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The life of Lt. Col. Amos Chesebrough Sr.
A commission before the Revolution
A Chesebrough genealogy reports a commission dated June 8, 1768 appointing Amos Chesebrough lieutenant-colonel of the Eighth Regiment of Horse and Foot. It names William Pitkin, governor of the Colony of Connecticut, as the issuing authority and says the document remained in family possession when the account was compiled.
Amos was born on February 2, 1708/09, a son of Samuel Chesebrough and Priscilla Alden. He married Desire Williams on December 2, 1729. Their family included ten children, among them another Amos, born in 1730.
Amos Sr. died in September 1770, before the Revolutionary War.
The accepted death date is September 13, 1770.
The family chronology places his birth at Stonington.
The burial listing places Lt. Col. Amos Chesebrough Sr. at Wequetequock Burial Ground, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States.
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Children with Desire Williams
A life in dates
4 events
- Militia Commission
The family genealogy reports a commission from Governor William Pitkin as lieutenant-colonel of Connecticut’s Eighth Regiment of Horse and Foot.
Connecticut
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Probable death — Historical Stonington / North Stonington area, Connecticut.
Historical Stonington / North Stonington area, Connecticut
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Birth — Historical Stonington / North Stonington area, Connecticut.
Historical Stonington / North Stonington area, Connecticut
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Notes & sources
Family records
- Canonical PROD, revision 114
- Chesebrough family genealogy: Amos Sr.
- DNA consolidated biography and timeline evidence and decisions
- Location evidence: person 42