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PRIVATE JOHN STREET

DOB/DOD: July 21, 1728 (Fairfield, CT) – October 28, 1776; 38 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Hannah Jarvis (1727-1804).CHILDREN: Two sons, John (1759-1833) and Nathaniel J. (1758-1831).UNIT: Served as a private in Captain Ichobod Doolittle’s Company in Colonel David Waterbury’s Fifth Connecticut Continental Regiment. CIRCUMSTANCES: Killed in Action at the Battle of White Plains on OctoberContinue reading “PRIVATE JOHN STREET”

CAPTAIN SETH SEYMOUR

DOB/DOD: unknown date in 1740 (Norwalk, CT) – unknown date in 1777; about 37 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Anna Benedict (1739-1794)CHILDREN: Four sons, Seth (1764-1849), Nathaniel (1767-1863), Levi (1770-1860), and John (1773-1855). Two daughters, Almira (1771-1863) and Anna (1772-1848).UNIT: Assigned to Colonel Meade’s 9th Regiment CIRCUMSTANCES: Captain Seymour died as a prisoner of warContinue reading “CAPTAIN SETH SEYMOUR”

War of the Revolution

After a month or so of pause on this project, I finally found the time to delve into the list of Revolutionary War veterans 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 month or so at a time. OfContinue reading “War of the Revolution”

PRIVATE STEPHEN WOOD

1759 – September 13, 1830 (Norwalk, CT); 71 years oldMarried to Hannah Benedict on April 3, 1782, in Norwalk, CTChildren: Hannah, Stephen, William, Nancy, Esther, Harriet, Benning, Charles, Alfred, Edwin Captain Jabez Gregory’s Company, 9th Connecticut Regiment; October 1776 – January 1777 Buried in Pine Island Cemetery, Crescent Street, Norwalk, Connecticut. Photo from findagrave.com. END

LIEUTENANT WILLIAM SEYMOUR

October 10, 1734 (Norwalk, CT) – May 1, 1821 (Norwalk, CT); 86 years oldMarried to Lydia St. John on January 6, 1757 in Norwalk, CTChildren: Mary, William, Lydia, Josiah, Marcia, Belden, Benjamin Capt Zacheus Cases’s Company; 9th Connecticut Regiment; April – May 1776 Wounded in the attack on Fort Griswold in Groton Heights, CT, inContinue reading “LIEUTENANT WILLIAM SEYMOUR”

PRIVATE JOHN SEYMOUR III

October 10, 1734 (Norwalk, CT) – November 22, 1786 (Norwalk, CT); 52 years oldMarried to Rebecca Keeler in 1753 in Norwalk, CTChildren: Jonathan, Samuel, Ruth, Rebecca, Sarah, John IV, Betty, Martha Lt John Carter’s Company, 9th Connecticut Regiment; October – December 1776; 16 days in June 1779; also 16 days in June 1882 Buried inContinue reading “PRIVATE JOHN SEYMOUR III”

QUARTERMASTER JAMES SEYMOUR

May 26, 1752 (Norwalk, CT) – December 11, 1834 (Norwalk, CT); 82 years oldMarried to Rebecca Keeler on February 13, 1774 in Norwalk, CTChildren: James, Hannah, Rebecca, Lucretia, Ruth, Samuel, Polly, John Connecticut Continental line Quartermaster; dates unknown Buried in Pine Island Cemetery, Crescent Street, Norwalk, CT. Photo from findagrave.com. END

ENSIGN URIAH RAYMOND

1744 (Norwalk, CT) – December 6, 1821 (Norwalk, CT); 77 years oldMarried to Esther Benedict on January 20, 1766 in Norwalk, CTChildren: Mary, Esther, Elizabeth, Uriah, Grace, Mary (1st born died in 1781), Simeon, Eli, Harriet, Charles Captain Seth Seymour’s Company, 9th Connecticut Regiment; 1776 and 1781 as Company Commander Buried in Pine Island CemeteryContinue reading “ENSIGN URIAH RAYMOND”

SERGEANT NATHANIEL RAYMOND

DOB/DOD: May 4, 1753 (Norwalk, CT) – March 4, 1849 (Norwalk, CT); 95 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Dorothy Wood on August 3, 1772 in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: Hannah, Nathaniel Jr., Rebeckah, Street, Eliakim, Charles, Henry, Elnathan, Delia, LydiaUNIT: Captain Seth Seymour’s Company, 9th Connecticut Regiment; December 1776 – March 1777 Buried in Pine Island Cemetery, CrescentContinue reading “SERGEANT NATHANIEL RAYMOND”