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State of Service: MA
Qualifying Service: Sergeant
Birth: 1748 Death: 20 Feb 1779
Qualifying Service Description:
Sergeant: CAPT Eli Root; COL James Easton
Sergeant: LT Jabez Cornish; COL John Brown
Additional References:
Secretary of the Commonwealth. (1902). MA Soldiers and Sailors in the Rev War (Volume X). Boston: Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Additional Information:
List of men who engaged in Colonel James Easton's regt., marched from Pitlsfield to Canada Aug. 4, 1775, under command of Capt Eli Root, and were dismissed Dec. 30, 1775; service, 22 weeks 2 days (Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1902, p. 698)
Sergeant, Lieut. Jabez Cornish's co., Colonel John Brown's regt. entered service Aug. 14, 1777; discharged Aug. 17, 1777; service, 4 days, at Bennington (Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1902, p. 698)