The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-08

Sung by LongfellOw.
Mrs. Sarah A. Leete OF 80 Burwell
street, this city, will celebrate to-mor-
row her eighty-fifth birthday. She is
descended from well-known historical
and Pilgrim notables, whose fame has
been sung by Longfellow. Her ances-
try is traced to the Mayfiower and in
cludes commissioned officers and prl-
vate soldiers who served through sew
eral campaigns of the French and In
dian wars, and in the great revolu-
tionary struggle that is our priceless
heritage.
Mrs. Sarah Amanda (Kirkham
Leete, who will tomorrow, February
9, celebrate her eighty-fifth birthday, is
the relict of Horace Leete, and was
born in Guilford, Conn.,, February y,
1920 the only child of Bedad and Ruth
RedfielD Kirkham, the latter real
daughter of the Revolution.
On her fathers side Mrs. Leete is de-
scended from Private Isaac Johnson OF
North Guilford, who, at the age OF
tweny-one enlisted for the war;" May
8, 1777 (m., May 8, TIT, Anna Farnam),
and was in the battle of Stony Point,
ETC., and served through the war, as
per Connecticut Men in the Revolu-
tionary War; PIP. 212, 31S, B. c. Stein
ers History of Guilford and Madison,
PIP. 431, 449; and was identified with
the early history of the colony OF
Guilford, Conn. The battle of Stony
Point, the midnight attack of July 10,
1779, planned by General Washington,
and carried out by General Wayne,
Mad Anthony" was, as is too well
known to hardly need description here,
one of the most. gallant and glorious
achievements OF American arms. Nj
Mrs. Leete's mother, Ruth (Redfield)
Kirkham, was daughter Of Constant
and Amanda (BuelD Redfield.
Private Constant Redfield of North
Killingworth, Conn.,, cooper by trade,
served through several terms of en-
Ilistment, 1776-79. as per statement from
pension bureau, Washington, D. O.,
etc, etc, Conn. Men in the Revolu-
tionary War" PIP. 551, 654; Hist. OF
Guilford and Madison, PIP. 4SO, 45l. and
was in the affair styled East Haven
Alarm July 5, 1873, marching. to the
scene of action from Killingworth in
his company-the company command,
ed by his brother-in-law Captain Be
zaleel Bristol, ajustice of the peace, .
Killingworth, Conn, (tablet by S. of A.
r. on Beacon HID.
Constant Redfield died at the age OF
eighty-five in Guilford, Conn, in 1889
and previously in conversations with
the granddaughter, who is the subject
of this sketch, and who is on the eve
of attaining the same age, and we hope
and trust many added years. this sol
dier of the Revolution used to fight his
battles over and over again.
Children of Constant and Amanda
(BuelD Redfield, as per Redfeld gene
alogy, p. 3d.: .
1851 Pardon Redfield, b. in K, Feb
20, 1779.
197:2--Martha Redfied, b. in K, Feb
ruary 5, 1881. .
19S:S-Theodore Redfield, b. in K,
October /, 1852.
1891 Mary Redfield. b. in X, No
| vember IA, 1884. -0s.s-s. H. ... . e.,
2oo:5-- siba Redfield, b.. in K, De.
cember IS, 1856.
2o1:6-Lydia Redfield, b. in K, June
20. 1893. II. ~> + ~
2O2:7-Lyman Redfeld, b. in K. -
l., 1891. es $500 - -
2o3:s-Ebenezer Redfield,J b. in X.
- -, 1884. .:...~.
| 2o4:9-RUTH Redfield, b. in K, July
II, 1895.
| 2o5:1O-James Redfeld, b. in X.
2o6:11-Amanda RedfeId, b. in K.
- -, 1893.
/ Ensign Theophilus Redfield,t jr., was
in the Connecticut troops that formed
i a portion of the provincial forces thai
i co-operated with the regulars of Lore
/ Amherst, in the French and Indian
war, as per Connecticut colonial rec
ords at Hartford. ~. .....
! He married first Mary Buell., by
whom he had four sons, and second
Widow Martha Gray, by whom he hat
six children, including Constant
/ Theophilus Redfield, ST., married
| Priscilla Grinnell.
/ Children: 16:6-Theophilus Redfeld
jr., b. September 6, IT'S. r~.
i (There were twelve other children).
''These children all lived to be mar
alried and all had families. "-Redfielt
Genealogy, PIP. IL, 10, Ia. No 'rac,
Iysuieide' for their parents nor fo
| themselves. :'
Priscilla tGrinnelI was the daughte
of Daniel and Lydia (Pobodis) Grin
nell, and granddaughter of William
land Elizabeth (Alden) Pobodie, ant
the great greatgranddaughter of viii
lain and Alice Molines, and the grea
granddaughter of Priscilla (Molines
and John Alden, all passengers of tn
Mayflower, and the last, named said t.
be the first passenger to land on Ply
mouth Rock Massachusetts, Decem
Der 81, 1920.
| SEYMOUR P. BRADLEY,
Il