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.
Birth: 11 Mar 1746 Glastonbury / Hartford / CT Death: 13 Jun 1796 Glastonbury / Hartford / CT
Qualifying Service Description:
1776, served as a Lieutenant in the 6th Company of Captain Jonathan Hale, commanded by Colonel Erastus Wolcott
1777, promoted from Major to Lieutenant-Colonel
1780, commissioned a Colonel of the 6th Regiment of the Connecticut Militia
Lexington Alarm 19 April 1775
Danbury Raid 25-26 Apr 1777
Additional References:
Johnston, Henry Phelps, Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Services During the War of the Revolution 1775-1783, Connecticut. Harford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co, 1889, pg 30, 381, 434, 492
Bates, Albert, Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society. Vol VIII, Rolls and Lists of Connecticut Men in the Revolution. 1775-1783, Connecticut. Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, 1901, pg 208
Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, 1775-1873, Washington DC: Rare Book Shop Publishing Company, 1914, pg 604
Burial data from Patriot Index. Draft manuscript. Florida Society SAR (FLSSAR). 1995-6
Record of CT Militia in the War of Rev, pg 11, 391, 43, 493, 248-249
The Hollister Family in America, Lafayeete W Case, 1886, pg 128
The Woodbridge Record, VR 2, pg 87
NSDAR 80526
Spouse: Mary Plummer Children: Ebenezer; Howell Jr; Sarah; Joseph;
upright stone that is contemporary with the death of the Patriot
VA style stone, appears to be mid-20th century
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
The cemetery is located south of Glastonbury on the east side of Main Street
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