My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
NameJonathan Shurtleff Shurtleffe Sr.
Birth Date4 Dec 1727
Birth PlacePlympton, Plymouth Co., MA
Death Dateaft 1783 Age: 55
Death PlaceBridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA
FatherThomas Shurtleff Shurtleffe Sr. (1687-<1730)
MotherPhebe Shaw (1690-1730)
Misc. Notes
Jonathan and his wife Elizabeth were born on the same day.
Jonathan saw active servce from August 1, 1757 until July 3, 1778. He was a private in Capt. Theophilus Curtis's company, Col. Samuel Miller's regiment, comprising the train band and alarm list dated Stoughton, Norfolk Co., Mass., August 1, 1757. He was a sergeant, Capt. Moses Curtis's company, Col. Samuel Miller's regiment; entered service from Stoughton, April 2, 1759, age 30; served until February 10, 1760 (service: 11 months, 7 days). On January 1, 1760, he was in service in Nova Scotia in Col. Frye's regiment. Also, as a private, marched 38 miles in 2 days with Capt. Peter Talbot's company on alarm of April 19, 1775, from Stoughton. Commissioned first lieutenant on January 31, 1778, he served in Capt. Joseph Richard's 10th company, Col. Gill's 3rd Suffolk Co. regiment. As a second lieutenant (commissioned March 27, 1778), he served in Capt. Benjamin Laphams's company, Col. Jonathan Reed's regiment.
From Richard Dutton’s RootsWeb Pages: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?o...dutton&id=I51985
Jonathan saw active servce from August 1, 1757 until July 3, 1778. He was a private in Capt. Theophilus Curtis's company, Col. Samuel Miller's regiment, comprising the train band and alarm list dated Stoughton, Norfolk Co., Mass., August 1, 1757. He was a sergeant, Capt. Moses Curtis's company, Col. Samuel Miller's regiment; entered service from Stoughton, April 2, 1759, age 30; served until February 10, 1760 (service: 11 months, 7 days). On January 1, 1760, he was in service in Nova Scotia in Col. Frye's regiment. Also, as a private, marched 38 miles in 2 days with Capt. Peter Talbot's company on alarm of April 19, 1775, from Stoughton. Commissioned first lieutenant on January 31, 1778, he served in Capt. Joseph Richard's 10th company, Col. Gill's 3rd Suffolk Co. regiment. As a second lieutenant (commissioned March 27, 1778), he served in Capt. Benjamin Laphams's company, Col. Jonathan Reed's regiment.
From Richard Dutton’s RootsWeb Pages: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?o...dutton&id=I51985
Spouses
Birth Date4 Dec 1727
Birth PlaceHalifax, Plymouth Co., MA
Death Dateaft 1783 Age: 55
Death PlaceBridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA
FatherGiles Leach (1697-1749)
MotherAnna Leila Waterman (1693-)
Misc. Notes
All children born in Middleboro, MA.
Marr Date1 Nov 1750
Marr PlaceHalifax, Plymouth Co., MA