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Author: Terence Frederic O'Rourke
Soon after he returned from the war Captain Sanford removed to Plymouth but returned to Milford for the town records say that Captain Samuel Sanford was crushed to death by a log rolling on him March 17, 1804 while he was getting out ship timber. He married first at Milford, July 26, 1765 (Parthenia Baldwin) who died in Plymouth, Connecticut 1790 aged forty three years. A year or two later he married again but his second wife lived only a year. Children of first marriage: 1: Samuel born 1766 at about ten years of age he served in the war as a body servant to his father who was an officer. 2: Sarah born December 29, 1767 died December 1826 married October 29, 1789 (Oliver Stoughton).
Enlisted as a sergeant July 10, 1775 in Captain Peter Perritt's company, Colonel Charles Webb, Seventh Continental Regiment; discharged December 10, 1775 for expiration of term of service. The regiment was raised by order of the Assembly at July session 1775; was recruited in Fairfield, Litchfield, and New Haven counties. The companies were stationed at various points along the Sound until September 14, 1775, when upon requisition from General Washington the regiment was ordered to the Boston camps, and was assigned to General Sullivan's brigade on Winter Hill, at the left of the besieging line, and remained until the expiration of term of service, December 1775. The Seventh Continental Regiment, Colonel Charles Webb commanding, was reorganized for service in the army for the second year, 1776, and was known as the Nineteenth Continental Regiment. Samuel Sanford re-entered the service in this regiment as a lieutenant. The regiment marched from Boston to New York (by way of New London and vessels through the Sound) and served in that vicinity from April to the close of the year; assisted in fortifying the city. Ordered to the Brooklyn front, August 27, 1776 was closely engaged at the battle of White Plains, October 28, 1776 engaged; at the battle of Trenton December 25, 1776, and at Princeton January 3, 1777. A portion of this regiment continued in service with other troops at the urgent request of General Washington about six weeks after the expiration of their terms. Re-entered the service from Milford in the Eighth Regiment Connecticut Line, Colonel John Chandler commanding, was commissioned first lieutenant January 1, 1777, captain December 15, 1777, and continued. This regiment was raised from January 1, 1777 to serve through the war; went into field at Camp Peekskill, New York in the spring of 1777, ordered into Pennsylvania in September, 1777, under General McDougall, fought at Germantown October 4, 1777, and suffered loss. A detachment from the regiment took part in the stubborn defense at Fort Mifiiin, Mud Island, Pennsylvania November 12-16, 1777; battle of Monmouth June 28, 1778 storming of Stony Point July 15, 1779. Wintered in 1780 and 1781 at Camp Connecticut Village and there consolidated for the formation of 1781-83.
Captain Samuel Sanford continued in commission with his command in the Fifth Regiment Connecticut Line Colonel Isaac Sherman commanding and retired by consolidation January 1 1783 The regiment was composed by the consolidation of the First and Eighth Regiments Connecticut Line.
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