Zachariah was son of Daniel Whiton and his wife Jael Damon. He married Keziah Wilder (1747-1834) on December 12, 1770 in Hingham, MA. They nine known children.
Zachariah was a carpenter, and in 1774 was a constable. He lived at Liberty Plain in Hingham, Massachusetts. He served in the Revolutionary War as a sergeant in Captain Pyam's Company, Colonel Solomon Lovell's Regiment, from March 4 to March 8 in 1776, and November 14-29, 1776; also as 2nd Sergeant in Captain Lincoln's Company Colonel Lovell's Regiment December 14-18, 1776. Also as 2nd Lieutenant in Jospeh Baxter's Company, Colonel Macintosh's Regiment, detached from militia for expedition to Rhode Island. Also in Captain Elias Whiton's Company, Colonel Symms' Regiment, March 9 to June 9 in 1777. Also as 1st Lieutenant in Captain Jabez Wilder's Company, 2nd Regiment, Suffolk County Militia, March 10, 1779. He is also mentioned with credit in Thatcher's Military History.
[Info supplied by J. Keith Cook]
Zachariah married Kezia Wilder, 12 Dec. 1770, Hingham, Mass. Daughter of Theophilus and Mary Hersey Wilder.
Source:
A Genealogical Dictionary Of The First Settlers Of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Register. By James Savage, Former President Of The Massachusetts Historical Society And Editor Of Winthrop's History Of New England.
Contributor: D. Curtis (47355469) •
Zachariah was a carpenter, and in 1774 was a constable. He lived at Liberty Plain in Hingham, Massachusetts. He served in the Revolutionary War as a sergeant in Captain Pyam's Company, Colonel Solomon Lovell's Regiment, from March 4 to March 8 in 1776, and November 14-29, 1776; also as 2nd Sergeant in Captain Lincoln's Company Colonel Lovell's Regiment December 14-18, 1776. Also as 2nd Lieutenant in Jospeh Baxter's Company, Colonel Macintosh's Regiment, detached from militia for expedition to Rhode Island. Also in Captain Elias Whiton's Company, Colonel Symms' Regiment, March 9 to June 9 in 1777. Also as 1st Lieutenant in Captain Jabez Wilder's Company, 2nd Regiment, Suffolk County Militia, March 10, 1779. He is also mentioned with credit in Thatcher's Military History.
[Info supplied by J. Keith Cook]
Zachariah married Kezia Wilder, 12 Dec. 1770, Hingham, Mass. Daughter of Theophilus and Mary Hersey Wilder.
Source:
A Genealogical Dictionary Of The First Settlers Of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Register. By James Savage, Former President Of The Massachusetts Historical Society And Editor Of Winthrop's History Of New England.
Contributor: D. Curtis (47355469) •
Zachariah was son of Daniel Whiton and his wife Jael Damon. He married Keziah Wilder (1747-1834) on December 12, 1770 in Hingham, MA. They nine known children.
Zachariah was a carpenter, and in 1774 was a constable. He lived at Liberty Plain in Hingham, Massachusetts. He served in the Revolutionary War as a sergeant in Captain Pyam's Company, Colonel Solomon Lovell's Regiment, from March 4 to March 8 in 1776, and November 14-29, 1776; also as 2nd Sergeant in Captain Lincoln's Company Colonel Lovell's Regiment December 14-18, 1776. Also as 2nd Lieutenant in Jospeh Baxter's Company, Colonel Macintosh's Regiment, detached from militia for expedition to Rhode Island. Also in Captain Elias Whiton's Company, Colonel Symms' Regiment, March 9 to June 9 in 1777. Also as 1st Lieutenant in Captain Jabez Wilder's Company, 2nd Regiment, Suffolk County Militia, March 10, 1779. He is also mentioned with credit in Thatcher's Military History.
[Info supplied by J. Keith Cook]
Zachariah married Kezia Wilder, 12 Dec. 1770, Hingham, Mass. Daughter of Theophilus and Mary Hersey Wilder.
Source:
A Genealogical Dictionary Of The First Settlers Of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Register. By James Savage, Former President Of The Massachusetts Historical Society And Editor Of Winthrop's History Of New England.
Contributor: D. Curtis (47355469) •
Zachariah was a carpenter, and in 1774 was a constable. He lived at Liberty Plain in Hingham, Massachusetts. He served in the Revolutionary War as a sergeant in Captain Pyam's Company, Colonel Solomon Lovell's Regiment, from March 4 to March 8 in 1776, and November 14-29, 1776; also as 2nd Sergeant in Captain Lincoln's Company Colonel Lovell's Regiment December 14-18, 1776. Also as 2nd Lieutenant in Jospeh Baxter's Company, Colonel Macintosh's Regiment, detached from militia for expedition to Rhode Island. Also in Captain Elias Whiton's Company, Colonel Symms' Regiment, March 9 to June 9 in 1777. Also as 1st Lieutenant in Captain Jabez Wilder's Company, 2nd Regiment, Suffolk County Militia, March 10, 1779. He is also mentioned with credit in Thatcher's Military History.
[Info supplied by J. Keith Cook]
Zachariah married Kezia Wilder, 12 Dec. 1770, Hingham, Mass. Daughter of Theophilus and Mary Hersey Wilder.
Source:
A Genealogical Dictionary Of The First Settlers Of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Register. By James Savage, Former President Of The Massachusetts Historical Society And Editor Of Winthrop's History Of New England.
Contributor: D. Curtis (47355469) •
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