"5913. LIEUTENANT JOSEPH FIELD (Samuel, Stephen, Zechariah, Darby, John), b. Massachusetts, 1749; m. Oct 21, 1773, Eunice Hill, of North Yarmouth, Me., b. in 1753; d. May 6, 1831. He removed to Lewiston, Me., in 1783. His name appears on the Massachusetts records as a Revolutionary soldier, May 12, 1775. He fought at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775; signed receipts for two months' pay at Cambridge, Feb. 20, 1776; marched from Watertown to Dorchester Heights, March, 1776. Name appears again June 13, 1776. Sent to Fishkill; captured by the British, March 7, 1778. Sent in a prison ship to Bristol, June 11, 1778, enlisted at at North Yarmouth, Me., as corporal in Capt. Edmund Billings' company, Col. Jonathan Bass' regiment. Held the rank of corporal, sergeant and first lieutenant. Date of discharge not given. Five feet, eight inches in height, of light complexion."
"The Massachusetts State Revolutionary Records has this of him: Field, Joseph, North Yarmouth. Capt. John Worthley's co., Col. John Phinny's regt.; billeting allowed from date of enlistment, May 12, 1775, to date of marching to headquarters, July 6, 1776; credited with 55 days' allowance. Also, corporal, same co., and regt.; company return, probably Oct 1775, dated Camp at Cambridge. Also, company receipt given to Lieut. Crispus Graves for wages for Nov. and Dec. 1775; dated Cambridge, Feb 20, 1776; also list of men raised in Cumberland co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill; Capt. Gray's co., Col. Mitchell's regt.; age. 29 years; stature, 5 feet, 9 inches; complexion, light; residence, North Yarmouth; arrived at Fishkill, June 11, 1778. Also, list of men returned as received of Maj. James Johnson, by Jonathan Warner, commissioner, at FIshkill, June 25, 1778. Also list of men returned by Brig. Lemuel Thompson, dated Brunswick, July 1, 1778; also, list of men returned as received of Jonathan Warner, commissioner, byu Col R. Putnam, July 20, 1778."
"He d. March 27, 1815. Res Freeport, Lewiston and North Yarmouth, Me."
