Son of Thomas Hosmer II & Susannah Steele.
Husband of Hannah Everett.
Father of Weltha (Billa Beckley), Hannah (Amasa Cowles), Sherman (Fanny Slack) & Amelia Hosmer.
from History of Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, by Theron Crissey:
Thomas Hosmer, the grandfather of those last mentioned, was a captain in the Revolutionary army. In a N. Y. regiment. At one time, with a squad of twelve men he surprised the British soldiers in a fort on Lake Erie and compelled them to surrender, although the British outnumbered the Americans by one man. Capt. Hosmer died in the old Cowles house in Norfolk, at the age of 96 years.
some info from:
"The Descendants of Richard Beckley of Wethersfield, Connecticut" by Caroleen Beckley Sheppard 1948, Hartford, Connecticut, The Connecticut Historical Society, p. 124.
Husband of Hannah Everett.
Father of Weltha (Billa Beckley), Hannah (Amasa Cowles), Sherman (Fanny Slack) & Amelia Hosmer.
from History of Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, by Theron Crissey:
Thomas Hosmer, the grandfather of those last mentioned, was a captain in the Revolutionary army. In a N. Y. regiment. At one time, with a squad of twelve men he surprised the British soldiers in a fort on Lake Erie and compelled them to surrender, although the British outnumbered the Americans by one man. Capt. Hosmer died in the old Cowles house in Norfolk, at the age of 96 years.
some info from:
"The Descendants of Richard Beckley of Wethersfield, Connecticut" by Caroleen Beckley Sheppard 1948, Hartford, Connecticut, The Connecticut Historical Society, p. 124.
Son of Thomas Hosmer II & Susannah Steele.
Husband of Hannah Everett.
Father of Weltha (Billa Beckley), Hannah (Amasa Cowles), Sherman (Fanny Slack) & Amelia Hosmer.
from History of Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, by Theron Crissey:
Thomas Hosmer, the grandfather of those last mentioned, was a captain in the Revolutionary army. In a N. Y. regiment. At one time, with a squad of twelve men he surprised the British soldiers in a fort on Lake Erie and compelled them to surrender, although the British outnumbered the Americans by one man. Capt. Hosmer died in the old Cowles house in Norfolk, at the age of 96 years.
some info from:
"The Descendants of Richard Beckley of Wethersfield, Connecticut" by Caroleen Beckley Sheppard 1948, Hartford, Connecticut, The Connecticut Historical Society, p. 124.
Husband of Hannah Everett.
Father of Weltha (Billa Beckley), Hannah (Amasa Cowles), Sherman (Fanny Slack) & Amelia Hosmer.
from History of Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, by Theron Crissey:
Thomas Hosmer, the grandfather of those last mentioned, was a captain in the Revolutionary army. In a N. Y. regiment. At one time, with a squad of twelve men he surprised the British soldiers in a fort on Lake Erie and compelled them to surrender, although the British outnumbered the Americans by one man. Capt. Hosmer died in the old Cowles house in Norfolk, at the age of 96 years.
some info from:
"The Descendants of Richard Beckley of Wethersfield, Connecticut" by Caroleen Beckley Sheppard 1948, Hartford, Connecticut, The Connecticut Historical Society, p. 124.
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Capt Thomas Hosmer died May 5, 1838, aged 96.
his wife, Mrs. Hannah Hosmer died Aug 3, 1826, aged 75.
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