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Author: Marion Thomas Hersey
Biography of a Patriot: William Talcott William Talcott was born 28 January 1742 in Glastonbury, Hartford County Connecticut to Samuel & Hannah (Moseley) Talcott. On the 3 of January 1769 he married Mary Carter. To this marriage they would have 3 Children. Mary Born in 1771, Sarah born in 1780 and William born in 1784 (My 3rd Great Grandfather) In 1775 he was a sergeant in the company of Hebron Militia that marched to Lexington in response to the “Lexington Alarm” In 1778 he was made an Ensign in one of the Connecticut Regiments, and in 1789 was commissioned a Lieutenant in Colonel Wells Regiment of Connecticut troops. At the Battle of Horse neck December 9th 1780 with Colonel Wells and several other officers and men, he was captured by the British and confined for several months in a prison hulk in the New York harbor. Here he contracted scurvy due to lack of proper nutrition. When he was finally exchanged he was so disabled that he was unable to perform further Military Service. It is unknown when he was promoted to Captain but his tombstone and the family records list him as Captain William Talcott. (Text from DAR records) He passed away in Hebron Connecticut on May 28 1807, His wife Mary would outlive him by 5 years and pass away on 27 Mar 1812.
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