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Author: Gerald James Burkland
Issac Livermore was born on 11 June 1752 in Spencer MA and died in 1838 in Barker, Broome County, NY. He is buried in Castle Creek, NY. Isaac grew up in Spencer, MA with 2 brothers and 3 sisters. He and his brothers worked at odd jobs with horses, blacksmithing, harnessing , shoeing and schooled into their teenaged years .
Moses served on the Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety, in 1775 and was a Selectman of Spencer MA in 1767-69, 1772-76.
By Sept. 1774, Isaac now 21, had signed on as a MA. Minuteman under Capt. Joel Green, as tensions grew between the Colonies and British Government. On 19 April 1775, many of the Minutemen in Spencer grabbed their muskets and marched to Concord Bridge. Isaac answered the call and rode on horseback with Capt. Mason's Minutemen' Co and served for 3 days in that opening battle.
He then enlisted as a Continental Soldier on 01 May 1775 and on 17 June 1775 was called to the Battle of Bunker Hill.
As a soldier, records show in Nov 1776 he was allowed traveling expenses from Brookfield to Dorchester and return, and was a private in Capt. Ezekiel Knowlton’s Co., Col. Dikes Regiment, from Dec 01 1776 to March 01 1777; living in Brookfield MA. He also served under Col. Weed, Capt Washburn, Col. Keys.
He married Hannah (unknown) about Sept 1776 and had their first child, Allen, on 15 May 1777, and they had 7 more. By abt 1800 he and his family had moved and settled near Smithville, Chenango Co. NY. He applied for a pension in 1832 # S-13757 and it was granted.
He stated in his pension application and service record, his rendition of the Battle of Bunker Hill: As the British drew close, he waited , then fired a shot with his *musket , Capt Washburn was watching , and said that his one ball dropped two British soldiers! He fought on for hours to the final retreat and as he looked back for his fellow soldiers, and saw no one, he being the last man off the hill. He also noted he was near Dr. Joseph Warren, in that final retreat, when the Dr. was shot and bleeding.
In 1777 He moved to Belchertown, Ma and joined the 4th Hampshire Co. Militia serving under Capt. Jonathan Bodwell in Col Elisha Porters Regt.He was at the Battle of Stillwater, NY, the fall of 1777 and stayed until Gen. Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga.
Private Isaac Livermore then served as a Army recruiter from 1778 until 1779/80 helping to enlist many men.
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