Joshua was one of nine children of John Wingate (1693-1764) and his first wife Dorothy Tibbetts (1695-1738). Joshua's father had four more children with second wife Sarah Ricker (1706-1800).
[Note: Joshua's father John was buried at the Wingate Homestead in Rochester, NH but the resting places for Dorothy, who preceded John in death by many years, and for 2nd wife Sarah, are unconfirmed as of Jan 2014]
On Aug 24, 1775, Joshua was appointed Major of the 2nd NH Regt. On Sept 1 of that year, 13 regiments were consolidated into 4 and he was made Colonel of the 1st Regiment. He was appointed on Nov 2, 1775 to command 500 men raised for the defense of forts on the Piscataqua. In 1776 he was appointed Col of the 2nd Regt., then being raised in NH to reinforce Gen Sullivan who was to repel the enemy coming from Canada. Col. Wingate marched to Ticonderoga and was stationed at Mt Independence in the summer of that year. In the summer of 1778, he led a regiment of Madbury men and others to the Rhode Island Expedition under Gen Sullivan. Joshua Wingate was a selectman of Dover in 1775 and 1779, and a Representative from Dover to New Hampshire's Second Constitutional Convention in 1781.
(Source: Accepted application of Charles Humphrey Bauer to the Sons of the American Revolution, 1904)
[Note: Joshua's father John was buried at the Wingate Homestead in Rochester, NH but the resting places for Dorothy, who preceded John in death by many years, and for 2nd wife Sarah, are unconfirmed as of Jan 2014]
On Aug 24, 1775, Joshua was appointed Major of the 2nd NH Regt. On Sept 1 of that year, 13 regiments were consolidated into 4 and he was made Colonel of the 1st Regiment. He was appointed on Nov 2, 1775 to command 500 men raised for the defense of forts on the Piscataqua. In 1776 he was appointed Col of the 2nd Regt., then being raised in NH to reinforce Gen Sullivan who was to repel the enemy coming from Canada. Col. Wingate marched to Ticonderoga and was stationed at Mt Independence in the summer of that year. In the summer of 1778, he led a regiment of Madbury men and others to the Rhode Island Expedition under Gen Sullivan. Joshua Wingate was a selectman of Dover in 1775 and 1779, and a Representative from Dover to New Hampshire's Second Constitutional Convention in 1781.
(Source: Accepted application of Charles Humphrey Bauer to the Sons of the American Revolution, 1904)
Joshua was one of nine children of John Wingate (1693-1764) and his first wife Dorothy Tibbetts (1695-1738). Joshua's father had four more children with second wife Sarah Ricker (1706-1800).
[Note: Joshua's father John was buried at the Wingate Homestead in Rochester, NH but the resting places for Dorothy, who preceded John in death by many years, and for 2nd wife Sarah, are unconfirmed as of Jan 2014]
On Aug 24, 1775, Joshua was appointed Major of the 2nd NH Regt. On Sept 1 of that year, 13 regiments were consolidated into 4 and he was made Colonel of the 1st Regiment. He was appointed on Nov 2, 1775 to command 500 men raised for the defense of forts on the Piscataqua. In 1776 he was appointed Col of the 2nd Regt., then being raised in NH to reinforce Gen Sullivan who was to repel the enemy coming from Canada. Col. Wingate marched to Ticonderoga and was stationed at Mt Independence in the summer of that year. In the summer of 1778, he led a regiment of Madbury men and others to the Rhode Island Expedition under Gen Sullivan. Joshua Wingate was a selectman of Dover in 1775 and 1779, and a Representative from Dover to New Hampshire's Second Constitutional Convention in 1781.
(Source: Accepted application of Charles Humphrey Bauer to the Sons of the American Revolution, 1904)
[Note: Joshua's father John was buried at the Wingate Homestead in Rochester, NH but the resting places for Dorothy, who preceded John in death by many years, and for 2nd wife Sarah, are unconfirmed as of Jan 2014]
On Aug 24, 1775, Joshua was appointed Major of the 2nd NH Regt. On Sept 1 of that year, 13 regiments were consolidated into 4 and he was made Colonel of the 1st Regiment. He was appointed on Nov 2, 1775 to command 500 men raised for the defense of forts on the Piscataqua. In 1776 he was appointed Col of the 2nd Regt., then being raised in NH to reinforce Gen Sullivan who was to repel the enemy coming from Canada. Col. Wingate marched to Ticonderoga and was stationed at Mt Independence in the summer of that year. In the summer of 1778, he led a regiment of Madbury men and others to the Rhode Island Expedition under Gen Sullivan. Joshua Wingate was a selectman of Dover in 1775 and 1779, and a Representative from Dover to New Hampshire's Second Constitutional Convention in 1781.
(Source: Accepted application of Charles Humphrey Bauer to the Sons of the American Revolution, 1904)
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