Display Patriot - P-236237 - Waitstill LEWIS Sr

Waitstill LEWIS Sr

SAR Patriot #: P-236237

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: Private / Sailor
DAR #: A070153

Birth: abt 1734 Westerly / Washington / RI
Death: abt 1778 At Sea

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Served in Colonel Dike's Regiment 1776 to 1777
  2. Steward on the Privateer, Brigantine Sturdy Beggar and died when it foundered at sea about 1778
  3. CAPTs BROOK,BUMSTEAD; COLs DIKE,HATCH

Additional References:
  1. Grave Registry form. National Society Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
  2. "MA Soldiers and Sailors of the Rev War" Volume 9, pg 761-762

Spouse: Sarah Bliven
Children: Waitstill;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2002-10-16 CA 14189 Charles Lewis Beal (148082) Waitstill   
Burial:
UNKNOWN (Unindexed)
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Comments:

FInd-a-Grave lists his burial as " Lost at sea about 1777/1778 on the Privateer"



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