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Samuel Johnson, Master’s Mate

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Joe

Samuel Johnson. According to his pension application S.32,908, Samuel Johnson was born in Providence, RI in 1753. Based on a letter written to the Providence Gazette during the American Revolution that he signed as Samuel Johnson, Jr. we can assume … Continue reading →

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William Blodget, Chaplain

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Joe

William Blodget. Son of Dr. Benjamin Blodget (1717-1781) and his first wife Mary Slatterlee, William Blodget (or Blodgett) was born 8 June 1754 in Stonington, CT and named after his oldest sibling who had apparently died sometime during the previous … Continue reading →

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Samuel Chandler, Chaplain

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Joe

Samuel Chandler. A list of accounts prepared in 1810 by the Treasury Department under the act of 27 March 1792 regarding settlements with Army and Navy veterans of the Revolutionary War published by Gales and Seaton in “American State Papers: Documents, … Continue reading →

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Major Hallet, Chaplain

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Joe

Chaplain Hallet. Despite his omission from the list of officers and men of the frigate Confederacy on pages 601-602 of the “Record of Service of Connecticut Men, Part I, Naval Record of Connecticut, 1775-1783″ edited by Henry P. Johnston (1889), … Continue reading →

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George Richards, Chaplain

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Joe

George Richards. Born near Newport, RI about 1755, little is known about the early years of George Richards. One source suggests his father was a lawyer named David who probably died at Newport on 29 March 1761 at the age … Continue reading →

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