The Portland daily press., 1898-01-25
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a a,,hs. Of the Society of the Cinoin
-G.i Tieut David Watts was from Gorham
and married, Dec. 9, 1779, Sarah DAVIS
and had children, Samuel DaSio anu
| Betsey. oon+ ,r pb;n.
,a-,s ns"v. raoiment in 1775, enlisted Jan. l,
17?e in the 18th Continental Regt, pro-
m oted to first Lieutenant April IL, ara
served until Dec 81. He entered Col.
| Brewers 18th Massachusetts hegt. Jan.
/, TIT, and resigned ~ July l, 100.
Jieut. Benajmin Thompson came from
| Rrnnswick, and was the son of James
and lydia (Brown) (Harris) Thompson
He was born Oct. 26, 1853, and was half
brother of Col. Samuel Thompson, the
conspicuous patriot of Cumberland county
during the Revolutionary war.
/ Lieut.. Vim. Frost was born May 26,
| 1747. and married Elizabeth Randall Of
Berwick, where he belonged. He served
in Col. Soamman's Regt in l775, in Col
Phinney's 18th Continental Regt. in 1776,
and was second lieutenant Of the.12th
Massachusetts Regt. until Aug. 10, 1777,
when he was promoted to first lieutenant
| and was discharged in December, 1778
He died June 2, 1897.
Lieut.. Andrew English resigned from
the service Aug. /, 1850.
Lieut.. Joseph Foot was ensign Jan. 1,
1777, lieutenant March 6, 1910, was
transferred to Col. Vose's 1st Massachu-
setts Regt. Jan. l, 1881, and resigned
July z, 1889.
Lieut.. Adriel Warren belonged in Old
Falmouth and joined Capt. ohm Brack-
ett's Co. and marched in the Lexington
alarm, April 81. l775. He enlisted under
the same captain in Col. Edmund Phin-
ney's 31st Regt. Of Foot May 10. l775, and
marched to ambridge, July g. In l776
he was sergeant in Capt Tobias Fer
| 10 %lo Nnr,ti al
ment, entered the 18th Massachusetts,
Regiment Jan. /, 1777, was commissioned
ensign in March, and lieutenant April Z,
1779 He served through the war ana
became a meraber of the Society of Gin
cinnati.
Lieut. Asa Bullard was .born in sShur,
burne, Mass, April 81, 175S, where he died
Dec. 23, 1854 Hads no children. he
served as private in Capt. Benz. b Hard
| Company in Col. Jonathan Brewer
Regiment from May until Dec. 1775, and
was at Lexington and Bunker bill. he
was commissioned ensign in the l2In
Massachusetts Regiment, Oct. z, l7T|,
lieutenant July 5, 1779, and served
through the war joining the Society Oh
the Cincinnati at the close.
Lieut.. John Hubbell belonged IN ohei-
field Mass. Tie was an ensign Jan. !,
TIT, second lieutenant July 5, lfI| ana
resigned July 2S, 1850
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of Joshua Danforth, who commanded
battalion at the battle OF Bennington,
and was born at Weston, now warren,
Mass, Nov 26, 1759 He married Salome
Noble in 1856.
| Lieut.. Danforth entered the army at
fifteen, was an ensign in 1776, neuten-
ant and paymaster in 177S, and became
| first lieutenant in the 18th Massachusetts
Regiment, July 26, 1880. In 17S3, he
was in the I'd Massachusetts Regiment.
He served at the seige of Boston, Ben
nington, at surrender of Burgoyne, and
| Valley Forge, and was at monmouth.
He was prominent man at Ptttsfield.
Mass. where he held prominent civil
offices aud died there Jan. 30, 1887, aged
" years. He entered the army rs captain
I in 1912 and served until 1870
Iieut. Lemuel Miller was commissioned
first lieutenant in Col. Brewers 18th
Massachusetts Regt. January l, 1777, and
| resigned Sept. 5. 1880.
Iieut, robert Walker Of Gageborough,
now Windsor, Mass, also served In this
regiment. He was a corporal with Capt.
Watkins in Col, Patterson's Regiment at
Cambridge in 1775, Joined Col. Phinney.s
| 18th Continental .R regiment, Jan. l. l776,
promoted to ensign April Is, and served
until Dec. 81, 1776. He was commits
stoned first lieutenant of this regiment
Jan. 1, 1777, taken prisoner April z, 1777,
exchanged April 4, 1881, promoted captain
July is, 1881, transferred to Col. Sprouts
2d Massachusetts Regt. and served until
the close of the war. He died at Windsor
in January. 1884.
Ensign Joshua Mason. belonged in Ber-
wick. He was sergeant in the 18th
Massachusetts Reoiment, Feb. 1, l777,
ensign Nov 1, 1777, and resigned Aug.
81, 1850.
Ensign Asa Pixley had the same rank
In the eth Massachusetts, Rgiment Jan. !,
1777, was at Valley Forge with this regi-
ment, and resigned from the service July
5, 1779. He died March 26, 1925.
GAN ye who fight forlorn
'Gainst fate and failure; ye who proudly
| cope
With evil high -enthroned; all ye who
Life from Dishonor's hand, here take
| new heart of hope"