"5th Connecticut Regiment, Continental Army
Moses Allen, father of Worthy Allen who married Elizabeth Spencer, daughter of Rev John Spencer; all buried in West Sheridan Cemetery. Moses served in Capt. Morris's Company, 5th Connecticut Regiment
commanded by Colonel Bradley.
The regiment was raised 27 April 1775 at Danbury Connecticut under command of David Waterbury. The regiment was one of six formed by the Connecticut Legislature in response to the raids at
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The 5th would see its first action during Gen Richard Montgomery's invasion of Canada. As was the practice during the first few years of the war, New England troops
were engaged only until year's end, and the original 5th Connecticut was disbanded on 13 December 1775. It would not see national service during 1776, but a state regiment organized by Colonel Philip Burr Bradley
did serve in the New York and New Jersey Campaign. The 5th returned to Continental service at the beginning of 1777 and went on to fight at the Battle of Ridgefield, the Battle of Germantown and the Battle
of Monmouth.
The regiment was merged along with the 7th Connecticut Regiment into the 2nd Connecticut on 1 January 1781; was furloughed on 15 June 1783 at West Point, New York, and disbanded 15 November 1783. "
Ref: 5th Connecticut Regiment - Wikipedia; retrieved 21 Jan 2016.
Best regards,
Harold L. Spencer Jr.∼Moses Allen - parents unknown.
The dates on the Revolutionary War bronze headstone are 1742-1831. His wife Achsa Stevens/Stephens (1743-1834) is next to him. They married in 1782 and had a son Worthy Allen born 1784. (She married Eldad Hart first in 1761.)
Moses Allen, father of Worthy Allen who married Elizabeth Spencer, daughter of Rev John Spencer; all buried in West Sheridan Cemetery. Moses served in Capt. Morris's Company, 5th Connecticut Regiment
commanded by Colonel Bradley.
The regiment was raised 27 April 1775 at Danbury Connecticut under command of David Waterbury. The regiment was one of six formed by the Connecticut Legislature in response to the raids at
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The 5th would see its first action during Gen Richard Montgomery's invasion of Canada. As was the practice during the first few years of the war, New England troops
were engaged only until year's end, and the original 5th Connecticut was disbanded on 13 December 1775. It would not see national service during 1776, but a state regiment organized by Colonel Philip Burr Bradley
did serve in the New York and New Jersey Campaign. The 5th returned to Continental service at the beginning of 1777 and went on to fight at the Battle of Ridgefield, the Battle of Germantown and the Battle
of Monmouth.
The regiment was merged along with the 7th Connecticut Regiment into the 2nd Connecticut on 1 January 1781; was furloughed on 15 June 1783 at West Point, New York, and disbanded 15 November 1783. "
Ref: 5th Connecticut Regiment - Wikipedia; retrieved 21 Jan 2016.
Best regards,
Harold L. Spencer Jr.∼Moses Allen - parents unknown.
The dates on the Revolutionary War bronze headstone are 1742-1831. His wife Achsa Stevens/Stephens (1743-1834) is next to him. They married in 1782 and had a son Worthy Allen born 1784. (She married Eldad Hart first in 1761.)
"5th Connecticut Regiment, Continental Army
Moses Allen, father of Worthy Allen who married Elizabeth Spencer, daughter of Rev John Spencer; all buried in West Sheridan Cemetery. Moses served in Capt. Morris's Company, 5th Connecticut Regiment
commanded by Colonel Bradley.
The regiment was raised 27 April 1775 at Danbury Connecticut under command of David Waterbury. The regiment was one of six formed by the Connecticut Legislature in response to the raids at
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The 5th would see its first action during Gen Richard Montgomery's invasion of Canada. As was the practice during the first few years of the war, New England troops
were engaged only until year's end, and the original 5th Connecticut was disbanded on 13 December 1775. It would not see national service during 1776, but a state regiment organized by Colonel Philip Burr Bradley
did serve in the New York and New Jersey Campaign. The 5th returned to Continental service at the beginning of 1777 and went on to fight at the Battle of Ridgefield, the Battle of Germantown and the Battle
of Monmouth.
The regiment was merged along with the 7th Connecticut Regiment into the 2nd Connecticut on 1 January 1781; was furloughed on 15 June 1783 at West Point, New York, and disbanded 15 November 1783. "
Ref: 5th Connecticut Regiment - Wikipedia; retrieved 21 Jan 2016.
Best regards,
Harold L. Spencer Jr.∼Moses Allen - parents unknown.
The dates on the Revolutionary War bronze headstone are 1742-1831. His wife Achsa Stevens/Stephens (1743-1834) is next to him. They married in 1782 and had a son Worthy Allen born 1784. (She married Eldad Hart first in 1761.)
Moses Allen, father of Worthy Allen who married Elizabeth Spencer, daughter of Rev John Spencer; all buried in West Sheridan Cemetery. Moses served in Capt. Morris's Company, 5th Connecticut Regiment
commanded by Colonel Bradley.
The regiment was raised 27 April 1775 at Danbury Connecticut under command of David Waterbury. The regiment was one of six formed by the Connecticut Legislature in response to the raids at
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The 5th would see its first action during Gen Richard Montgomery's invasion of Canada. As was the practice during the first few years of the war, New England troops
were engaged only until year's end, and the original 5th Connecticut was disbanded on 13 December 1775. It would not see national service during 1776, but a state regiment organized by Colonel Philip Burr Bradley
did serve in the New York and New Jersey Campaign. The 5th returned to Continental service at the beginning of 1777 and went on to fight at the Battle of Ridgefield, the Battle of Germantown and the Battle
of Monmouth.
The regiment was merged along with the 7th Connecticut Regiment into the 2nd Connecticut on 1 January 1781; was furloughed on 15 June 1783 at West Point, New York, and disbanded 15 November 1783. "
Ref: 5th Connecticut Regiment - Wikipedia; retrieved 21 Jan 2016.
Best regards,
Harold L. Spencer Jr.∼Moses Allen - parents unknown.
The dates on the Revolutionary War bronze headstone are 1742-1831. His wife Achsa Stevens/Stephens (1743-1834) is next to him. They married in 1782 and had a son Worthy Allen born 1784. (She married Eldad Hart first in 1761.)
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