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Historical Society, and delivered an address on "The Value of the Historic Spirit," which attracted much favorable attention. In musi- cal matters he has always been much inter- ested. He was a founder and the first presi- dent of the Williston Musical Association, Easthampton, Massachusetts, in 1876, still a flourishing organization ; he has written con- siderable in the line of musical essays and criticisms ; for several years has been a mem- ber of music committee of the Congregational church of Reading, Massachusetts, of which he is a member ; has served several terms on executive committee of the Reading Music Club, and is an associate member of the Am- phion Club of Melrose. In politics Mr. Guild is a Republican, although sometimes inde- pendent in his support of candidates. He is a trustee of the Public Library of Reading, Massachusetts, in which town he has resided since 1889.
He married, May 11, 1881, Clara Ella Stev- enson, born in Hampden, Maine, May 13, 1837, died February 6, 1905, daughter of John L. and Betsey (Wiswell) Stevenson. Chil- dren : I. Mildred Alice, born at Hyde Park, Massachusetts, September 13, 1882, married John H. Marshall, clerk, paymaster's office, Boston & Maine Railroad, Boston. 2. Theo- dore Asa, born at Melrose, Massachusetts, July 15, 1886, clerk in a banking house in Boston.
William Chamber- CHAMBERLAIN lain, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England of an ancient and distinguished fam- ily. William, Edmund and Thomas Cham- berlain, brothers, all settled early in Massa- chusetts. Thomas Chamberlain was one of the three original purchasers of the Dudley farm at Billerica, but he settled at Chelms- ford; Edmund was first at Woburn, but he too settled at Chelmsford before 1656, remov- ing later to Woodstock.
William was born about 1620; was admitted an inhabitant of Woburn, Massa- chusetts, January 6, 1648, and removed to Billerica in 1654, just about the time his brothers removed to Chelmsford, and he lived there until his death, May 31, 1706, aged eighty-six years. His house in Billerica (then Shawshin) was on a farm near the Woburn road in the southeast part of the town. His name first appears on the records in October, 1654, on a petition to enlarge the boundaries of the town and to change the
name to Billerica (Billerikay in the petition). He married Rebecca , who died Sep- tember 26, 1692, in the prison at Cambridge, where she was held on the preposterous charge of witchcraft. Their children: I. Timothy, born at Concord, August 13, 1649. 2. Isaac, born at Concord, October 1, 1650, died July 20, 1681. 3. John, died March 3, 1652. 4. Sarah, born at Billerica, May 20, 1655-56, married John Shedd. 5. Jacob, born January 18, 1657-58, mentioned below. And these also born at Billerica: 6. Thomas, born February 20, 1659. 7. Edmund, born July 15, 1661, married Mary Abbott. 8. Rebecca, born February 25, 1662, married Thomas Stearns. 9. Abraham, born January 6, 1664. IO. Ann, born March 3, 1665-66. II. Clem- ent, born May 30, 1669. 12. Daniel, born September 27, 1671. 13. Isaac, born Janu- ary 20, 1681.
(II) Jacob Chamberlain, son of William Chamberlain (1), was born at Billerica, Janu- ary 18, 1657-58. It is very difficult to dis- tinguish the records of the various members of this family bearing the name of Jacob Chamberlain in the second and third genera- tions. According to the researches of George W. Chamberlain for the Chamberlain Associ- ation, however, the Jacob of Newton whose wife was Experience is the ancestor of the Westborough and Worcester families. Jack- son himself, author of the history of Newton, altered the town records by inserting the name of Susanna as the wife of this Jacob in the copy of the birth record of Jason and Ebenezer. Jacob Chamberlain (2), married Experience He removed from West Cambridge to Newton about 1699. He was admitted a freeman in 1690. Children, born in Newton: I. Jason, born February 26, 1701. 2. Ebenezer, born July 31, 1704, men- tioned below. 3. John, married Mercy - and settled in Westborough.
(III) Ebenezer Chamberlain, son of Jacob (2) and Experience Chamberlain, was born in Newtown, July 31, 1704, and died in West- borough. He married, November 28, 1733, Mary Trowbridge, daughter of Thomas Trowbridge.
(IV) Ebenezer Chamberlain, son of Eben- ezer (3) and Mary (Trowbridge) Chamber- lain, was born at Westborough, October 10, 1740, and died in the same town, September 17, 1806. He married, April 10, 1766, Esther Fav, of Westborough.
(V) Jason Chamberlain, son of Ebenezer (4) and Esther (Fay) Chamberlain, was born in Westborough, Massachusetts, April 18,
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1782, and died in Westboro, December 30, 1849. He was a prosperous farmer and dairy- man, finding a ready market for the products of his dairy in Boston, to which city he shipped them. He married May 28, 1810, Betsey Burnap, of Hopkinton, Massachu- setts, who died January 4, 1844, at the age of sixty-two years. Their children, all born in Westborough, were: I. Ephraim Fay, born August 18, 1811. 2. Eliza Maria, born Janu- ary 5, 1813. 3. Nancy Augusta, born Sep- tember 19, 1814. 4. Esther Sophia, born Oc- tober 25, 1815. 5. Jason Dexter, born 1817. 6. Charles Trowbridge. 7. Newell, born 1821, for many years in partnership with his brother, George Dana, died at Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 1I, 1905. He was an honorary member of the Cambridge Young Men's Christian Association, and of John A. Logan Post, No. 186, Grand Army of the Republic. He married (first) Nancy B. Childs, of Natick, who bore him one child, Willard N., of Brookline. He married (sec- ond) Hannah J. Ware, daughter of Deacon Ruel Ware, of Wellesley, who bore him the following named children: Lizzie F., Carrie A. (Oxford), Ella J., G. Arthur, Frank W. and Walter B. 8. George Dana, see forward.
(VI) George Dana Chamberlain, fifth son and eighth and youngest child of Jason (5) and Betsey (Burnap) Chamberlain, was born in Westborough, Massachusetts, June 4, 1823 and died in Cambridge, September 8, 1895. His education was acquired in the public schools and in Leicester Academy, and he was brought up on the farm of his father. He left home in 1849 and associated himself in a business partnership with his brother Newell, which continued for many years. They en- gaged in the meat and provision business in Framingham, and in 1859 removed to Brigh- ton, Massachusetts, where for a period of over forty years they carried on an extensive and profitable business in the slaughtering of cattle, etc., under the firm name of N. & G. D. Chamberlain, wholesale beef dealers. They owned a double house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at Nos. 27 and 29 River street and were well known residents of the univer- sity city. The house came to be considered as a landmark, and was the center of a de- lightful and varied social and church life. It was the gathering place for the influential men and women of Cambridge and its vicin- ity, and many of the most important meas- ures for the advantage of the commonwealth had their inception there. Mr. Chamberlain was a Republican in politics, and was promi-
nent in the councils of his party. He served as a member of the board of aldermen in 1879-80, and as overseer of the poor rendered valuable service to the city. He placed Cam- bridge in the van as regards the management of the pauper department. He was repre- sentative to the general court in 1881, and served for five consecutive years. His ability as a debater made him a conspicuous and in- fluential member of the house, his keen wit putting his opponents to discomfiture, while his powers of persuasion made him an ex- ceedingly valuable committeeman. The rec- ord of his famous contests upon the floor of the house with leading representatives is a long and brilliant one. In the Tewksbury Almshouse Investigation, instigated by Gen- eral Butler, Mr. Chamberlain was an espec- ially conspicuous figure, and gained no little credit all over the Commonwealth. He was also closely identified with the movement to place the police department of the city of Boston under state control, and was one of the most ardent champions of this measure. He was active in the "No license" movement in Cambridge, the result of which has been that saloons have been kept out of the city. He was an earnest and consistent member of the Pilgrim Congregational Church.
Mr. Chamberlain married, November 14, 1849, Mary Anna Kendall, a woman of a most sweet and amiable disposition, who was his fitting helpmate for almost fifty years, her death occurring February 22, 1895. She was the daughter of Timothy and Polly (Flagg) Kendall, of Sherborn, Massachusetts. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain were: I. Sophia Agnes, born November 10, 1850. She married George B. Caswell, born in Sal- isbury, New Hampshire, December 16, 1850. He was educated in public schools and at Tilton Seminary, New Hampshire. He was at one time employed in the Tower Piano Factory, and later engaged in the laundry business. He resides at No. 27 River street, Cambridge. His father, Rev. Enoch H. Cas- well, born in Middleton, Vermont, 1818, died November 1I, 1863. He was graduated from Middlebury College, Vermont, and from An- dover Theological Seminary, and preached for a period of eighteen years in Vermont and New Hampshire. He married, 1848, Sar- ah J. Parsons, born August 20, 1823, daugh- ter of Deacon William Parsons, of Salisbury, New Hampshire. 2. Lucy Alice, born July 18, 1853, died April 13, 1867. 3. Mary Au- gusta, born October 13, 1855, married, Octo- ber 17, 1877, Franklin W. Perry, of Holyoke,
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Massachusetts, born June 27, 1852, died June 20, 1898, son of George Henry and Laura (Wheeler) Perry. Their children were: George Herbert, born May 4, 1879, married Annie Meadowcroft, daughter of J. K. and Sarah Meadowcroft, of Cambridge, May 6, 1903. Ralph Dana, born July 7, 1882. Carl Chamberlain, born August 29, 1890. 4. Etta Frances, born July 24, 1861, married Novem- ber 14, 1883, James Kendall, son of Deacon Edward Kendall, of Cambridge. Their chil- dren are: Alice Chamberlain, born February 26, 1885. Edward Dana, born May 17, 1888. Frances Paton, born July 2, 1895.
JENNINGS Unusual difficulty has been found with the early genera- tions of the Jennings family. John Jenings or Jenny went to Holland in his youth and lived at Rotterdam. He was a brewer of Norwich, England, before coming in August, 1623, to New Plymouth in the ship "James," forty-four tons, built for the Pilgrims at Leyden. He married Sarah Car- ey, at Leyden, November 1, 1614; was a prominent citizen at Plymouth; assistant 1637-39; deputy to the general court in 1641; left a widow and children who settled at Dart- mouth. In his will he mentions his children, but no mention of son Richard, and it is therefore reasonable to believe that Richard Jennings, of Sandwich, came there from Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and was the son of Thomas Jennings, who was perhaps a near relative of John.
(I) Thomas Jennings settled in Ports- mouth, Rhode Island. His wife Ann died there in 1684; he himself died there in 1674. He was received as an inhabitant as early as 1643. He and William Hale were granted a lot to be equally divided May 27, 1644. Hale had been of Marshfield from 1635 to 1644. In 1655 Jennings was admitted a freeman. He and wife Ann deeded the homestead to their son Thomas in 1679. The widow brought a suit May 25, 1684, against Isaac Lawton. Children: 1. Samuel. 2. Thomas, resided at Kingston. 3. Job. 4. Gabriel, of Newport. 5. Richard; mentioned below. 6. Joseph. Two daughters. Several of the family seem to have left Rhode Island. .
(II) Richard Jennings, son of Thomas Jen- nings (1), was born perhaps in England. A Richard Jennings settled in Sandwich, Massa- chusetts, and in 1635 is said to have appren- ticed himself to Robert Bartlett, of Plymouth, for nine years. He was probably born about
1620 in England. In 1666 he appears to have been living in Bridgewater. A legacy was left him in 1666 by Francis Godfrey; in 1694 William Bassett, Jr., of Sandwich, called him kinsman. The children of Richard appear to be: I. John, mentioned below. 2. Richard of Bridgewater, who had sons Joseph, Samuel, Ephraim; daughters, Elizabeth, married Will- iam Ames; Ann, married John Carver; Mary, married John Tobey; Hannah, married James Leonard.
(III) John Jennings, believed to be son of Richard Jennings (2), of Sandwich, was born about 1645. He resided in Sandwich and married (first), Susanna - (second)
Ruhamah Their children, born in Sandwich: 1. Daughter, born September 17, 1668, probably Remember, who married Sep- tember 20, 1686, Joseph Buck. 2. Anne, born October 17, 1670. Children of second wife: 3. John, born May 12, 1673. 4. Son, probably Isaac, born July 3, 1677. 5. Eliza- beth, born April 4, 1680, died September 13; 1682. 6. Samuel, mentioned below.
(IV) Samuel Jennings, son of John Jen- nings (3), was born at Sandwich, February 28, 1684-85, died there May 13, 1764. He fol- lowed the sea and in accordance with the cus- tom of the times was impressed on the Brit- ish frigate Milford while in a West Indian port. Another story has it that his brother was captain of a merchantman, and that after his death Samuel went to England to recover his estate, and that when impressed on this trip he was eighteen or nineteen years old. If only eighteen he was not old enough to settle estates, and it is likely that the story of the brother's estate has been mixed with the facts about the impressment. In attempting to escape from the frigate by swimming he was attacked by a shark, and though he escaped with his life and secured his freedom he lost a hand and a foot as a result of the adventure. But this loss seems not to have handicapped him in life. He had a good education and made the most of it. For a time he was the grammar school teacher in Sandwich, about 1710; selectman 1712; deputy to the general court, 1714-17-21; town clerk thirty years, 1721 to 1751; town treasurer from 1719 to 1751; surveyor of lands; he kept a general store and was known far and wide as a prosperous trader. He acquired a large estate for his day. He died 1764. He mar- ried (first) Remember Smith, daughter of Shubael Smith, January 20, 1713. She was the granddaughter of Rev. John Smith. She died January 25, 1717, and he married (sec-
CLARINA A. SAWYER
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ond) Deborah Newcomb. Children of Sam- uel and Remember Jennings: I. Lydia, born February 6, 1714, married Nathan Bourne, of Scituate, September 6, 1733, and both died at Hanover, Massachusetts. 2. Ruhamah, born May 1, 1716, a woman of fine education, married, October II, 1739. Children of sec- ond wife: 3. Samuel, born September 9, 1727. 4. Esther, born April 29, 1731, married Feb- ruary 14, 1759, Jabez Tupper. 5. John, men- tioned below.
(V) John Jennings, son of Samuel Jennings (4), was born September 3, 1734, married, April 19, 1759, Hannah Sturgis, and she mar- ried (second) Deacon Thomas Bassett, March 15, 1775. Their sons Samuel and John re- moved to Littleborough, Maine, now Leeds, in 1783-84, reaching their new home in birch bark canoes through streams, rivers and small lakes. Children of John and Deborah Jen- nings, born in Sandwich: I. Deborah, born December 7, 1760. 2. Samuel, born Novem- ber 15, 1762, removed to Leeds. 3. John, born February 9, 1765, settled at Leeds. 4. Hannah, born August 12, 1766. 5. Bath- sheba, born August 27, 1768. 6. Sarah, born April 2, 1770. 7. Polly, born June 16, 1773. 8. Nathaniel, mentioned below.
(VI) Nathaniel Jennings, son of John Jen- nings (5), was born in Sandwich, Massachu- setts, May 26, 1775. He followed his elder brothers John and Samuel to Leeds, Maine, but after a time went to live in that part of the adjoining town known as North Wayne, and his descendants still live there. He married -; one child, Lewis, mentioned below.
(VII) Lewis Jennings, son of Nathaniel Jennings (6), was born in 1798, in North Wayne, Maine. He married Abigail Foster, January 1, 1818, and she married (second), November, 1832, Sullivan Lathrop, of Leeds, son of Captain David Lathrop, a soldier of the Revolution. Children of Lewis and Abi- gail (Nabby) (Foster) Jennings: 1. Sarah F., born February 21, 1820, married, June 20, 1850, at Lowell, Willard C. Welch; she died January 30, 1891. 2. Sophronia B., born July 19, 1821, married, 1845, Lewis C. Blood, of Andover; she died February 3, 1893, in Ban- gor, Maine. 3. Clarina A., mentioned below. 4. Tillotson L., born November, 1824, mar- ried, September, 1845, at Lowell, Mary Jane Randlett; he died June, 1892; she died Janu- ary, 1857, and he married (second), June, 1860, a Miss Frost, of Leeds. 5. Lewis A., born February 21, 1827, married, July, 1862, Abbie Bradbury, of Memphis. Children of Sullivan and Abigail (Foster) (Jennings) La-
throp: I. Daniel, born 1834. 2. Mary Ann, born 1836, married Onslow Savory, of Farm- ington, Maine, now or late of Buckfield, Maine; post office, Turner. 3. Timothy, born February, 1837, died aged ten. 4. Abbie F., born 1841, married, 1861, James Baker, of Lancaster; she died June, 1874.
(VIII) Clarina Amanda Jennings, daugh- ter of Lewis Jennings (7), was born at Leeds,. Maine, February 13, 1823. She was educated in the public schools of her native town, like many farmers' daughters of northern New England, came to Lowell to work in the mills. She resided there until her marriage, May I, 1844, to Charles Sawyer.
Mr. Sawyer was born in Haverhill, Massa- chusetts, July, 1822. He was descended from an old Essex county family, the progenitor of which was Edward Sawyer, of Rowley, who first settled in Ipswich about 1635. He was educated in the public schools and learned the trade of shoemaking. His father manu- factured boots and shoes in Haverhill, which was one of the pioneer shoe manufacturing centres of Massachusetts. The son continued for some years in the father's business. In 1840 he removed to Lowell and was employed : in the machine shops. He finally entered the railroad business and accepted a lucrative po- sition in Canada, whither he removed with his family. After his death, February II, 1853, his wife and daughter returned to their old home in Lowell, where they have since re- sided. He was a regular attendant upon the services of the Unitarian church, and was especially interested in the charities and benevolences of the church, which he sup- ported to the extent of his means. He was personally agreeable, genial and kindly and made many friends. He was a member of the Odd Fellows. In politics he was a Republi- can. Their only child was Clarissa Adelia, born November 4, 1848, married John Wes- ley Reed; children: i. Clare Sawyer, born March 4, 1874, married Colonel Samuel Brockmeier, Wheeling, West Virginia, and have Charles W., Samuel H., Elizabeth B. and Clare R. ii. George Edward Reed, born November 25, 1881.
(I) Corporal John Foster, the FOSTER immigrant ancestor, was born in England in 1626. He came to this country with Roger Conant's com- pany and settled in Salem, Massachusetts. He married at Salem, about 1649, Martha Tompkins, daughter of Ralph and Katharine
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(Aborn) Tompkins. She was born in Eng- land about 1630-35. She testified in 1670 that she was about thirty-four years old. He was probably a carpenter by trade, as in 1657 he helped build a bridge at Salem. He deeded land to his son John in 1674. He was admit- ter a freeman May 24, 1682. His will is dated November 16, 1687, and proved March 14, 1688, at Ipswich, filed at Boston. Children: I. Mary, baptized March 29, 1649-50, married, December 31, 1672, Hugh Jones. 2. Samuel, baptized March 7, 1651-52, married, May 14, 1676, Sarah Stuart; residence, Salem. 3. John, mentioned below. 4. Benjamin, born July 3, 1658. 5. Jonathan, born December 20, 1660, died March 28, 1662. 6. Jonathan, born November 22, 1662, died November 6, 1667. 7. Joseph, born 1664, baptized July, 1667, resided at Salem; removed to Dor- chester in 1704; married, November 21, 1683, Anna Trask. 8. David, born Oc- tober 16, 1665, died 1748; married, January 13, 1686-87, Hannah Buxton. 9. Elizabeth, born November 22, 1667. 10. Jonathan, bap- tized June 12, 1678, resided in Boston. II. Hannah, baptized July 21, 1672. 12. Martha, baptized September, 1674, married, October 25. 1698, John Derrick. 13. Ebenezer, born August 5, 1677, married Anna Wilkins.
(II) Hon. John Foster, son of John Foster (1), was born in 1647, baptized at Salem, June 3, 1655. Married there March 18, 1672, Mary Stuart, who died in 1690. He married (sec- ond), July 12, 1692, Mrs. Mary (Howes) Pomeroy. She was received from the church at Chebacco to the church at Salem June I, 1707. Foster was an active, earnest, energetic citizen, frequently serving the town as moder- ator at town meetings; acting as magistrate under his commission; as justice of the peace; representative to the general court in 1723-25- 31-32-38-39. He was a blacksmith by trade. His will was dated at Salem, January 30, 1707, and was proved July 1, 1714. He died in June, 1714. Children, born at Salem: I. John, born July 27, 1674, died September 14, 1680. 2. Mary, born September 12, 1675, married John Harrod. 3. Anna, born April 30, 1677, died 1753. 4. Sarah, born November 27, 1678, married, 1710, John Symonds. 5. John, mentioned below. 6. Jonathan, born June 14, 1683. 7. Ebenezer, born February 22, 1685. 8. Benjamin, born March II, 1687. 9. Mercy, born July 15, 1689, married, June 21, 17II, at Wrentham, John Guild. 10. James, born April 12, 1693, married Margaret Pratt. II. Ruth, born January 19, 1694, married, August 13, 1724, Joseph Verry. 12. Patience,
born December 20, 1696. 13. Nathan, born July 5, 1702.
(III) Major John Foster, son of John Foster (2), was born in Salem, November 15, 1680. He removed from Dorchester to Attle- borough, Massachusetts, about 1712. He was a useful and prominent man in his day. At Attleborough he served the town as moder- ator many years; as surveyor of lands; as magistrate in his capacity of justice of the peace and as representative to the general court. His will was proved at Attleborough, January 12, 1760. He died there December 24, 1759, and his place of burial is marked by a gravestone. He resided at Salem, Dor- chester and Attleborough. He married, De- cember 4, 1704, at Roxbury, Margaret Ware, daughter of Robert Ware. She died Novem- ber 4, 1761, at South Attleborough. Chil- dren, born at Dorchester: I. John, born March 4, 1706, married Hannah Lovett. 2. Robert, born October 20, 1707. 3. Ebenezer, (twin) born August 20, 1709, married, Sep- tember 17, 1730, Desire Cushman. 4. Robert, (twin) born August 20, 1709, in Wrentham. 5. Margaret, born March 7, 1712, married Israel Whitake, born in Attleborough. 6. Benja- min, born April 17, 1713. 7. Jonathan, born June 8, 1715. 8. Sarah, born April 18, 1718. 9. Timothy, mentioned below. IO. Nathan, born July 23, 1722. II. Esther, born and died in 1723. 12. Michael, born October 19, 1725, died April 15, 1726. 13. Michael, born July 18, 1727. 14. Mary, born November 19, 1729, married Benjamin Walcott.
(IV) Captain Timothy Foster, son of Major John Foster (3), was born at Attle- borough, May 14, 1720. He settled in Win- throp, Maine, in 1765. His farm was on the west shore of Cobbossecontee Lake about two miles from its northerly end. His house was on the north end of a lateral moraine about ten rods from the lake shore. Their home was on the veritable frontier; no settlers had then penetrated further into the forests. He was active in civil and military life. He was a member of the first board of selectmen of the town of Winthrop. During the Revo- lution he was captain of the Seventh Com- pany, Second Lincoln County Regiment, commissioned July 23, 1776. He was captain in a company in Major William Lithgo's regi- ment, September to November, 1779, defend- ing Lincoln county. He died April 3, 1785; his widow died December 8, 1813. He mar- ried at Attleborough, 1744, Sibler (Sibyl) Freeman, who was born October 29, 1723. Captain Foster's death was caused by a blow
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from a falling tree. Of their children ten were born in Attleborough, the youngest only in Winthrop. Children: I. Timothy, Jr., born March 21, 1745. 2. Captain Bela (Billy), born September 24, 1747, soldier in the Revolu- tion. 3. Eliphalet, born July 27, 1749, soldier in the Revolution. 4. Susan, born April 15, 1751. 5. David, born May 26, 1753. 6. Thomas, born May 23, 1755, soldier in Revo- lution. 7. Stuart, born April 8, 1757. 8. John, born April 20, 1759, soldier in Revolu- tion. 9. Oliver, born March 5, 1761. IO. Sibler, born April 27, 1763. II. Stephen, mentioned below.
(V) Stephen Foster, son of Captain Timo- thy Foster (4), was born at Winthrop, Maine, February 28, 1766, the first white child in that township. It was natural that he should love the woods and become early in life fond of hunting and the chase. He had a robust con- stitution, and at the age of fourteen was ac- cepted as a soldier in his father's company, Captain Timothy Foster, regiment or detach- ment of Major William Lithgo and took part in the disastrous campaign against Bagaduce in 1779. Late in life he drew a pension for his service in the Revolution.
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