REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN
WAR OF 1812 VETERAN
In 1791, Origen Eaton and Joshua Knowlton were the first to settle in what was to become Fayetteville.
He was born in Ashford, Ct., May 8,1765, and enlisted in '81 for three years, in the Conn. Line. The date of his coming to Fayetteville is 1801 in the family history, but earlier in other accounts. He married Sophia Reed in Ashford, who was born in 1771. Six weeks after her death he married Mrs. Ellsworth, who was also buried in Fayetteville. His older brother, Ira, lived there for a time, but had no military record. Origen's name appears in Rensselaerville, N. Y., in 1790, and he served in the war of 1812.
WAR OF 1812 VETERAN
In 1791, Origen Eaton and Joshua Knowlton were the first to settle in what was to become Fayetteville.
He was born in Ashford, Ct., May 8,1765, and enlisted in '81 for three years, in the Conn. Line. The date of his coming to Fayetteville is 1801 in the family history, but earlier in other accounts. He married Sophia Reed in Ashford, who was born in 1771. Six weeks after her death he married Mrs. Ellsworth, who was also buried in Fayetteville. His older brother, Ira, lived there for a time, but had no military record. Origen's name appears in Rensselaerville, N. Y., in 1790, and he served in the war of 1812.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN
WAR OF 1812 VETERAN
In 1791, Origen Eaton and Joshua Knowlton were the first to settle in what was to become Fayetteville.
He was born in Ashford, Ct., May 8,1765, and enlisted in '81 for three years, in the Conn. Line. The date of his coming to Fayetteville is 1801 in the family history, but earlier in other accounts. He married Sophia Reed in Ashford, who was born in 1771. Six weeks after her death he married Mrs. Ellsworth, who was also buried in Fayetteville. His older brother, Ira, lived there for a time, but had no military record. Origen's name appears in Rensselaerville, N. Y., in 1790, and he served in the war of 1812.
WAR OF 1812 VETERAN
In 1791, Origen Eaton and Joshua Knowlton were the first to settle in what was to become Fayetteville.
He was born in Ashford, Ct., May 8,1765, and enlisted in '81 for three years, in the Conn. Line. The date of his coming to Fayetteville is 1801 in the family history, but earlier in other accounts. He married Sophia Reed in Ashford, who was born in 1771. Six weeks after her death he married Mrs. Ellsworth, who was also buried in Fayetteville. His older brother, Ira, lived there for a time, but had no military record. Origen's name appears in Rensselaerville, N. Y., in 1790, and he served in the war of 1812.
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