Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 23062, Etienne Trahan, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Trahan, Etienne Anastasia
W 23062
CONTENTS

3465 Albany
Anattasia Trahan N.Y. widow of Etienne Trahan who was a private in the N York Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Decem r 1843 and sent to Silas Hubbell Champlain Clinton Co N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 139

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Ad 1809 M th Aug. 1788
In Building Book from Elmer Fisher
Admitted Parole 2 years
Silas Habbell Esq. Champlain N.Y.

State of New York Clinton County ss.
Nicholas Constantine being duly sworn maketh oath and saith that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five, he joined the American Army in Canada as a volunteer for six months, in Captain Lepeaux's company in Colonel Livingston's Regiment, that Regiment was well augmented with Etienne Frakan, that he the said Etienne Frakan, entered the said Company at the same time with this deponent; that in the following year, the Canadian Campaign, in the said Captain Lepeaux retreated with Livingston's Regiment from Canada into the State of New York. That after they arrived at Albany most of Captain Lepeaux's company listed into the service of the United States during the war. Deponent was one who listed during the war and served in the American Army through the war until until they were disbanded in the year 1783. That the said Etienne Frakan listed into the same Company at the same time with this deponent during the war and served in the same company until Colonel Livingston's Regiment, that is the Canadian Regiment, that is the Canadian Regiment, that about that time said Etienne Frakan became lame and disabled in consequence of his service and was not afterwards in active service but remained in the army, drawing his clothing, rations and pay until

The Army was discharged at the close of the war - Disponent in and about Albany five or six years; and the said Elmer Graham remained there for some time and then went North after five or six years Disponent re- turned to Lake Champlain and found Elmer Graham aforesaid residing in the Town of Champlain now Clinton County and further Disponent saith not in his Sworn and subscribed Nicholas Constantine before me the mark
Fourth day of February 1839 and I do certify that the above named Nicholas Con- -stantine is a credible person
Henry C. Dickinson, one of the judges of the courts in and for county of Clinton

State of New York Clinton County ss:
Alyan du Fieriol A Charge in said County being duly sworn maketh oath and saith, that he was a soldier in the war of the American Revolution in the Company of Captain Lovent Oliver in Colonel Moses Wagon's Regiment, that in the summer 1778 he retreated from Canada into the State of New York, with other Refugees, who had been in the American service in Canada. That at Chimney point on Lake Champlain he first became acquainted with Etienne Waham, who was then a soldier in Captain Lefevre's Company. From Chimney point the Refugees went to Albany. Late in the fall of the same year, deponent listed during the war into the Company of the said Captain Oliver. That about the same time the said Etienne Waham also listed during the war into the Company of the said Captain Lefevre in Colonel Livingston's Regiment of Rifles. That during the war deponent saw the said Etienne Waham from time to time until the Army was disbanded in the 1783. That at the close of the war deponent met with the said Etienne Waham at Fishkill in the State of New York with other discharged soldiers. That after the war the said Etienne Waham re- turned to Lake Champlain and settled in the Town of Champlain now County of Clinton, where he remained several years a near

Witnesseth of deponent several years and then removed to Canada in Canada about thirty miles from deponents place of residence where the said Elmer had until his death. That deponent was always her acquaintance with the parents and family of the widow Wakaw and with, since the death of her hus- band the said Wakaw, she has seen her, and she has always remained the widow of the said Elmer Wakaw and for the deponent saith not sworn and subscribed before me the twentyeighth day of January 1839 and I do certify that the above named Alexander Fernal is a credible person
Ann Fernal
Henry C. Dickinson a judge of the courts in and for the county of Clinton

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows &c.
State of New York
Clinton County ss. On the twenty eighth day of January 1839 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Anastasia Mahan a resident of the Parish of L'Acadie in the District of Montreal in the Province of Lower Canada, widow of Etienne Mahan, late of said Parish deceased aged Sixty six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. That she is the widow of Etienne Mahan, who was a soldier in Captain Lebeau's Company of Infantry in Colonel Livingston Regiment of Refugees in the Army of the American Revolutionary War, as her said husband often told her after her marriage with him. She further declares that she was married to the said Etienne Mahan on the Twenty fifth day of August in the year one thousand seven hundred and Eighty eight at Chamoly, in the Province of Lower Canada. That her husband the aforesaid Etienne Mahan died on the Twenty fourth day of December in the year

one thousand eight hundred and nine that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage of Joseph to the said Elvina Graham took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four By at the time above stated, that she has never inter married with any person since the death of the said Elvina Graham her aforesaid husband but has ever since his death remained the widow & still is the widow of the said Elvina Graham as will more full appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me and I hereby certify that the said Anastasia is not able by reason of bodily infirmities to attend court to make her declaration & I further certify that she made her mark above to her name now having learned to write as she says.
Anastasia her x Graham mark
Henry C. Dickinson, a judge of the courts in and for the county of Clinton

State of New York,
County of Clinton. I the Subscriber Clerk of said County certify that Henry C Dickinson before whom the within affidavits of Nicholas Goustantine was taken on the fourth day of February instant, & that of Alexander Favriole on the 28 th day of January 1839, & the declaration of Anastasie Trahan was sworn on the same day, was at said times a Judge of Clinton County Courts & his signatures to the jurat of said affidavits & declaration are genuine.
In Witness whereof I have here to affixed my official Seal & fastened these papers together by a piece of red tape the end of which pass under my said seal this 9 th February AD 1839.
Smith Mead Clerk

Le 25 th jour d'Août 1788.
Extrait de Mariage de
Etienne Trahan & Anastaisie Gopselin

Province d' Canada , District de Montréal. }
Extrait du Registre des Actes de Baptêmes, Mariages et Sepultures, faits dans la
Paroisse de St. Joseph de Chambly pendant l'année Mil sept cens quatre vingt huit.
Aug 25 1788
Le vingt cinq Août, mil sept cens quatre vingt huit, après la publication des trois bans de mariage faite aux prônes de nos messes paroissiales, entre Etienne Trahan domicilié au Lac Champlain, fils de feu Paul Trahan et Marie Boudrot ses père et mère d'une part, et Anastasie Gosselin, fille de Louis Gosselin et d'Anastasie Bourgeois, ses père et mère aussi du lac Champlain, d'autre part, ne s'étant découvert aucun empêchement, nous Curé de Chambly. Soussigné avons reçu leur mutuel consentement et leur avons donné la Bénédiction nuptiale, sui- vant la forme prescrite par notre mère la St. Eglise et ce en présence de François Trahan et de Louis Benoit dit Livernois, cousins de l'épouse de Louis Gosselin père et Jean Baptiste Bourgeois, cousins de l'épouse et de plusieurs autres qui tous ont déclaré ne savoir signer à l'exception de l'époux et du père de l'épouse.
(Signé) Et. Trahan " " L. Gosselin " " Ménard, Curé
NOUS SOUSSIGNÉS, PROTONOTAIRES de la Cour du Banc du Roi, pour le District de Montréal, certifions, que l'extrait ci-dessus est en tout conforme à l'original qui se trouve dans le Registre des Actes de Baptêmes, Mariages et Sépultures, faits dans la Paroisse de St. Joseph de Chambly pendant l'année Mil sept cens quatre vingt huit le dit Registre déposé dans les Archives de la dite Cour.
MONTREAL, le dix huitième jour d'Août — Mil huit cent trente huit. Un mot rayé sur —
Monks Morrough PKB

PROVINCE DU BAS-CANADA, DISTRICT DE MONTREAL, }
L'HONORABLE James Reid, Juge en Chef , de la Cour du Banc du Roi, du District de Montréal, dans la Province du Bas-Canada.
A tous ceux qui ces présentes verront.
CERTIFIONS que Samuel Wentworth Monk & Robert Lester Morrogh , Ecuiers, sont Protonotaires de la Cour du Banc du Roi, du District de Montréal, dans la Province du Bas-Canada,—Que la Signature “ Monk & Morrogh, P. K. B. — ” souscrite au bas du Certificat des autres parts, est la Signature des dits Protonotaires : Et que foi doit être ajoutée à toutes Copies de Papiers, Extraits et autres Actes quelconques, par eux signés et certifiés en cette qualité.
En foi de quoi nous avons signé ces présentes et y avons fait apposer le Sceau de la dite Cour.
A Montréal, ce dix-huitième jour d' octobre Mil huit cent vingt trente huit. un mot rayé sur le
J Reid Juge en Chef P. B. R.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23062
Anastasia Graham
wid of
Etienne Graham
Daiv N. Y line
Act: March 3 rd 1843
Index:--Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Albany 3262
Anastasia Irahan
widow of Etienne Irahan
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 27. Dec r . 1809 of Clinton Co, in the State of N. York who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the regt. commanded by Col. Livingston in the N. York line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars Conts per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20. day of June 1839 and sent to Silas Hubbell Champlain, N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March '39 240.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 1 st S p . " 40.00 $280.00
{ Act July 7, } { 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2 Page 106

My - ol 11/18 Anastasia Trahan act 1838 326
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J. H. Edwards Esq. m
Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington
For Silas H. Bell, Champlain New York

Champlain Feb. 8 th 1839 L. D. Edwards Esq r
Dear Sir
I enclose
the Widow Anastasia Wahans pension papers. It is plain that comes under the act of Congress of 7 th July 1838 you will please direct the Certificate to me if the pension is allowed I remain very respectfully your ob t S r & c
Silas H. H. Bell

Una Hanna Trahan
$80-
Silas Hubble Champlain Clinton Co N.Y.
more and more 1000 and more

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3 rd March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows, who were entitled pensions under the act of July 7 1838
State of New York Clinton County ss.
On the 25 th day of August 1843
personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Anastasia Trahan a resident of La Coche in the District of Montreal in Canada aged Seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 rd March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Etienne Trahan, who was a private in the company of Captain Augustine Lebeau in Colonel James Fenningtons Regiment of Refugees and served during the War as her said husband always told her and which she believes to be true That her said husband died in the Month of November 1809 and never

draw a pension. She further states that she drew a pension of Eighty dollars a year for five years under the act of July 7 1838. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn and subscribed & sworn on the day and year Amastasia X Mahan above written before me and to hereby certify that the above Declaration is personally known to me & that she made her cross to her name because she has never learned to write her name to the best of which I am fully satisfied Silas M. Mabbell Jus. Peace
State of New York, Clinton County ss. I Edgar M. McLaughlin Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county of Clinton Do hereby certify that Silas Mabbell Esqr was on the Day he subscribed the above Declaration of Amastasia Mahan - a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Clinton, and authorized to act as such, And further that his signature as above written is Genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court & County this 25th Day of August 1843. E. M. McLaughlin Depo. Clerk