Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,259, Ephraim Fuller, Mass.
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE Mass. 
Fuller, Ephraim Abigail
NUMBER W. 24.259
CONTENTS
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Burlington 1820. Vermont 
Abigail Fuller,
widow of Ephraim Fuller ,
who was a Private,
in the Mass Line,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence the 4th day of March, 1843. Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Apl 181 and sent to Wm Bridges St Albans Vermont
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
June 17. 1844
Recorded in Book A 
Vol. 2 Page 62
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copy of dedn & discharge given to his son, July 18 1836
Vermont 28.979
Ephraim Fuller of Lower Canada in the State of 
who was a private in the cop'y commanded 
by Captain King of the Rg commanded 
by Col Marshall  in the Massts line for 3 years 
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Aug and cert      G. W. Foster Esq  (illegible)
Arrears to the 4th of March 1831 
Semi-anl allowance ending 

240 
  40
 --- 
280 

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by R Elex    Clerk. 
Book F Vol. 3 Page 65
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I James Fuller of Georgia in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont aged fifty five years do depose testify and say that I am the Son of Ephraim and Abigail Fuller, that the said Ephraim died on the 31th day of July, 1842, that at the time death he left as widow the said Abigail Fuller who now resides with me, aged (according to the best of my knowledge) seventy nine years. The said Ephraim was a pensioner of the United State 
Sworn to & subscribed James Fuller 
this 4th day of Oct 1844 
Before me Wm Bridges Judge 

I further certify that I am acquainted with the above named James Fuller and that he is a man of truth & veracity
In testimony where I have here - unto set my hand the day & year above written 
William Bridges Judge of Propate 
State of Vermont 
Georgia District ss⎬ I Joseph H. Brainerd Register of the Court of Probate within & for the district of Georgia, do hereby certify that Wm Bridges who has affixed his name to the above, is now & was at the date of the foregoing, Judge of the court afsd and the signatures purporting to be his is genuine.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of sd Court at Harlans in sd District, this 14th day of February AD 1845. Joseph H. Brainerd Register
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I Otis Warren of Newfane  in the County of Windham in State of Vermont, of lawful age, depose and say that I am Town Clerk of s'd Newfane , that I have examined the town records of said town I am unable to find any record of the marriage of Ephraim Fuller to Abigail Higgins nor do I find any record of marriages in said town records previous to the year 1788
Newfane January 3rd 1845
Attest Otis Warren Town Clerk
State of Vermont
Newfane  January 3 1845
Windham County SS
Personally appeared the above the above record Otis Warren and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit to him subscribed 
Before me 
Benja Ornsbee Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerk's Office
Newfane January 3, AD 1845
I Marshall Miller Clerk of said Court certify that Benjamin Olsbee is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified  that his commission bears date October 31, 1844, and will expire on the 30th day of November 1845 and that his signature above written is genuine 
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand affix the Seal of said Court the day and year above written
Attest Marshall Miller Clerk
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INELLIGIBLE of 3 25

William Bridge Esq
A. Albany
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Newfane Dec. 31, 1844

Mr Bridges, sir;
 
I rec'd yours of the 19th inst. on the15th I have been unable to make return till today
I found no record of said marriage in this office nor in the Church records. But after much inquiry I learned that there was a book of records, or journal of Parson Taylors' (now deceased) with Mr. Saben son-in-law of said Taylor, I sought for this book I found that it was on a tour to Washington for the purpose of proving a certain marriage, and it did not arrive here till yesterday.
We find the foregoing record in said book.
Mr. Saben (a very worthy man of this town) has made oath before Esq. Ormsbee as you perceive, and I have followed your direction in regard to the Justice of the Peace, County Clerk.
Myself and magistrate have spent considerable time, travel, and some expene; I think that five dollars would no more than reward us for our trouble. 
You will therefore please send me $3.00
Yours Respectfully
Otis Warren Town Clerk
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November seventeen hundred and eighty five married Ephraim Fuller and Abigail Higgins both of Newfane. The date of the year recoded is in a fair legible handwriting as following.

"Nov. 1785 married Ephraim Fuller and Abigail Higgins both of N Fane  "

I Moses Sabin of Newfane in the County of Windham and State of Vermont of lawful age depose and say that I have in my possession an original book of records of the late Rev. Hezekiah Taylor late of said Newfane deceased of marriages solemnized by him, and that the above is a true transcript of said records of marriages from said book
Newfance December 31, 1844 Moses Saben
State of Vermont}
Windham County SS} 
Newfane Dec. 31, 1844
Personally appeared the above named of Moses Sabin
and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed 
Before me Benjamin Ormsbee Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Windham County Clerk's Office
Newstand December 31, AD 1844
I Marshall  Miller, Clerk of said Court certify that Benjamin Ormsbee is a Justice of the Peace within of said County duly commissioned and qualified commission bears date October 31, AD 1844 and will expire on the 30th day of November AD, 1845 & his signature  within written is genuine 
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court the day and year 
just above written
Attest Marshall Miller, Clerk
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Ephraim Fuller
Declaration
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State of Vermont         
Franklin County Ss} On the 9th day of July AD 1834 Personally appeared in open Court before the probate court for the district of Georgia now sitting Ephraim Fuller now a resident of Chatham, province of lower Canada aged seventy six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7th AD 1832, that he entered his service under the following named officers and served as herein stated -     He was born in the Town of Concord, state of Massachusetts in the year AD 1756 and was an inhabitant of that state till after the close of the war of the Revolution in AD 1775 or 6 at Lancaster in the state aforesaid -   he entered the Service of the United States by enlisting into the Continental army in the company commanded by Capt. King tenth Massachusetts regiment commanded by Col Tupper during which Term he served in said regiment at West Point in the State of New York, and afterwards he again enlisted into the same Company & Reg't under the same officers for the time of nine months and served in 3d company & Reg't at West Point during the Term last aforesaid & soon after but at what point in time he does not now recollect he again enlisted into the same company & Regiment under the same officer for the time of three years and under which enlistment he served till the close of the war of the Revolution and
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untill he was honorably discharged by General Knox at West Point in A.D. 1782 or 1782 under this enlistment for three years he served more than two years and eight months and during that time was transferred from 3rd regiment to the Regiment of light infantry commanded by Colonel Major Scammel in which he served till he was discharged as before mentioned after the war.     He was in the battle of the White Plains so called and at the taking of Stoney Point by General Wayne. He was placed on the Pension List Rolls of the Vermont Agency under the Pension Law of the 18th March A.D. 1818 and afterwards his name was struck from said Pension rolls by reason (as he supposes and believes) of his being a resident of a foreign Government to wit Lower Canada or because he had more property than the Law would allow a person receiving a pension.  -   He had his original discharge signed by General Knox at West Point for his last term of service as before maintained, which was sent to the Secretary of War when he applied for a pension under the Act of the 18th March A.D. 1818 and which he supposes is now among the files of the War Office as he has never since seen the same. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or Annuity escept the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Rolls of the Agency of any state.     Ephraim Fuller
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the Investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of said Court and subscribed my name at St. Albans in the District of Georgia the day and year aforesaid.
                   Stephen S. Brown Judge
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                        Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 17th of June 1844, granting pensions to certain widows.

State of Vermont}    St. Albans October 4th, 
Georgia Districts}     A. D. 1844, on this day personally appeared before me Wm. Bridges Judge of the court of Probate in and for the District of Georgia aforesaid Abigail Fuller a resident of Georgia in the county of Franklin and State of Vermont, aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 17th day of June, 1844, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.
     That she is the widow of Ephraim Fuller who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution, and served, as she believes, as a private in the Massachusetts line.  She has no knowledge of his revolutionary services, only from her said husband, and does not now recollect the names of any of the officers under whom he served, that her said husband  was a pensioner of the United States, under the act of 1832, and received annually eighty dollars.
     She further declares that she was married to the said Fuller in the month of (as she believes) October fifty six or seven years since.  That her husband the aforesaid Ephraim Fuller died on the thirty first day of July, 1842, that that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage
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took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated.
sworn to & subscribed the day and year above written}     Abigail Fuller  her mark
Before me  William Bridges Judge

I further certify that during the time that Ephraim Fuller has drawn his pension I believe in every instance I made out his vouchers for that purpose and by that means became acquainted with him and at sundry times the wife of the said Fuller accompanied him, on a visit to their son's who resides in Georgia and with whom Mrs. fuller now lives.  At the death of her husband she again appeared before me to have her made out for the purpose of drawing the balance of pension there due to her as the widow of the said Ephraim, and on this 4th day of October she has again appeared before me to make a declaration to obtain the benefit of the act of June 17th, 1844, and having previously formed a short acquaintance with Mrs. Abigail fuller I am very confident that she is the widow of the said Ephraim Fuller deceased.
    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at St. Albans this 4th day of October 1844.
    William Bridges Judge of Probate
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Ephraim Fuller Widow File 24259                
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.   Feb or Mar 1777        LENGTH OF SERVICE.  Jany 1, 1778      RANK.   Pvt.    OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain King   Colonel Tupper  STATE   Mass    
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.   Spring 1778        LENGTH OF SERVICE.  9 mos.      RANK.       OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain King   Colonel Tupper  STATE   Mass    
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.   Spring 1779        LENGTH OF SERVICE.  9 mos.      RANK.     OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain King   Colonel Tupper  STATE   Mass    
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.   Feb or Mar 1781      LENGTH OF SERVICE.  Oct. 21 1783      RANK.     OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Taylor  Captain Lunt   Colonel Vose  STATE   Mass    
Was discharged after Battle of White Plains at Valentines Hill
Battles engaged in, Saratoga oct 7, 1777, Stoney Point, White Plains at [unreadable] Farm
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Lancaster Mass                   
Date of application for pension, July 12 1819  His cl [claim] was al [allowed]               
Residence at date of application, Grand Isle Co.,  Vt.  
Age at date of application, Born at Concord Mass 1756 or 1758, Died July 31 1842            
Remarks: Soldier was [unreadable] Co. Vt. Nov 4 [unreadable] Abigail [unreadable] whose application for a pension was executed Oct 4 [unreadable] a resident of Franklin Co. Vt. aged 79 years  son James [unreadable] of George [unreadable] 1884 Rev War in Records Abigail to any information of Ephraim Fuller from Vermont.
Very respectfully,             
Commissioner.
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Ephraim fuller
Mass.
W, 24259 

1    0   0
16  0   0
4  10   0
8   0   0
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[unreadable] Jno [unreadable]

THE NATIONAL  ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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By Major General Knox, commanding the Garrison of West Point in the Defense [unreadable] 
Ephraim Fuller, soldier in the first Massachusetts Regiment being enlisted for three years is hereby Honorably Discharged the service of the United States c –
Given at West point the 28th day of October 1783 –
H. Knox [unreadable]
By the General Command 
[unreadable] of the Regiment 
J. Pettingill Majr.
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see letter to A. Hayward, Aug 18, 1831 letter to S. Fuller Aug. 1. 1834        
16149 Vermont R       
Ephraim Fuller of Gr. [Grand] Isle Coy [County]  in the state of Vermont who was a private in the regiment commanded by Col Marshall of the Massachusetts line for the term of 9 mo.      
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 12 of June 1819 -        
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of Nov. 1819 and sent to Lewis Sowles, Esq. North Hero, Vermont             
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 2  24/30       22.40               
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar:1820 40.00       
$70.40                
{Revolutionary claim,  Act 18th March, 1818}          
Gr: Isle Coy
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Ephraim fuller
Mass. line
States to be in Col. Tupper's Regmt
find him in Col.  Marshalls' _ 
Capt. Kings Company    12 June 1819

7 June 1778
7 March 1779   9 mo

2d arrangement
Marshalls Rgmt

10 July 1779
10 April 1780  9 mo

a discharge signed 
by Genl Knox   1783

A  F. M. Wills
Lewis Sowles Esq
Frank Hon Vmt
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State of Vermont      
Grand Isle County Ss} On this 12th day of July in the year 1819 Before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the County court of the County of Grand Isle personally appeared Ephraim Fuller aged fifty seven years Resident in said county who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the Late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United State in the Revolutionary war.    That the said Ephraim Fuller enlisted in the state of Massachusetts in the Town of Lancaster he thinks in February or March of 1777, a private for three years, under Captain King in the 10th Massachusetts Regt. commanded by Coll. Tupper in General Pattersons Brigade. He was in the Last Battle against General Burgoine [Burgoyne] at Saratoga on the 7th of October in said year. after which he went to Valley Forge in Virginia to winter quarters where he was Taken sick & hired a substitute about the first of January & went home in the Spring of 1778. I enlisted for nine months under the same officers and same Reg't aforesaid & I served my time out. and in February or March 1780 reenlisted for 3 years and was a part of the time commanded by Capt. Taylor in General Scammels Infantry & a part also commanded by Capt. Lunt in the first Massachusetts, Reg't Commanded by Coll. Coree in General Knox's Brigade I was in the Battle at White Plains at Young's Farm & in June
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Following I was In one other Battle at white plains at Valentines Hill when I was wounded by a Ball passing through my thigh, and that he is in Reduced circumstances & thus in need of the assistance of His Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power but This affidavit & the enclosed Discharge of his services.              
Ephraim Fuller               
Sworn to & Believed before me the Day and year aforesaid      
Lewis Sowles asst Judge of Grand Isle County Court            
I Lewis Sowles Judge & as afores. do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the P. Ephraim Fuller did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy, and I now transmit the proceeding & testimony Taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of war, pursuant to the Direction of the aforementioned act of Congress of 1818.             
Lewis Sowles, asst. Judge of Grand Isle County Court. 
Alburgh 14th November 1819 I am satisfied from correct information, that the aforesaid of E. Fuller is in Reduced Circumstances & Completely comes within the province, of the act granting pensions to Revolutionary Soldiers as Construed by the war Department             
Lewis Sowles Judge aforesaid
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State of vermont}
Grand Isle County Ss}
I Jedidiah Hyde Just. clerk of the County Court for the Count of Grand Isle do certify that Lewis Sowles is an affidavit Judge of the County Court that the foregoing is his signature that full faith and confidence is and ought to be given to his official acts as such and that the said court have no other than the common seal which is attached to this certificate
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Cypress Isle this 27th day of July AD 1819.
Jedidiah Hyde Just. County Clerk
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Payable semi-annually.  The first payment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of March  next, in Burtington, by Heman Allen, Esq.

Vermont.
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                    War Department
              REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Ephraim Fuller late a private in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Vermont Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the twelfth day of June one thousands eight hundred and nineteen.

              Given at the War Office of the United
                 States, this thirtieth day of 
                 November one thousand eight
                 hundred and nineteen.

                         C. Van de Venter
                       acting Secretary of War.
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11856             
No. 7 / 35 Act '43 
No.  512 H. H.    
Abigail Fuller J W  
Act 7 July '38     
m. 35. d 31 July '42 
Rejected      
Act 3 March 43 & 17 June 44               
amd  [admitted]   
2 yrs pri   
$80.                 
Wm. Bridges St. Albans Vt.
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Vt.
Eph.  Martin Fuller 
Vt.  
Pension Office
General Gillis
Pension Office
WW
2 years   
Hon Lewis Cass
 $80
Sect [Secretary] at War
Washington City

G W Foster Esq
Washington   
[unreadable] Vt. 
Swanton  July 10}
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Swenton July 10th A.D. 1834
Dear Sir
     Permit me to call your attention to the enclosed application of Ephraim Fuller for a Pension.  If his original discharge should now be at the War Office. depositions of the Judge's have can be provided that the same was sent to the Dept. of War in A. D. 1819. at the time of his application for a pension under the Law of A.D. 1818 -  If it is consistent with the rules of your department please communicate with me as the agent of Mr. Fuller as it is his wish. and will be more convenient then to write to him as he lives some distance beyond Montreal in the province of South Canada.  And by so doing it will save both time & expense to him in transacting the business.
                    Your Serv't
                           Geo. W. Foster
Hon.  Lewis Cass
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  This Bureau can furnish the military records of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
  Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are  now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  Original  rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.  

O. W. & N. Div.                                 L. W. B.
REVOLUTIONARY.                            W.  24259

               DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                      BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
                        WASHINGTON, D. C.
                                        December 11th, 1897
Sir:-
    Replying to your request for information concerning Ephraim Fuller, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on July 12, 1819, at which time he was 57 years of age and residing in Grand Isle County, Vermont, and his pension was allowed for three years' actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Kings and Col. Tupper.  He enlisted at Lancaster, Mass.
    His widow, Abigail, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth. 

                               Very respectfully,

                                          Commissioner.
Mr. William Putnam,
Danvers, Mass.
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De Land Fla, Aug 20th 1913

Department of the Interior,
     Bureau of Pentions.
          Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen,
    Will you kindly furnish me with a Revolutionary War service record of Ephriam Fuller.  His Pention record, including record of Pention to his wife, Abigal Higgins Fuller if she received a pention.

    My father,s (Ephiam, s Son) family record says Ephriam drew a pention.  It is not certain if his inlistment was from Vermont or Mass.

    We desire the records requested for D.A.R. war evidence.

      Yours very respectfully.
         T. H. Fuller

    311  W. Minn  Ave.

US PENSION OFFICE
AUG 25 1913
US PENSION OFFICE
AUG 27 1913
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Garvin & Massey         
THE REGULATOR            
Clothing House.              
Chanute, Kans.           
March 17, 1908                 
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.                 
E16149
28979
I write to ask information regarding the services of Ephraim Fuller, Revolutionary soldier, a pensioner for many years, who entered the service in the state of Vermont. I am a direct descendant of Ephraim Fuller, and ask this information in order to establish my right-to-membership in the Society of the D.A.R.                
If I may be allowed to ask more than this I would be very grateful for any information regarding like services of Benjamin Fuller, father of Ephraim Fuller also Rev. soldier from the state of Vermont.               
Thank you in advance for your kindness,          
I am, Very truly yours,             
Alice Fuller Massey             
Please address Mrs. J. M. Massey,                 
101 S. Kan. Ave.             
Chanute, Kan. 
U. S. PENSION OFFICE A
MAR 20 1908
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Putnam Mass
Revy WIDOW, &c 
File No. 24259      
Abigail Fuller          
Wid of Ephraim Fuller          
Priv Mass Line             
Act Mar 3rd 1843            
June 17th 1844                 
Index: Vol A Page 259                  
[Arrangement of 1878 
Dec. 11-97- To Mr. Wm. P Danvers, M
1908 Mar 27 Hist. to Mrs. J. M. Massey V.L.M.          
1913 Dept. 2. History to T. H. Fuller F.W.              
1915 Jany 21 hist to Helene F. Daily. M. F. 165 26 Gideon Castle
V. L. M.
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                  3-595
                _________
O. W.  AND N. DIVISION
RECORD DIVISION

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
March 23, 1908
Searched by S. D. Lamparter

Soldier, Ephraim Fuller
Service,   Vt.
             Rev. War

Remarks:  No such claim.
       widow
Try #  24259
7498b4m2-07           Chief of Division.
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Pension Bureau.
Sir:

    Have you any record of an Ephraim Fuller of Middleton Mass. who served in the revolution, perhaps as captain as so his gravestone is marked?

Respectfully 
Wm. Putman

Danvers, Mass
Nov 27

U.S. PENSION OFFICE
Nov 30 1947