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State of Service: MA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Author: David J. Perkins
John Bemis (son of John Bemis and Hannah Warren), was born in Weston, Massachusetts, 28 Aug., 1732. He married at Sudbury, Mass., 20 April, 1752, to Abigail Sanderson (b. Sudbury, 11 March, 1732/3, dau. of Amos & Ruth (Hoar) Sanderson). This Bemis family removed to Sudbury, and then (ca. 1780) to Winchendon, Massachusetts. The town of Winchendon was initially a six square mile grant allocated in 1735 to sixty veterans and descendants of veterans of the Colonial Army's expedition to Canada, but it was not permanently settled until 1752. It was incorporated in 1764. It is located in northern Worcester County, on the border with New Hampshire.
Most of John Bemis' children served in the Revolutionary War. John Sr's will dated 12 June, 1763, mentions ten children. His son John's Revolutionary pension claim, however, mentions eleven and that his father lived in Sudbury but later moved to Winchendon and that they had children: John, Isaac, Jonas, Jason, Silas, Amos, Reuben, Abigail, Sarah, Abel and Joel. Most of them moved to Windsor County, Vermont. John died at Winchendon, 20 July, 1820 (age 88) Abigail died at Winchendon, 21 Nov., 1821 (age 88).
In 1780, on the 20thof March, John Bemis, Amos Merriam and John Day were chosen a committee to hire men for the war by the town of Winchendon.
Children: (5-9, born Winchendon)
1. John, b. Sudbury, 18 Jan, 1755 2. Isaac, b. Weston, Mass., 7 March, 1756 3. Jonas, b. 1757. Jonas was a Revolutionary soldier of Sudbury, MA. Pension #S18310 4. Jason, b. 1759. 5. Silas, b. 4 Oct, 1761 6. Amos, b. 24 Nov., 1762 (stated in W23589 pension) 7. Abigail, b. 30 July, 1764 8. Reuben, b. 1767 9. Abel, b. 10 May, 1772.
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