After a pause of a month or so in this project, I finally found the time to dig into the list of the veterans of the Revolutionary War who are buried in Norwalk, Connecticut. Of the 59 names on that list, several had extensive battle experience in George Washington’s Army. Others served for a monthContinue reading “War of the Revolution”
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PRIVATE SILAS BETTS
October 27, 1753 (Norwalk, CT) – February 25, 1842 (Norwalk, CT); 88 years oldMarried Hannah Smith on June 22, 1780 in NorwalkChildren: Hannah, Polly, Sukey, Catherine, Martha, David, Jonathon, Abigail & Esther Captain Jabez Gregory’s Company, 9th Connecticut Regiment; October 1776 – December 1776 Buried in Norwalk Union Cemetery, Union Avenue, Norwalk, CT. Photo fromContinue reading “PRIVATE SILAS BETTS”
PRIVATE JOHN BETTS
August 11, 1735 (Norwalk, CT) – June 8, 1809 (Norwalk, CT); 73 years oldMarried to Lydia Ketchum on February 17, 1765; died 6 weeks after childbirth June 12, 1766Married to Leah Taylor Hickox on January 10, 1773Son: Samuel by LydiaChildren by Leah: Lydia, John, Sarah, Esther (died at 4 years old), Charles, Esther, George 9thContinue reading “PRIVATE JOHN BETTS”
PRIVATE ISAAC BETTS JR.
April 12, 1760 (Norwalk, CT) – October 21, 1827 (Norwalk, CT); 67 years oldMarried to Polly Hanford on November 23, 1783 in NorwalkSon: Isaac Captain Jabez Gregory’s Company, 9th Connecticut Regiment; October 1776 – January 1777 Buried in Town House Hill Cemetery, 2 East Wall Street, Norwalk, CT. Photo from findagrave.com. END
SERGEANT HEZEKIAH BETTS
July 31, 1760 (Norwalk, CT) – May 31, 1837 (Norwalk, CT); 76 years oldMarried to Grace Hanford on October 1, 1785 in NorwalkChildren: Alfred, Amaryllis, Robert, Mehitable, Henry, Eliza, Xenophon, Eulalia, Susette, Harriet, Solomon, and Juliette 3rd Connecticut Regiment of foot commanded by Colonel Samuel B. Webb; March 1780 – March 1783 Buried in NorwalkContinue reading “SERGEANT HEZEKIAH BETTS”
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