The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
Birth: 24 Apr 1759 Franklin / / CT Death: 06 Oct 1837 Hartford / / CT
Qualifying Service Description:
Enlisted as a private in Colonel John Chester's Regt of CT troops in Jun 1776; saw action at Flatbush on Long Island 27 Aug and in the rear guard of General Washington's Army in their retreat from Long Island 30 August 1776; saw action at White Plains 28 Oct 1776; discharged with the regiment 25 Dec 1776 at Salisbury, PA
Entered service again in Apr 1777 in Colonel John Chandler's Regt of CT troops at Danbury; transferred in May 1777 to the General Hospital Department, where he served as clerk until his appointment to storekeeper on 15 Dec 1778; served in that capacity until 13 Mar 1781, when he was then engaged as first clerk in the office of Ralph Pomeroy, deputy quartermaster general, at Hartford until Sep 1783
Additional References:
Pension # W20327
NSSAR Member # 315
Spouse: Mary Osborn/Osborne Children: Harriet; Maria;
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