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Amaziah Hildreth was born in Westford, Massachusetts, on 1 April 1739, the son of Benjamin Hildreth and Lydia Fasset.
Amaziah was a Corporal in the Minutemen Company of Captain Timothy Underwood, commanded by Colonel William Prescott from Westford. They marched on the alarm of 19 April 1775 to the Battles of Lexington and Concord or "the shot heard round the world."
He also served as a Private in the company of Captain Jonathan Minott, commanded by Colonel Baldwin; paid for mileage to and from headquarters, dated Cambridge, 12 January 1776. He served in the company of Captain Zaccheus Wright, commanded by Colonel Brooks, with company return dated Camp at White Plains on 31 October 1776, and lists Amaziah reported absent.
On 2 August 1777, he enlisted in the company of Captain Joshua Parker, commanded by Colonel Robinson, and served until 1 January 1778 at Rhode Island. Amaziah was probably a Corporal in the company of Captain Joseph Boynton, commanded by Colonel Nathaniel Wade, where he was engaged on 1 July 1778. He served until 1 January 1779, six months and six days in Rhode Island, including travel (100 miles) home. He was also in the same company and regiment on the muster roll dated North Kingston on 6 November 1778 and reported on furlough. He was again in the same company in the muster rolls sworn to at East Greenwich on 1 September through 29 December 1778, with his enlistment scheduled to expire on 1 January 1779.
Amaziah Hildreth married Ruth Read, the daughter of Captain Joseph Read and Ruth Underwood.
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