The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: CT
Qualifying Service: Ensign / Patriotic Service
Birth: 26 May 1725 Simsbury / Hartford / CT Death: 15 Dec 1806 Windsor Mills / Ashtabula / OH
Qualifying Service Description:
Ensign, 8th/10th Company of Simsbury, 18th Regiment, 6th Brigade, CT Militia
Petition to CT General Assembly, 1777
Additional References:
CT Archives, Rev War, 2nd Series, Vol I, Index A-I, pg 5 - points topg 1713b, 2458a
The Cemetey is located on the Northwest corner of the intersection of Mayfield Road and N Wiswell Road.
Author: Dr. Michael Bernard Gunn
This biography was augmented by PRS staff.
Joseph Alderman Jr. was born on 25 May 1725 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.
He served as an Ensign with Connecticut in the Revolutionary War and gave other Public Service.
He married Keziah Holcomb on 13 November 1745 in Simsbury. She was born on 3 April 1728 and died on 24 April 1810. Among their known children were:
Keziah was born on 9 March 1746 and married Ebenezer Comes.
Joseph was born on 4 June 1747 and died the same day.
Zipporah was born on 20 February 1755 and married Elijah Hill.
Dorcus was born on 13 February 1757 and married her cousin Elijah Alderman.
Joseph [2] was born on 25 December 1758 and married his cousin Rosina Alderman.
Timothy was born in about 1764 and married Tabitha Phelps.
The Patriot died on 15 December 1806 in Winsor Mills, Ohio, and was buried at Windsor Mills Cemetery, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
Sources:
Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, FamilySearch
Connecticut Archives. Revolutionary War, 1763-1789, Series I, Volume VIII [8], page 163
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