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Daniel Place was born 1753 at Gloucester, Providence County, Rhode Island, a son of Joseph Place and Amy Keach. They are are from a family line of Places dating back to at least until 1631, at Kingston, Rhode Island. In the Revolutionary War, Daniel fought on the Rhode Island Line as a Private in Captain Blackman’s Company under Colonel Christopher Lippitt’s Rhode Island Regiment from January 1776 until February of 1777. He was 23 years of age when he joined the cause. He married Levina Young, January 13, 1774. Levina was born in 1755 at Gloucester, Providence County, Rhode Island. They had nine children. After the birth of their son, John, in 1793, she passed away.
In 1804, Daniel married Abigail Parker, who was more commonly known as “Nabby.” Nabby was born September 26, 1774 at Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Nabby and Daniel had five children, including Leona Lavington Place, born March 1818 – the youngest of Daniel’s 14 children.
Daniel Place died at Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, January 11, 1829, at the age of 76 years.
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