The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-14
GRAVES LOCATED AND MARKED
Resting Places 81 Soldiers in Revolutionary WarImpOrt
ant Work Being Done by Brattleboro Chapter, D. A..

y WI Il VI uttlNtb hlNtOAlN''i 't'Ae'N
has been accomplished by BrattlebOro
chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, in marking e. graves OF
Revolutionary soldiers in Battleboro
and nearby towns. Other graves will
be marked as fast as they can be prov
en-, and the society would be grateful
to any person sending them information
concerning any grave of a Revolution
AIRY soldier which has not been marked.
1t is one of the important objects of
the chapter to locate and mark these
graves. for which an appropriation is
is made annually from the treasury. and
the work will be continued until the
last of these resting places has been
suitably designated.
Each grave has to be proven before
a marker can be obtained, and the
chapter has located a few graves
which it has been unable thus far to
prove. The markers bear the letters
IS. \. r., - meaning Sons of the Anne
rican Revolution. The government of
fcrs to finnish free at the railroad sta
ton headstOnes similar to those in the
government burial lots provided chap
tiers viii bear the expense of having
them set, and Brattleboro chapter has
ordered several headstones. 1t is the
intention of the chapter to have all
graves of proven Revolutionary sold
iers designated by both a marker and
a hcadstone, but viii furnish head
stones only for graves which have not
already been supplied, by relatives or
otherwise, or for graves whore the
stones have crumbled or are otherwise
unsuitable.
h,, ! r. +lDI1 Oh,
ter for marking graves consistes of
Mrs. N. NJ. P. AkeIey and Miss Mary
E. Smith. They placed 81 markers in
the year 1909191o, rs follows:
CAPT. JONATHAN KNIGHT. Died
March -. 1919. Buried at Dummerston
Center. Was captain of militia of the
town of Dummerston, VT
LIEUTENANT DANIEL KATHAN.
Died Oct. Il, 1907. He was appointed
first lieutenant Of Capt. Allen s com
pany of militia in the county of Cum
berland.
WILLIAM MILLER. Died April 16
1902. Buried at Dummerston Center
VT At the age of 27 he was chosen and
commissioned a subaltern in the com
pany Of light infantry. He was also
elected captain of the 32d company
and later still was elected second major
in the regiment.
JOHN BEMIS. Died June %, 1885
Buried at Locust Ridge cemetery il
Brattleboro. near Dummerston line. He
was at Valley Forge with Washington s
army in 1777.
SAMUEL NICHOLS, SR. Died Sept
80, 1T77. Was committee of inspection
and safety and one of committee to
raise money for the bounty of the
Gplliarg p111-iaI in.
Guilford, Vt.
JERIJAH THAYER. Died June Is
1857, age % years. Buried at Vernon
Vt. Pensioner.
HEIEKIAH SALISBURY. Died MAY
%, 1888. Buried at West Brattleboro
Vt. Inscription on gravestone nearly
obliterated. Pensioner
MARSHALL MILLER. Died June
10. 1907. Buried at Dummerston Cen
ter, Vt.
STEPHEN JOHNSON. Died Apri
April 21, 1887. Buried at Vernon, vi.
EPHRIAM GALE. Died July 4, 1924
Buried in Christ Church cemetery, Gull
ford, Vt.
DANIEL BOYDEN. Died Aug. %
1913. Buried in the Blanchard cemetery
Guilford. Vt
JOHN CARPENTER, il. Died Eel
- - i'' D'IASt III west lOidtlitDOI
cemetery.
LIEUT.. BENJAMIN BUTTER
FIELD. Died Dee. z, 1904. Buried i
Locust Ridge cemetery in BrattleborC
near Dummerston line. Green Mountai
boy.
CAPT. JONATHAN SALISBURY
Died March 81, 1917. Buried in Yves
Brattleboro cemetery. He was commits
stoned to serve as privateersman, an
devoted himself and vessels of whic
he was owner to his country 5 caus,
JAMES CARPENTER. Died Nov.
1929. Buried at Brattleboro, Vt
JAMES DENNIS. Died Jan. +, 1915
age 80 years. Buried in the Akele
cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt. Pensioner
ASA RICE. Died Aug. Is, 1908. 81
rled IN the Blanchard cemetery, Gui
ford, Vt. Commissioned as capita!
(Aug. Is, I778,) of the CHAMBERLAIN
county militia.
LIEUT.. DAVID STOWELL. Die
June 3, 1916 Buried at Guilford, V
He also served as captain in the Rev
lutiOnary war.
JOHN KENT. Died June /, 1907. b
ried at Guilford Center. Vt.
MANASSEH BIXBY. Died Dee. !
1928, age SO years Buried in Blanc
ard cemetery, Guilford, Vt.
ISAAC BURNETT. Died Oct /
1916. Buried at West Dummerston. Y
SETH HUDSON. Died Nov %, 1872
Buried at West Dummerston, Vt. Pc
siOner.
COL. JOHN SARGEANT. Born
Drummer, VT, Dec. 4, 1892. Died Ju
30, 1913. He was the first white chi
born in Vermont. He was buried
Locust Ridge cemetery in Brattlebol