Person:Joshua Whitford (1)
Joshua Whitford
b.23 Jun 1731 Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
d.Sep 1813 Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, United States
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m. Abt 1754
  1. Joshua Whitford1755 - 1826
  2. Elizabeth Whitford1757 - 1856
  3. Catherine "Caty" Whitford1759 - 1834
  4. Jesse Whitford1762 - 1851
  5. John Whitford1764 - 1831
  6. David Whitford1771 - 1813
  7. Sarah Whitford1773 -
  8. Mercy Whitford1774 - 1799
  9. Edward Wells "Edgar" Whitford1778 - 1862
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Name Joshua Whitford
Gender Male
Birth? 23 Jun 1731 Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United Statesstill part of Westerly in 1731
Marriage Abt 1754 to Prudence Burdick
Death? Sep 1813 Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Burial? 1813 Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, United StatesSouth Hollow Cemetery


South Hollow Cemetery "The Descendants of Robert Burdick of Rhode Island"; by Nellie W. Johnson; The Syracuse Typesetting Co., Syracuse, NY; 1937, p60. Joshua Whitford was in the Revolutionary Army, May 5, 1775 - Dec. 17, 1775, 3rd Co., Stonington.

Pvt and Ensign in Cont. Army. He enlisted 5 May 1775 at Stonington, CT in 3rd Stonington, Co., Captain Samuel Prentiss, 6th CT Regiment. Colonel Samuel H. Parsons, marched to Roxbury, MA, General Spencer's Brigade until 10 Dec 1775. He re-enlisted 3 Aug 1778 in Capt. Wheeler's Co., Col. Chapman's Regt. under General Sullivan. He was in the Battle of Newport, RI 29 Aug 1778. Discharged 12 Sep 1778 (Source: Adj. Generals Records of Conn in War of the Revolution, 1889 pp 74, 534.) He was appointed Ensign 26 Sep 1777 by the Gov and Comm of Safety of Conn in the Sixth Military Company (8th Reg) in Stonington.

Originally buried in Southeast Hollow

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