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.
State of Service: MA
Qualifying Service: Captain / Patriotic Service
Birth: 1721 Hopkinton / Middlesex / MA Death: 19 Mar 1802 Blandford / Hampden / MA
Qualifying Service Description:
DAR - THIS LINE MAY NOT BE USED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE DAR -
SERVICE BELONGS TO ANOTHER MAN OF SAME NAME
Served as a Capt in 6th Company militia under Colonel John Moseley, 3rd Hampshire Co Regt, at Ticonderoga, 21 Oct 1776
Delegate to Prov Congress
Additional References:
Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, Vol 9, pg 394
In the Secretary's Office, Boston, MA, "The Military Records with the rank of Captain" on the Muster and payrolls of the Field & Officers in the 3rd NH Regiment
"William Knox of Blandford, MA and His descendants" by Nathaniel Foote, Rochester, NY
The cemetery is located at the corner of Otis Stage Road and Main Street (AKA Woronoco Road) across from the Blandford Historical Society. There is no sign. Parking is on the side of the road. Access is via stone steps from Otis Stage Road down into the cemetery right by the intersection
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