Hester Enoch Bonnell, a lifelong resident of Indiana, died at the end of spring in 1907. She was 78 years old.
Hester was a Daughter of the American Revolution, a legacy handed down to her by her grandfather Hannaniah Rollins who, at the tender age of 16, boldly risked life and limb for freedom and enlisted in the War of Independence. A brief glimpse of her grandfather's history, as follows, shows the kindred spirit of our own founding fathers.
When the British attempted to disarm the Massachusetts colonists on April 19, 1775, and American patriots resisted by firing the shot heard round the world, young Hannaniah was only 13 years old. Two years later, in 1777, he joined the Continental Army's Jersey Line and was selected to serve his fellow soldiers by boosting their spirits and playing the fife in the band. He was soon promoted from fifer to fife-major and served in that capacity until the end of the war. His experiences in battle were widely varied, including guarding the shores against the British, guarding the cattle and horses for the American Army, escaping capture and near execution, imprisonment aboard a British ship, and the coup-de-grace--the Siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
The author of Hannaniah's obituary (which can be read on his wife Martha's memorial site) was proud to note that Hannaniah's years as a musician in the Revolution had not been marked by privilege. Rather, he "served his country faithfully to the end of the war, partaking of all the privations and hardships of the army during the struggle for Independence." [Biography by genealogygirl]
Grandfather: Hannaniah Rollins
{8/13/1761 - 8/3/1836}
Grandmother: Martha Rollins
{5/15/1762 - 8/22/1850}
Father: Isaac H. Enoch, Jr.
{1/24/1794 - 5/12/1845}
Mother: Nancy Agnes Rollins Enoch
{10/29/1796 - 1/12/1880}
Brothers & Sisters:
Azariah Enoch {1820 - 9/20/1895}
Elisabeth A. Enoch Daniels {1821 - 1880}
Martha Jane Enoch Benson {5/3/1822 - 7/30/1897}
Hannaniah Rollins Enoch {7/22/1823 - 8/21/1902}
Isaiah Owen Enoch {5/22/1829 - 12/6/1904}
Benjamin M. "Ben" Enoch {1831 - 1/3/1895}
Spouse: DeWitt Clinton Bonnell {8/21/1825 - unknown}
Sons & Daughter:
Samuel Bonnell {1847 - unknown}
Ezra Bonnell {1849 - unknown}
Ira J. Bonnell {1852 - 12/17/1885}
Emma J. Bonnell {5/1853 - unknown}
Hester was a Daughter of the American Revolution, a legacy handed down to her by her grandfather Hannaniah Rollins who, at the tender age of 16, boldly risked life and limb for freedom and enlisted in the War of Independence. A brief glimpse of her grandfather's history, as follows, shows the kindred spirit of our own founding fathers.
When the British attempted to disarm the Massachusetts colonists on April 19, 1775, and American patriots resisted by firing the shot heard round the world, young Hannaniah was only 13 years old. Two years later, in 1777, he joined the Continental Army's Jersey Line and was selected to serve his fellow soldiers by boosting their spirits and playing the fife in the band. He was soon promoted from fifer to fife-major and served in that capacity until the end of the war. His experiences in battle were widely varied, including guarding the shores against the British, guarding the cattle and horses for the American Army, escaping capture and near execution, imprisonment aboard a British ship, and the coup-de-grace--the Siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
The author of Hannaniah's obituary (which can be read on his wife Martha's memorial site) was proud to note that Hannaniah's years as a musician in the Revolution had not been marked by privilege. Rather, he "served his country faithfully to the end of the war, partaking of all the privations and hardships of the army during the struggle for Independence." [Biography by genealogygirl]
Grandfather: Hannaniah Rollins
{8/13/1761 - 8/3/1836}
Grandmother: Martha Rollins
{5/15/1762 - 8/22/1850}
Father: Isaac H. Enoch, Jr.
{1/24/1794 - 5/12/1845}
Mother: Nancy Agnes Rollins Enoch
{10/29/1796 - 1/12/1880}
Brothers & Sisters:
Azariah Enoch {1820 - 9/20/1895}
Elisabeth A. Enoch Daniels {1821 - 1880}
Martha Jane Enoch Benson {5/3/1822 - 7/30/1897}
Hannaniah Rollins Enoch {7/22/1823 - 8/21/1902}
Isaiah Owen Enoch {5/22/1829 - 12/6/1904}
Benjamin M. "Ben" Enoch {1831 - 1/3/1895}
Spouse: DeWitt Clinton Bonnell {8/21/1825 - unknown}
Sons & Daughter:
Samuel Bonnell {1847 - unknown}
Ezra Bonnell {1849 - unknown}
Ira J. Bonnell {1852 - 12/17/1885}
Emma J. Bonnell {5/1853 - unknown}
Hester Enoch Bonnell, a lifelong resident of Indiana, died at the end of spring in 1907. She was 78 years old.
Hester was a Daughter of the American Revolution, a legacy handed down to her by her grandfather Hannaniah Rollins who, at the tender age of 16, boldly risked life and limb for freedom and enlisted in the War of Independence. A brief glimpse of her grandfather's history, as follows, shows the kindred spirit of our own founding fathers.
When the British attempted to disarm the Massachusetts colonists on April 19, 1775, and American patriots resisted by firing the shot heard round the world, young Hannaniah was only 13 years old. Two years later, in 1777, he joined the Continental Army's Jersey Line and was selected to serve his fellow soldiers by boosting their spirits and playing the fife in the band. He was soon promoted from fifer to fife-major and served in that capacity until the end of the war. His experiences in battle were widely varied, including guarding the shores against the British, guarding the cattle and horses for the American Army, escaping capture and near execution, imprisonment aboard a British ship, and the coup-de-grace--the Siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
The author of Hannaniah's obituary (which can be read on his wife Martha's memorial site) was proud to note that Hannaniah's years as a musician in the Revolution had not been marked by privilege. Rather, he "served his country faithfully to the end of the war, partaking of all the privations and hardships of the army during the struggle for Independence." [Biography by genealogygirl]
Grandfather: Hannaniah Rollins
{8/13/1761 - 8/3/1836}
Grandmother: Martha Rollins
{5/15/1762 - 8/22/1850}
Father: Isaac H. Enoch, Jr.
{1/24/1794 - 5/12/1845}
Mother: Nancy Agnes Rollins Enoch
{10/29/1796 - 1/12/1880}
Brothers & Sisters:
Azariah Enoch {1820 - 9/20/1895}
Elisabeth A. Enoch Daniels {1821 - 1880}
Martha Jane Enoch Benson {5/3/1822 - 7/30/1897}
Hannaniah Rollins Enoch {7/22/1823 - 8/21/1902}
Isaiah Owen Enoch {5/22/1829 - 12/6/1904}
Benjamin M. "Ben" Enoch {1831 - 1/3/1895}
Spouse: DeWitt Clinton Bonnell {8/21/1825 - unknown}
Sons & Daughter:
Samuel Bonnell {1847 - unknown}
Ezra Bonnell {1849 - unknown}
Ira J. Bonnell {1852 - 12/17/1885}
Emma J. Bonnell {5/1853 - unknown}
Hester was a Daughter of the American Revolution, a legacy handed down to her by her grandfather Hannaniah Rollins who, at the tender age of 16, boldly risked life and limb for freedom and enlisted in the War of Independence. A brief glimpse of her grandfather's history, as follows, shows the kindred spirit of our own founding fathers.
When the British attempted to disarm the Massachusetts colonists on April 19, 1775, and American patriots resisted by firing the shot heard round the world, young Hannaniah was only 13 years old. Two years later, in 1777, he joined the Continental Army's Jersey Line and was selected to serve his fellow soldiers by boosting their spirits and playing the fife in the band. He was soon promoted from fifer to fife-major and served in that capacity until the end of the war. His experiences in battle were widely varied, including guarding the shores against the British, guarding the cattle and horses for the American Army, escaping capture and near execution, imprisonment aboard a British ship, and the coup-de-grace--the Siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
The author of Hannaniah's obituary (which can be read on his wife Martha's memorial site) was proud to note that Hannaniah's years as a musician in the Revolution had not been marked by privilege. Rather, he "served his country faithfully to the end of the war, partaking of all the privations and hardships of the army during the struggle for Independence." [Biography by genealogygirl]
Grandfather: Hannaniah Rollins
{8/13/1761 - 8/3/1836}
Grandmother: Martha Rollins
{5/15/1762 - 8/22/1850}
Father: Isaac H. Enoch, Jr.
{1/24/1794 - 5/12/1845}
Mother: Nancy Agnes Rollins Enoch
{10/29/1796 - 1/12/1880}
Brothers & Sisters:
Azariah Enoch {1820 - 9/20/1895}
Elisabeth A. Enoch Daniels {1821 - 1880}
Martha Jane Enoch Benson {5/3/1822 - 7/30/1897}
Hannaniah Rollins Enoch {7/22/1823 - 8/21/1902}
Isaiah Owen Enoch {5/22/1829 - 12/6/1904}
Benjamin M. "Ben" Enoch {1831 - 1/3/1895}
Spouse: DeWitt Clinton Bonnell {8/21/1825 - unknown}
Sons & Daughter:
Samuel Bonnell {1847 - unknown}
Ezra Bonnell {1849 - unknown}
Ira J. Bonnell {1852 - 12/17/1885}
Emma J. Bonnell {5/1853 - unknown}
Inscription
CEDAR HEDGE CEMETERY
Est. 1863
By John J. Jones, Esq.
