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LARRABEE, DAVID,-probably son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Trask) Larra- bee, born in 1762, brother of Benjamin, Joseph, and James.
Return of men dated Boxford, December 8, 1779, of men mustered by John Cushing, muster-master for Essex County, to join the Conti- nental Army for the term of nine months, agreeable to resolve of June 9, 1779; engaged for the town of Lynn; also descriptive list of men raised in Essex County in 1779 to serve in the Continental Army, Cap- tain Stocker's company; age, seventeen years; stature, 5 ft. 3 in .;
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complexion, sandy; engaged for the town of Lynn; delivered to Lieu- tenant John Grace.
Private, Colonel Thomas Nixon's regiment; Continental Army pay accounts for service from January 1, 1780, to December 31. 1780; residence, Lynn; also Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Whiting's company, Colonel Nixon's (6th) regiment; pay-rolls for January to June, 1780; also pay-rolls, same company, for July, August, September, October, November, and December, 1780 .- Mass. Rolls.
LARRABEE, ISAAC,-was the son of Isaac and Martha (Towne) Larrabee. His father, Isaac, died July 19, 1746, "drowned in our hay," and his grandfather, who was also named Isaac, died in 1755, at the age of ninety-one. In the will of the latter, dated May 29, 1753, mention is made of wife Ellinor; sons, John and Samuel, daughters, Mary, Sarah, Ellinor, and Joanna; and grandsons, Isaac and Joseph (sons of son Isaac). These grandsons, upon making satisfactory settlement with their mother, came into full possession of the lands in Lynn owned by their father and grandfather. These were equally divided between them, and consisted of certain portions upon Lynn Common, and also at How's Neck, Oak Island, Chelsea. Ledge Island, and Cider Pond. This Isaac married Mary Stevens, March 15, 1740, and his name appears many times in the records. There is no mention of children.
Another Isaac, parentage unknown. was married September 30, 1773, by Rev. John Treadwell, to Mary Flin or Flint. His children were Mary, Isaac, Elizabeth, Mehitable, John, William, Asa, Abraham, and James. Thus far it has been impossible to tell which was the Revolutionary soldier whose service is here given.
Private, list dated Malden, August 3, 1775, of men belonging to Cap- tain Eleazer Lindsey's company, Colonel Samuel Gerrish's regiment, who were credited with having received sums of money. probably on account of advance pay; also private, Captain Eleazer Lindsey's com- pany, commanded by Lieutenant Daniel Gallushee, Colonel Ruggles Woodbridge's regiment; muster-roll dated August 1, 1775; enlisted May 22, 1775; service, two months, eleven days; also Captain Daniel Gallushee's (10th) company, Colonel Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's regiment; company return, probably October, 1775; also order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Malden, December 22, 1775: also list of men belonging to Captain Lindsey's company who
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took the oath in Middlesex County, July 6, 1775, required by Congress to be taken by the Massachusetts army .- Mass. Rolls.
LARRABEE, JAMES,-son of Joseph and brother to Joseph, Jr., Benjamin and. David, married in Andover, April 13, 1772, by Rev. William, Symmes, to Mary Holt, of Andover.
Appears in a list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 1st Essex County regiment, sworn to at Salem February 16, 1778, by John Flagg, first military officer for the town of Lynn; residence, Lynn; engaged for the town of Lynn; joined Captain Burbeck's com- pany, Colonel Crane's regiment; term three years or during the war .- Mass. Rolls.
LARRABEE, JOHN,-was born in Lynn in 1757 or 1758. Ilis father was lost at sea, and he went to live with an uncle in Lynn, said to have been "Isaac," who worked him hard and gave him no advantages of edu- cation. When but fifteen years of age, he ran away, taking a last fare- well of his widowed mother. He enlisted in the Continental Army, served as wagoner in his first enlistment, and then re-enlisted and served during the war. He was at Trenton, where he had both feet badly frozen. He married a Miss Hicks, settled in Virginia, and it does not appear that he ever returned to Lynn. His wife died in 1800, and in 1801 he went to Ohio, and settled near Newark. He married, second, a Miss Smith, by whom he had three sons and five daughters; namely, Daniel, William, Sylvester, Mary, Elizabeth, Joanna, Lucinda, and Lydia. Some of these died in infancy. He died in Newark, February 6, 1846. Ile was a large man, weighing three hundred and fifty pounds. was industrious and honest, of correct habits, and much respected.
May 7, 1822, he appeared at Newark, Ohio, and made oath that he served in the Revolution in the company commanded by Jotham Drury, in the regiment of Colonel John Crane, and that he obtained a pension under the act of 1818; that he was a farmer, and served in the Revo- lution seven years and eight months, enlisting shortly after the battle of Bunker Hill in the company commanded by Captain Hart, Colonel Sargent's regiment. Ile joined the regiment immediately at Cam- bridge. After his discharge he again enlisted in the company of Cap- tain Frederick Bell, in Colonel Poor's regiment, New Hampshire line, for the term of one year. He again enlisted, January 1, 1777, for the term of three years in a company of artillery commanded by Captain
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Drury, Colonel John Crane's regiment, and served his complete term; discharged at Morristown, February 9, 1780. Ile again enlisted for three years, and was discharged at West Point.
LARRABEE, JOSEPH,-son of Joseph and Elizabeth Trask, born about 1742; married Lydia Collins, May 18, 1769; and died December 26, 1789. His widow, Lydia, died May 1, 1839, at the age of ninety-seven.
Private, list of men dated Malden, August 3, 1775, belonging to Captain Eleazer Lindsey's company, Colonel Samuel Gerrish's regi- ment, who were credited with having received sums of money, probably on account of advance pay; also private, Captain Eleazer Lindsey's company, commanded by Lieutenant Daniel Gallushee, Colonel Rug- gles Woodbridge's regiment; muster-roll dated August 1, 1775: enlisted June 6, 1775; service, one month, twenty-six days; also Captain Daniel Gallushee's (10th) company, Colonel Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's regiment (25th); company return, probably October, 1775; also order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money, dated Malden. December 22, 1775; also list of men belonging to Captain Lindsey's company who took the oath in Middlesex County, July 6, 1775, required by Con- gress to be taken by the Massachusetts army .- Mass. Rolls.
LARRABEE, STEPHEN,-was a private in Captain Farrington's company, and did duty on April 19. 1775. His birth, marriage, and death do not appear on the Lynn records, and nothing is known of him. The following notice which appeared in Salem may indicate that he removed to that place: "Died in Salem, March 29, 1845, Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Stephen Larrabee, aged 85."
LASKEY, WILLIAM .- On the 25th of November, 1777, William Laskey entered as a seaman on the armed bark " General Gates," John Skeener commander, for a six months' cruise against the British. After four months they took a prize, and he was ordered on board and arrived in her at Boston. Said bark was continued on her cruise after having captured other prizes, and returned to Boston the last of May, 1778. He again entered on board the "General Gates," Captain William Dennis, of Marblehead, commander, for a four months' cruise. After capturing several prizes, he returned to Boston the last of October, 1778, and was discharged.
Ile enlisted on the bark " Tyrannicide," Jonathan Harrington com- mander, and was engaged from October, 1777, to May, 1778. Also
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served three months as a private in Captain Enoch Putnam's com- pany, Colonel Hutchinson's regiment, at Dorchester Heights and around Boston, from January 1, 1776, until the British evacuated Boston.
A William Laskey, son of William and Anne, baptized in Marble- head, September 19, 1762; also a William, son of Robert and Elizabeth, baptized April 24, 1757.
LEE, JOHN CHARLES,-private, Captain Eleazer Lindsey's company, com- manded by Lieutenant Daniel Gallushee, Colonel Ruggles Wood- bridge's regiment; muster-roll dated August 1, 1775; enlisted August 10, 1775.
Also under name of John Charles Litterler: private, Captain Daniel Gallushee's company, Colonel Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's regi- ment; company return, probably October, 1775; reported a transient. -Mass. Rolls.
LEEDS, AMOS,-corporal, served with the company of Captain Parker on the Lexington alarm, but nothing whatever is known of hin.
LELAX, JAMES,-private, appears on the roll of Captain Parker's company. The name on the roll is partly obliterated, but is probably as above. Nothing is known of him. In the Lynnfield church records the rates of " James Lelack" were abated to the extent of five shillings, sixpence, November 14, 1774, and again February 26, 1776. This may have been the man, but nothing further is found concerning him in church, town, or state records.
LEWIS, BENJAMIN, son of Nathan and Mary (Newhall) Lewis, was born June 4, 1762. He was brother of David and John, and died on board the Jersey prison ship with his brother John in the winter of 1777. No record is found on the Massachusetts rolls. According to Alonzo Lewis, he was fifteen years of age at the time of his death, and this agrees with the date of his birth. His brother John was twenty-six.
LEWIS, DAVID,-son of Nathan and Mary (Newhall) Lewis, brother of John and Benjamin, was born February 19, 1757; married June 11, 1780, to Lydia Newhall. Date of death unknown.
Private, Captain Ezra Newhall's company of minute-men which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, sixteen days; also order on Colonel Asa Whetcomb, payable to Ezra Newhall, dated Cambridge, June 10, 1775, signed by said Lewis and others, for ad-
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vance pay for one month; also private, Captain Ezra Newhall's com- pany, Colonel John Mansfield's regiment; muster-roll dated Angust 1, 1775; enlisted May 5, 1775; service three months, three days; also Captain Newhall's company, Colonel Mansfield's regiment, com- manded by Lieutenant-Colonel Israel IIntchinson; company return dated October 6, 1775; also order for bonnty coat or its equivalent in money dated Winter Hill, November 4, 1775.
The following record given from Marblehead should be from Lynn: Private. Captain Joseph Hiller's company, Colonel Jonathan Tit- comb's regiment; pay-roll dated Providence; arrived at destination June 11; service between June 11, 1777, and August 11, 1777, one month, twenty-six days at Rhode Island .-- Mass. Rolls.
He appears among a list of prisoners taken in the ship "Essex." June 16, 1781; committed to the old Mill Prison, England, July 21, 1781; residence, Lynn .- Essex County Historical Register.
LEWIS, CALEB,-of Lynn, was married by Rev. Joseph Roby, on the 17th of October, 1786, to Hannah, danghter of David and Hannah Newman. born November 4, 1766. Their children were Mary, Rebecca, Isaac, Daniel, David, John, Mary, Isaac, and Emily.
He was a private in Captain Addison Richardson's company, Colonel Wade's regiment; enlisted July 12, 1780; service, three months, eleven days, including twelve days' (240 miles) travel home; regiment de- tached from Essex County militia.
LEWIS, EDMUND, Jr.,-private, son of Edmund and Hannah (Fnller) Lewis, was born in Lynn, June 20, 1757. His only known military service was on the 19th of April, 1775, in Captain William Farrington's company. He was married November 25, 1779, by Rev. John Tread- well, to Rebecca Mansfield, probably danghter of John and Mary (Eaton) Mansfield, baptized in Lynnfield, July 23, 1758. Their chil- dren were James Fuller and Edmund.
LEWIS, ISAAC,-private, Captain Addison Richardson's company. Colonel Wade's regiment; enlisted July 12, 1780; discharged October 10, 1780; service, three months, eleven days, including twelve days' (240 miles) travel home; regiment detached from Essex County militia.
This man may have been of Chelsea. An Isaac, of Chelsea, was married by Rev. Mr. Henchman, July 24, 1750, to Sarah Norwood, of Lynn. Intentions were also published in Lynn of the marriage of
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Isaac Lewis, resident of Lynn, to Mrs. Ruth Coats. Nothing has been found to place the man with any certainty.
LEWIS, JOHN,-son of Nathan and Mary (Newhall) Lewis, was born Jan- uary 10, 1752. His home was in the house which stood at the corner of Fayette and Essex Streets, known as the "Village House."
According to a statement in the Alonzo Lewis History of Lynn, under date of 1777, he with his brother Benjamin, aged fifteen, died on board the Jersey prison-ship in New York Harbor, in the winter of that year. The entry on the Massachusetts rolls appears under the name of John Loveis, as follows :-
Captain Kimble's company; of a list of men taken from the Orderly Book of Lieutenant-Colonel Israel Hutchinson, of the 27th regiment, dated Fort Lee; reported taken prisoner at Fort Washington, No- vember 16, 1776.
LEWIS, SAMUEL,-son of John Lewis, Jr., and Mrs. Abigail (Brooks) Lewis, was born June 6, 1752; married November 29, 1770, by Rev. Mr. Treadwell, to Susannah Meacham, daughter of Isaac and Ruth (Dun- nell) Meacham, born June 29, 1754; children, John, Susannah, Thomas, Henry, Isaac, Sally, Samuel, Jesse Lee. He died April 25, 1806, and his wife died February 14, 1815. Both are buried in the old Western Burial Ground, and his grave is marked by a marble stone and the bronze marker of the S. A. R.
Matross, Captain Winthrop Gray's company, Colonel Craft's ar- tillery regiment; pay abstract for advance pay sworn to at Boston, June 8, 1776 .- Mass. Rolls.
LINDSEY, BENJAMIN,-son of Joseph and Rebecca, was baptized in Marble- head, May 26, 1754; married by Rev. John Treadwell, December 12, 1776, to Mary Ramsdell; children, Ralph, Rebecca, Benjamin, and Rebecca. Mrs. Lindsey died January 26, 1828, and according to the Lynn records he was killed on board a privateer near the close of the Revolution.
LINDSEY, BLANEY,-Captain Miles Greenwood's company, Colonel Jacob Gerrish's regiment of guards; enlisted November 11, 1777; service to April 3, 1778, four months, twenty-three days; roll dated camp at Winter Hill; also pay-roll for six months' men raised for the town of Lynn for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched June 27, 1780; discharged November 9, 1780; service, four months,
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twenty-five days, travel (220 miles) included; also certified as having passed muster by Brigadier-General Patterson, dated Camp Totoway, October 25, 1780.
Descriptive list of men raised to reinforce the Continental Army for the term of six months, agreeable to the resolve of June 5, 1780, re- turned as received of Justin Ely, commissioner, by Brigadier-General John Glover, at Springfield, July 13. 1780; age, nineteen years; stature, 5 ft. 9 in .; complexion, ruddy; engaged for the town of Lynn; marched to camp July 13, 1780; under command of Captain Thomas Pritchard. -Mass. Rolls.
LINDSEY, DANIEL,-son of Captain Eleazer and Lydia (Farrington) Lindsey, was born May 14. 1753; published to Deborah Ingalls, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Tucker) Ingalls. January 3, 1785; died November 7, 1827. He lived on the Common in the old Lindsey house, which was torn down in June, 1893. The first of the name of Lindsey, spelled in Sanel Lindsay various ways in the earlier days, was Christopher, who emigrated from Scot- land to Lynn about 1630, was a farmer. and died in 1669. Ile left two sons. John and Eleazer. The earlier half of the old Lindsey house, so called. was built by Eleazer about 1678, and a year or two later the other half of the house was added by the brother, John. Eleazer's side of the house was occupied by the Lindseys until its destruction, and John's came down through Ralph. Ralph, Jr., Mumford, and James N. The house was a good example of the solid construction of the olden days. the timbers being entirely of oak, with centre beams 10 in. by 10 in. The laths were all of split wood, and were nailed with heavy spike nails. The chimneys were ponderous, with over 30,000 bricks used in one of them.
The line of Daniel back to Christopher was Daniel5, Eleazer4, Ralph3, Eleazer2, and Christopher1. The children of Damel and Deborah were William. John, Sarah, Deborah, and Lydia. The son, John. born July 11, 1788, became a Methodist minister. Deborah, the mother. died April 18, 1833. Both Daniel and Deborah were buried in un- marked graves in the old Western Burial Ground, but a marble stone and bronze marker of the S. A. R. now mark the spot.
The Revolutionary service of Daniel Lindsey was as follows :-
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Private, Captain Ezra Newhall's company of minute-men which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, fifteen days; also Captain Ezra Newhall's company, Colonel John Mansfield's regiment; order for advance pay signed by said Lindsey and others, dated Cam- bridge, June 8, 1775; also private, same company and regiment; muster- roll dated August 1, 1775; enlisted May 4, 1775; service, three months, four days; also Captain Ezra Newhall's company, Colonel John Mansfield's (19th) regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Israel Hutchinson; company return dated October 6, 1775; also order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated camp at Winter llill, November 4, 1775 .- Mass. Rolls.
Also, according to a statement made at the time of his death in 1827, he was under the command of Colonel Mansfield at the time the battle of Bunker Hill was fought, but, as was the case with the rest of that regiment, did not participate. During the course of the war he was taken prisoner and carried to Portsmouth, England, where he was compelled to serve under the British flag. He was at the siege of Gib- raltar, and was near the "Royal George," a ship of 120 guns, when she sank with 800 men on board.
LINDSAY, CAPTAIN ELEAZER,- son of Ralph and Mary (Breed) Lindsay, was born March 22, 1716-17, a descendant of Christopher, the first to come to America. The name is spelled in many ways in the early records.
Captain Lindsay was married in May, 1741, intention recorded May 24, to Lydia, daughter of John and Abigail (Fuller) Farrington, born December 30, 1721. His will, dated April 11, 1791, was probated January 7, 1793, by his son Damiel, who was residuary legatee and executor under the will.
Captain Lindsay was a sergeant under Captain William Flint, of Reading, in the French and Indian War, and served at Crown Point in 1756.
The Revolutionary rolls of Massachusetts give the fact that he was captain in a list of men belonging to Lynn, Lynnfield, and Saugus, who served at Concord battle and elsewhere, together with the fol- lowing record: Captain, Colonel Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's regi- ment; muster-roll dated August 1, 1775; engaged May 12, 1775; serv- ice, eighty-one days; company later commanded by Captain Daniel
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Gallusia; also captain, list of men comprising said Lindsay and com- pany, who took the oath in Middlesex County, July 6, 1775, required by Congress to be taken by the Massachusetts army; also list dated Malden, August 3, 1775, of men belonging to said Lindsay's company, Colonel Samuel Gerrish's regiment, who are credited with having received certain sums of money, probably on account of advance pay.
The tradition has always been that he was cashiered for neglect of duty, and that his son-in-law, Daniel Galencia, who was his first lieu- tenant, took command upon his retirement. In an Orderly Book kept under General Washington an entry is found which bears out the tradition. The following is the record :-
HEADQUARTERS, Aug. 16, 1775.
C'apt. Eleazer Lindsey of Col. Gerrish's regiment, tried by a Court Martial for absenting himself from post, which was attacked and abandoned to the en- emy; the court, on consideration of, are of the opinion that Captain Lindsey be discharged the service, as a person improper to sustain a commission.
The home of Captain Lindsay was the old Lindsay house on the Common.
LINDSEY, JOSEPH,-son of Ralph and Abigail, was born September 26, 1736.
Private, Captain Eleazer Lindsey's company, commanded by Lieuten- ant Daniel Galeucia, Colonel Ruggles Woodbridge's regiment; muster- roll dated August 1, 1775; enlisted May 29, 1775; service, two months, four days; also company return probably October, 1775; also private, list dated Malden, August 3, 1775, of men belonging to Captain Eleazer Lindsey's company, Colonel Samuel Gerrish's regiment, who were credited with having received sums of money probably on account of advance pay; also list of men belonging to Captain Lindsey's company who took the oath in Middlesex County, July 6, 1775, required by Congress to be taken by the Massachusetts army; also private, Captain Zadock Buffinton's company, Colonel Samuel Johnson's regiment; enlisted August 18, 1777; discharged November 30, 1777, at Cam- bridge; service, three months, thirteen days, in Northern Department; also list of men raised for the six months service and returned by Brig- adier-General Patterson as having passed muster in a return dated Camp Totoway, October 25, 1780; also private, Captain Job Whipple's company, Colonel Rufus Putnam's regiment; muster-roll for January,
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1781; dated West Point; enlisted July 12, 1780; discharged January 12, 1781; enlistment, six months .- Mass. Rolls.
LINDSEY, JOSEPH, Jr.,-son of Matthew and Anna (Breed) Lindsey, was born in Lynn, September 28, 1757.
Private, Captain Eleazer Lindsey's company, commanded by Lieuten- ant Daniel Galeucia; muster-roll dated August 1, 1775; enlisted June 14, 1775; service, 1 month, eighteen days; also Captain Damel Galeu- cia's (10th) company, Colonel Woodbridge's (25th) regiment; com- pany return dated probably October, 1775; also list of men who took the oath in Middlesex County, July 6, 1775, required by Congress to be taken by the Massachusetts army; order for bounty coat dated Malden, October 25, 1775; also list of men dated Malden, August 3, 1775, belonging to Captain Eleazer Lindsey's company, Colonel Samuel Gerrish's regiment, who are credited with having received sums of money probably on account of advance pay.
Descriptive list of men raised to reinforce the Continental Army for the term of six months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780, returned as received by Justin Ely, commissioner, by Brigadier-General Glover, at Springfield, July 13, 1780; age, twenty-two years; stature, 5 ft. 5 in .; complexion, light; marched to camp July 13, 1780, under command of Captain Thomas Pritchard.
Also list of men taken from Orderly Book of Colonel Israel Hutchin- son, of the 27th regiment, dated Fort Lee, Captain Newhall's company; reported taken prisoner at Fort Washington, November 16, 1776 .- Mass. Rolls.
LINDSEY, RALPH .- A simple slate slab near the main path in the old Western Burial Ground bears the name "Ralph Lindsey." It is without date, and is evidently a foot-stone. Inasmuch as the other Ralph Lindsey, sometimes called "Junior," died in Philadelphia in the early part of the war, it is fair to presume that this stone indicates the grave of the Ralph whose name appears on the muster-roll of Captain Newhall's minute company of the 19th of April, 1775. This Ralph, son of Captain Ralph and Abigail (Blaney) Lindsey, was born on the 9th of June, 1738; married Mrs. Anna Burchstead, January 4, 1765, and died probably in 1790. His home was the old Lindsey house which stood where the Armory now stands. It was a long, low house, old-fashioned even in Revolutionary days, for it was built in 1678. It is difficult to pick out the
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service of Ralph Lindsey in the Revolution. He was surely one of Captain Ezra Newhall's company on the 19th of April, and was a cor- poral in Captain Samuel King's company, stationed at Salem and Lynn for the defence of the seacoast in the summer of 1775, credited with six months' service at that time. He was probably the Ralph given in " a list of prisoners to he returned for British prisoners sent to New York in the cartel . Favorite' as returned by Robert Pierpont, commissary of prisoners, year not given; said Lindsey as seaman to be exchanged for Richard Drake, a seaman." The rest of his service it is impossible to distinguish from that of Ralph, Jr.
LINDSEY, RALPH, Jr.,-son of Matthew and Anna (Breed) Lindsey, was born November 4, 1752; married Rebecca Goodwin, December 14, 1775, and died in Philadelphia about January 1, 1777. He was cousin to Ralph and Joseph, and, although his name does not appear in the muster-rolls of any of the companies which marched from Lynn on the 19th of April, 1775, the Massachusetts archives give Ralph Lindsey in the list of those from Lynn who "served at Concord Battle and else- where." It is possible that he was in Captain Newhall's company with his cousin Ralph. Henry Hallowell mentions the fact that Ralph Lindsey, who was in Washington's army in New Jersey during the latter part of 1776, fell sick and was carried to Philadelphia, where he was quartered with five other Lynn men (namely, Henry Hallowell, David Newman, Charles Florence, Stephen Coats, and Ephraim Twist), and that his death occurred in that city probably about the first of January, 1777.
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