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Author: Thomas Jacques
Jonas Kemp was born July 5, 1745 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts to Josiah and Rachel (Davis) Kemp. He married 12 Sep 1769, Westford, Ma to Joanna Corey, who was born 17 Nov 1748, Groton, daughter of John and Ruth (Keyes) Corey. Joanna died 16 Sep 1845 in Shirley, Massachusetts. The date/place of death for Jonas is not known. He enlisted as a private in Captain Timothy Underwood's Company, Colonel William Prescott's Regiment of Minutemen on 19 Apr 1775. He re-enlisted 1 Jan 1776, and was at Fort Ticonderoga 27 Nov 1776. On 3 May 1777, he enlisted for three years' service in the Continental Army, and was discharged 18 Jul 1780. Jonas Kemp’s great great grandmother was Ann Alcock Foster – one of the falsely convicted women during the Salem Witch trials.
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