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Gen Amariah Kibbe

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Gen Amariah Kibbe

Birth
Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Death
23 Jun 1840 (aged 60)
Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Gen. Amariah Kibbe, Jr., the father of James Monroe Kibbe, was a son of Amariah and Hannah (Kibbe) Kibbe. Gen. Kibbe was born on Somers street, in the town of Somers, Feb. 14, 1780, where his early life was spent. He was initially a farmer, and then a merchant, and had a general store. Six commissions which he received in the old State militia are now prized heirlooms in the family, as are his military coat and sword. His first commission bears date of Oct. 18, 1802, and names him a captain in the 5th company of the 31st regiment of the National Guard, and is signed by Jonathan Trumbull, who also made him a major in 1808. In 1812 he was made lieutenant colonel of the 31st regiment by CT Gov. Roger Griswold. In 1816 CT Gov. John C. Smith made him colonel of the 19th regiment, and Oliver Wolcott, who made him a brigadier general in 1819, made him major general in 1822.

General Kibbe died June 23, 1840, and was buried at North cemetery in Somers. April 29, 1799, he was married to Charlotte McKinney, who was born Oct. 22, 1783, and died Nov. 13, 1860.
Gen. Amariah Kibbe, Jr., the father of James Monroe Kibbe, was a son of Amariah and Hannah (Kibbe) Kibbe. Gen. Kibbe was born on Somers street, in the town of Somers, Feb. 14, 1780, where his early life was spent. He was initially a farmer, and then a merchant, and had a general store. Six commissions which he received in the old State militia are now prized heirlooms in the family, as are his military coat and sword. His first commission bears date of Oct. 18, 1802, and names him a captain in the 5th company of the 31st regiment of the National Guard, and is signed by Jonathan Trumbull, who also made him a major in 1808. In 1812 he was made lieutenant colonel of the 31st regiment by CT Gov. Roger Griswold. In 1816 CT Gov. John C. Smith made him colonel of the 19th regiment, and Oliver Wolcott, who made him a brigadier general in 1819, made him major general in 1822.

General Kibbe died June 23, 1840, and was buried at North cemetery in Somers. April 29, 1799, he was married to Charlotte McKinney, who was born Oct. 22, 1783, and died Nov. 13, 1860.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13813349/amariah-kibbe: accessed ), memorial page for Gen Amariah Kibbe (14 Feb 1780–23 Jun 1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13813349, citing North Cemetery, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by lynn (contributor 46806505).