Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-07-12
DEATHS

In this town, on the 9Th inst, Miss MAR
TIA WEBSTER, daughter Of The late MI
Benjamin. Webster, aged %.
In this town, Mortified, LIST inst, Doct
F. 8. WOODWARD, aged S4-a highly
respeesed ShysSciap Of the old school, and
father of the Rev. DR., F. B., and Drs. A. G,
and &. A. Woodward, Of this State.
In this town, I'd inst, IRA SMITH, 40.
Ia Warren, Mrs ROSETTA, wife oil
Charles D Grannis, aged %.
In Hartford, 9Th instant, ELIPHALET
TERRY, Esq, aged 7g.
In Saybrook, June 21st, JOHN WHIT.
TLESEY, Esq, aged 20. His son in. law,
Mr.. Lay was drowned the day previous.
In Canaan, 9Th inst, LRMAN CHURCH,
Esq, aged SO.
In Hartford, 9th inst, ERASTUS NOR.
GAN, Esq Jagged 4O-Superintendant Of the
Aims House.
In Cincinnati; LOT E. BREWSTER,
Esq.-President Of the New England Soci>
ely of Cincinnati, and lineal descendant
of Elder Brewster Of the Mayfower.
In Adams county, Pa, 2O,h tlt., the
Hon. CALVIN BLYTHE, late Collector
of the Customs in Philadelphia.
In Bedford Square. London, June 81, DR..
WILLIAM RAE WILSON, IL. D., author
of Travels In the Holy Land, &C., in the
18th beat OF his age. Same day, General
THOMAS r. CHARLTON, aged 81.
SAMUEL DAVIS, Seu:, departed this life,
in Columbus, Ohio, after short illness, on
the LIST Jane ult., in the 87th year OF his
age. He was a native of Litch6eld, Conn.
and in the sangainary conflict Of the revo-
lulion, took an active and jealous Fart.
Though little past thirteen when he first
entered the service; he presented himself
and was accepted, and served ont his full
term as a six months volunteer fouT or hve
tines" The perils Of those days. we their
sons cannot adequately conceive3 but the
fathers and the young men Of the American
revolution proved themselves "the men for
the times, In conversing upon the scenes
of his early days, it was always with glow
of peculiar pleasure. he congratulated him
self ON having been permitted the privilege
Of feeling and suffering with othefS, what
was felt and suffered AT that most perilous
and interesting period in the mighty strife
the capture and defeat Of Gen. Burgoyne-
which made the heart of John Bull sick,
and faint with despair. Soon after the RAJ
ti6ca,ion OF peace, Mr.: Davis came TO the
wilderness West; and was engaged many
years with Gen. McArthur and others, as
an Indian spy, in Kentucky and in the
Northwest territory. While in this most
etninently dangerous service, he suffered
every thing but death-was several times
taken prisoner by the Indians. AAd were
we no. compelled TO be brief in this notice,
we could entertain the reader agreeably, ny
narra.ing some Of the Dsany almost mirac-
ulOus escapes made BY him oat Of the hands
of the savages. When This cotnlry was
again attacked BY foreign foe in !8f2,
feeling the spirit of '76 stir within him,
Mr.. D. CALAMITY went firth once more 10
her defence And his inlrepidily in that
war has been houOrably testified 10 BY u
Worlhington, a Mcdonald, a Ttimble. a
] MeArthnr. and others! He resided many
years in ChiIlicothe, Ohio, thence removed
10 Washington township. 10 franklin Co..
Ohio, and lived among US more than the
third Of q century. and died respected, To-
vel and lamented by all who knew him.
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