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Col John Gotham

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Col John Gotham Veteran

Birth
Plainfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
15 Nov 1840 (aged 57)
Sackets Harbor, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Burial
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section E Lot 16 Grave 10R
Memorial ID
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About Gotham, John
In 1804 was living in Watertown,Jefferson Co.,New York He served in the Military as a member of the Battle of Sacketts Harbor Militia in 1812. He was a farmer
COLONEL JOHN GOTHAM
'In the year 1812, John Gotham enlisted as Corporal in Captain Lamson's company to defend the Frontier of the Empire State and was in the Battle of Sacketts Harbor.'
Source: 'History of Jefferson County' p. 181
'John Gotham, private in Captain William Lamson's company of Colonel Gershom Tuttle's 76th Regiment, served from September 7, 1812 to September
20, 1812; from February 3, 1813 to March 19, 1813 and as sareant in Captain William Lamson's company of Colonel Amariah Tucker's 76th Regiment from July
28, 1814 to August 21, 1814.'
Source: Adj. Gen. Office; Albany, N.Y.
John Gotham was Colonel of Milttia after the War of 1812, having served in the War. He and his wife are buried in an old deserted cemetery on the Gotham St. road & was removed at a later date to Brookside. His great-granddaughter, Mrs. M.H. Rice (Grace A. Brimmer) was a Member of the Northern Frontier Chapter, U.S.D. 1812. His grave is Marked with the official Marker of the Daughters of 1812.

Drowned at Sackets Harbor, NY

This memorial originally was in the Gotham street cemetery in Watertown, NY. The cemetery was abandoned over the years and the memorial stones were scattered about or stacked in a pile. Charles T Gotham located and rescued this memorial and had it respectably placed in the Brookside Cemetery Watertown, NY in the Gotham family plot.
About Gotham, John
In 1804 was living in Watertown,Jefferson Co.,New York He served in the Military as a member of the Battle of Sacketts Harbor Militia in 1812. He was a farmer
COLONEL JOHN GOTHAM
'In the year 1812, John Gotham enlisted as Corporal in Captain Lamson's company to defend the Frontier of the Empire State and was in the Battle of Sacketts Harbor.'
Source: 'History of Jefferson County' p. 181
'John Gotham, private in Captain William Lamson's company of Colonel Gershom Tuttle's 76th Regiment, served from September 7, 1812 to September
20, 1812; from February 3, 1813 to March 19, 1813 and as sareant in Captain William Lamson's company of Colonel Amariah Tucker's 76th Regiment from July
28, 1814 to August 21, 1814.'
Source: Adj. Gen. Office; Albany, N.Y.
John Gotham was Colonel of Milttia after the War of 1812, having served in the War. He and his wife are buried in an old deserted cemetery on the Gotham St. road & was removed at a later date to Brookside. His great-granddaughter, Mrs. M.H. Rice (Grace A. Brimmer) was a Member of the Northern Frontier Chapter, U.S.D. 1812. His grave is Marked with the official Marker of the Daughters of 1812.

Drowned at Sackets Harbor, NY

This memorial originally was in the Gotham street cemetery in Watertown, NY. The cemetery was abandoned over the years and the memorial stones were scattered about or stacked in a pile. Charles T Gotham located and rescued this memorial and had it respectably placed in the Brookside Cemetery Watertown, NY in the Gotham family plot.

Gravesite Details

He was first buried in the Old Gotham street Cemetery but was moved when it was closed. See memorial 79329490



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