee. Also Western Re- serve. After the Revolution Thomas Leland and his wife Anna went to Schroon, N. Y., lived there several years and later in other localities in western New York State. The later years of their lives were spent with their children and grand-children in Guilford and Seville, Medina Co., OH.
Ref: Natl No. '20,277, Vol 21, p 99, D. A. R. Lin. and Natl. No. 169,356; Leland Magazine, p 42 and 122. N. E.
Gen and Chron. Reg. Vol 111, p 806 Rawson Genealogy) ; Mass Soldiers and Sailors of Revolution, Vol. 9, p 669. Further information Fort Industry Chap ; also Western Reserve Chap. 20th-27th Annual Reports DAR. Senate documents (United States Congress, Senate). Government Printing Office: Washington, DC.
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