David Lambert, one of the earliest settlers and teachers in Indiana, was born January 17, 1789, in Canaan, Somerset County, Maine. He served in the War of 1812 and began his migration to the West by settling in New York after his honorable discharge in 1814.
Six weeks after boarding flat boats on the Allegheny River in New York State in 1818, he, his wife, 1-year old daughter and a colony of their New York neighbors completed their journey arriving in Washington County, Indiana. Eventually the Lamberts settled in Brown Township northwest of Salem and added five sons to the family.
About 25 years later, Lambert and some of the same colony from New York relocated to Howard County, Indiana, near Kokomo where he continued farming and teaching.
In 1850, about a decade later, Lambert successfully petitioned the government for Bounty Land in Iowa as compensation for his military service. Soon after, he moved to Benton County, Iowa, with some of his adult children.
Lambert was honored April 1, 2005, by a number of his descendants who obtained a special marble stone from the government to mark his grave in this cemetery. A special memorial service on site was covered by the local media. The special government tombstone erroneously indicates Lambert died on the same day as his wife in December 1865; however, 4th great-grandson Larry Lambert has found evidence in his estate papers that indicates he lived until at least late 1866 and possible as late as 1867.
Six weeks after boarding flat boats on the Allegheny River in New York State in 1818, he, his wife, 1-year old daughter and a colony of their New York neighbors completed their journey arriving in Washington County, Indiana. Eventually the Lamberts settled in Brown Township northwest of Salem and added five sons to the family.
About 25 years later, Lambert and some of the same colony from New York relocated to Howard County, Indiana, near Kokomo where he continued farming and teaching.
In 1850, about a decade later, Lambert successfully petitioned the government for Bounty Land in Iowa as compensation for his military service. Soon after, he moved to Benton County, Iowa, with some of his adult children.
Lambert was honored April 1, 2005, by a number of his descendants who obtained a special marble stone from the government to mark his grave in this cemetery. A special memorial service on site was covered by the local media. The special government tombstone erroneously indicates Lambert died on the same day as his wife in December 1865; however, 4th great-grandson Larry Lambert has found evidence in his estate papers that indicates he lived until at least late 1866 and possible as late as 1867.
David Lambert, one of the earliest settlers and teachers in Indiana, was born January 17, 1789, in Canaan, Somerset County, Maine. He served in the War of 1812 and began his migration to the West by settling in New York after his honorable discharge in 1814.
Six weeks after boarding flat boats on the Allegheny River in New York State in 1818, he, his wife, 1-year old daughter and a colony of their New York neighbors completed their journey arriving in Washington County, Indiana. Eventually the Lamberts settled in Brown Township northwest of Salem and added five sons to the family.
About 25 years later, Lambert and some of the same colony from New York relocated to Howard County, Indiana, near Kokomo where he continued farming and teaching.
In 1850, about a decade later, Lambert successfully petitioned the government for Bounty Land in Iowa as compensation for his military service. Soon after, he moved to Benton County, Iowa, with some of his adult children.
Lambert was honored April 1, 2005, by a number of his descendants who obtained a special marble stone from the government to mark his grave in this cemetery. A special memorial service on site was covered by the local media. The special government tombstone erroneously indicates Lambert died on the same day as his wife in December 1865; however, 4th great-grandson Larry Lambert has found evidence in his estate papers that indicates he lived until at least late 1866 and possible as late as 1867.
Six weeks after boarding flat boats on the Allegheny River in New York State in 1818, he, his wife, 1-year old daughter and a colony of their New York neighbors completed their journey arriving in Washington County, Indiana. Eventually the Lamberts settled in Brown Township northwest of Salem and added five sons to the family.
About 25 years later, Lambert and some of the same colony from New York relocated to Howard County, Indiana, near Kokomo where he continued farming and teaching.
In 1850, about a decade later, Lambert successfully petitioned the government for Bounty Land in Iowa as compensation for his military service. Soon after, he moved to Benton County, Iowa, with some of his adult children.
Lambert was honored April 1, 2005, by a number of his descendants who obtained a special marble stone from the government to mark his grave in this cemetery. A special memorial service on site was covered by the local media. The special government tombstone erroneously indicates Lambert died on the same day as his wife in December 1865; however, 4th great-grandson Larry Lambert has found evidence in his estate papers that indicates he lived until at least late 1866 and possible as late as 1867.
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The government headstone photo was taken by Larry Lambert. I was unable to attend the ceremony when the stone was placed. (See last sentence of bio.)
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