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State of Service: MA
Qualifying Service: Lieutenant
Birth: 1737 Grafton / Worcester / MA Death: 28 Jul 1808 Grafton / Worcester / MA
Qualifying Service Description:
Served in Lieutenant Captain Aaron Kimball's militia company, General Artemas Ward Esq.'s. Regiment; marched on the alarm April 19, 1775 (Battle of Lexington); dismissed May 18; service 4 weeks 4 days
Commissioned as 1st Lieutenant, April 25, 1776
Served in Captain Nathaniel Sherman's 10th (Grafton) Company, 6th Worcester Regiment Massachusetts militia
Additional References:
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. A Compilation from the Archives, Volume 17, Wright & Potter Printing Co, Boston, Massachusetts, 1908, pg 11 (archive.org)
Spouse: Elizabeth Hall Children: Jonathan; Sarah; James IV; Oliver; Thaddeus; Eunice; Perley; Nathaniel; Josiah; Elizabeth;
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SAR Stake Marker pictured in Find-a-Grave photo 2008, but not present in 2020 photo.