American Revolution & War of l812 Veteran
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From Brookside Cemetery Records:
SAWYER THOMAS OLD GROUND 15 07L 1758 1825 Died-23 Apr Rev War Vet & 1812 War
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TH0MAS SAWYER, son of Elias and Susannah (Huck) Sawyer
Born: September 7, 1757 in Sterling, Mass.
Died: April 23, 1825 in town of Watertown, N. Y.
Married: January 12, 1779 in Sterling, Mass., SUSANNAH WILDER
Born: December 3, 1756 in Sterling, Mass.
Died: July 30, 1847 ae. 91 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Watertown, N.Y.
Service: Thomas Sawyer served as a private in Capt. Daniel Robbin's Co.,
of Col. Whitcomb's Regiment from Lancaster, Mass. at the Lexington Alarm.
War Department, Washington, D. C.
Remarks: Thomas Sawyer and his wife are buried in Brookside, Watertown, N.Y.
Soon after his marriage, Thomas Sawyer went to Plymouth, Vt., where he lived for some twelve years before he came to the "Black River Country", an unbroken wilderness, about 1800. Here he found Judge Coffeen and Capt. Butterfield. He acquired land between Burrs Mills and Watertown, which is now occupied by his descendants. Thomas Sawyer and his wife were of the first nine members of the Congregational Church of Burrs Mills. Dea. Sawyer also served in the War of 1812.
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Thomas Sawyer ‘s grave is one of the graves featured in the Jefferson County Historical Society’s Annual Brookside Cemetery tour. The following information is from their research. Thomas has two separate gravestones. The most recent gravestone is marked by an American flag in a metal holder. His older gravestone is also marked by an American flag..
Personal Information
-*Born: 7 Sept 1757 (some sources list birth as 1759) in Sterling Mass
-Father: Elias Sawyer
-Mother: Susannah Huck
-Wife: Susannah Wilder
-Believed to 11 children with Susannah
-Soon after marriage moved to Plymouth Vermont
-Lived in Plymouth Vermont for approximately 12 years
-Arrived in the Black River Valley in approximately 1800
-Acquired land between Burrs Mills and Watertown
-One of first nine members of the Congregational Church of Burrs Mills
-Served as a Deacon in his church
- One of the first trustees elected in 1811 to the newly formed Religious Society of Watertown ( some of his fellow trustees were Tilley Richardson and Massey Hart)
-Died 23 Apr 1825 in the Town of Watertown
Military Information
-Veteran of both Revolutionary War and The War of 1812
-Pvt. in Capt. Daniel Robbin's Company of Col. Whitcomb's Regiment from Lancaster, Mass. at the Lexington Alarm
-Member of Watertown Militia at the Battle of Sackets Harbor
Contributor: Peg (47342826)
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From Brookside Cemetery Records:
SAWYER THOMAS OLD GROUND 15 07L 1758 1825 Died-23 Apr Rev War Vet & 1812 War
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TH0MAS SAWYER, son of Elias and Susannah (Huck) Sawyer
Born: September 7, 1757 in Sterling, Mass.
Died: April 23, 1825 in town of Watertown, N. Y.
Married: January 12, 1779 in Sterling, Mass., SUSANNAH WILDER
Born: December 3, 1756 in Sterling, Mass.
Died: July 30, 1847 ae. 91 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Watertown, N.Y.
Service: Thomas Sawyer served as a private in Capt. Daniel Robbin's Co.,
of Col. Whitcomb's Regiment from Lancaster, Mass. at the Lexington Alarm.
War Department, Washington, D. C.
Remarks: Thomas Sawyer and his wife are buried in Brookside, Watertown, N.Y.
Soon after his marriage, Thomas Sawyer went to Plymouth, Vt., where he lived for some twelve years before he came to the "Black River Country", an unbroken wilderness, about 1800. Here he found Judge Coffeen and Capt. Butterfield. He acquired land between Burrs Mills and Watertown, which is now occupied by his descendants. Thomas Sawyer and his wife were of the first nine members of the Congregational Church of Burrs Mills. Dea. Sawyer also served in the War of 1812.
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Thomas Sawyer ‘s grave is one of the graves featured in the Jefferson County Historical Society’s Annual Brookside Cemetery tour. The following information is from their research. Thomas has two separate gravestones. The most recent gravestone is marked by an American flag in a metal holder. His older gravestone is also marked by an American flag..
Personal Information
-*Born: 7 Sept 1757 (some sources list birth as 1759) in Sterling Mass
-Father: Elias Sawyer
-Mother: Susannah Huck
-Wife: Susannah Wilder
-Believed to 11 children with Susannah
-Soon after marriage moved to Plymouth Vermont
-Lived in Plymouth Vermont for approximately 12 years
-Arrived in the Black River Valley in approximately 1800
-Acquired land between Burrs Mills and Watertown
-One of first nine members of the Congregational Church of Burrs Mills
-Served as a Deacon in his church
- One of the first trustees elected in 1811 to the newly formed Religious Society of Watertown ( some of his fellow trustees were Tilley Richardson and Massey Hart)
-Died 23 Apr 1825 in the Town of Watertown
Military Information
-Veteran of both Revolutionary War and The War of 1812
-Pvt. in Capt. Daniel Robbin's Company of Col. Whitcomb's Regiment from Lancaster, Mass. at the Lexington Alarm
-Member of Watertown Militia at the Battle of Sackets Harbor
Contributor: Peg (47342826)
American Revolution & War of l812 Veteran
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From Brookside Cemetery Records:
SAWYER THOMAS OLD GROUND 15 07L 1758 1825 Died-23 Apr Rev War Vet & 1812 War
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TH0MAS SAWYER, son of Elias and Susannah (Huck) Sawyer
Born: September 7, 1757 in Sterling, Mass.
Died: April 23, 1825 in town of Watertown, N. Y.
Married: January 12, 1779 in Sterling, Mass., SUSANNAH WILDER
Born: December 3, 1756 in Sterling, Mass.
Died: July 30, 1847 ae. 91 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Watertown, N.Y.
Service: Thomas Sawyer served as a private in Capt. Daniel Robbin's Co.,
of Col. Whitcomb's Regiment from Lancaster, Mass. at the Lexington Alarm.
War Department, Washington, D. C.
Remarks: Thomas Sawyer and his wife are buried in Brookside, Watertown, N.Y.
Soon after his marriage, Thomas Sawyer went to Plymouth, Vt., where he lived for some twelve years before he came to the "Black River Country", an unbroken wilderness, about 1800. Here he found Judge Coffeen and Capt. Butterfield. He acquired land between Burrs Mills and Watertown, which is now occupied by his descendants. Thomas Sawyer and his wife were of the first nine members of the Congregational Church of Burrs Mills. Dea. Sawyer also served in the War of 1812.
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Thomas Sawyer ‘s grave is one of the graves featured in the Jefferson County Historical Society’s Annual Brookside Cemetery tour. The following information is from their research. Thomas has two separate gravestones. The most recent gravestone is marked by an American flag in a metal holder. His older gravestone is also marked by an American flag..
Personal Information
-*Born: 7 Sept 1757 (some sources list birth as 1759) in Sterling Mass
-Father: Elias Sawyer
-Mother: Susannah Huck
-Wife: Susannah Wilder
-Believed to 11 children with Susannah
-Soon after marriage moved to Plymouth Vermont
-Lived in Plymouth Vermont for approximately 12 years
-Arrived in the Black River Valley in approximately 1800
-Acquired land between Burrs Mills and Watertown
-One of first nine members of the Congregational Church of Burrs Mills
-Served as a Deacon in his church
- One of the first trustees elected in 1811 to the newly formed Religious Society of Watertown ( some of his fellow trustees were Tilley Richardson and Massey Hart)
-Died 23 Apr 1825 in the Town of Watertown
Military Information
-Veteran of both Revolutionary War and The War of 1812
-Pvt. in Capt. Daniel Robbin's Company of Col. Whitcomb's Regiment from Lancaster, Mass. at the Lexington Alarm
-Member of Watertown Militia at the Battle of Sackets Harbor
Contributor: Peg (47342826)
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From Brookside Cemetery Records:
SAWYER THOMAS OLD GROUND 15 07L 1758 1825 Died-23 Apr Rev War Vet & 1812 War
*********************
TH0MAS SAWYER, son of Elias and Susannah (Huck) Sawyer
Born: September 7, 1757 in Sterling, Mass.
Died: April 23, 1825 in town of Watertown, N. Y.
Married: January 12, 1779 in Sterling, Mass., SUSANNAH WILDER
Born: December 3, 1756 in Sterling, Mass.
Died: July 30, 1847 ae. 91 yrs. (g.s.) in town of Watertown, N.Y.
Service: Thomas Sawyer served as a private in Capt. Daniel Robbin's Co.,
of Col. Whitcomb's Regiment from Lancaster, Mass. at the Lexington Alarm.
War Department, Washington, D. C.
Remarks: Thomas Sawyer and his wife are buried in Brookside, Watertown, N.Y.
Soon after his marriage, Thomas Sawyer went to Plymouth, Vt., where he lived for some twelve years before he came to the "Black River Country", an unbroken wilderness, about 1800. Here he found Judge Coffeen and Capt. Butterfield. He acquired land between Burrs Mills and Watertown, which is now occupied by his descendants. Thomas Sawyer and his wife were of the first nine members of the Congregational Church of Burrs Mills. Dea. Sawyer also served in the War of 1812.
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Thomas Sawyer ‘s grave is one of the graves featured in the Jefferson County Historical Society’s Annual Brookside Cemetery tour. The following information is from their research. Thomas has two separate gravestones. The most recent gravestone is marked by an American flag in a metal holder. His older gravestone is also marked by an American flag..
Personal Information
-*Born: 7 Sept 1757 (some sources list birth as 1759) in Sterling Mass
-Father: Elias Sawyer
-Mother: Susannah Huck
-Wife: Susannah Wilder
-Believed to 11 children with Susannah
-Soon after marriage moved to Plymouth Vermont
-Lived in Plymouth Vermont for approximately 12 years
-Arrived in the Black River Valley in approximately 1800
-Acquired land between Burrs Mills and Watertown
-One of first nine members of the Congregational Church of Burrs Mills
-Served as a Deacon in his church
- One of the first trustees elected in 1811 to the newly formed Religious Society of Watertown ( some of his fellow trustees were Tilley Richardson and Massey Hart)
-Died 23 Apr 1825 in the Town of Watertown
Military Information
-Veteran of both Revolutionary War and The War of 1812
-Pvt. in Capt. Daniel Robbin's Company of Col. Whitcomb's Regiment from Lancaster, Mass. at the Lexington Alarm
-Member of Watertown Militia at the Battle of Sackets Harbor
Contributor: Peg (47342826)
