Much uncertainty about David Upton. The following conclusions are from a combination of sources. His birth is not recorded in the published edition of Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts to 1849.
Portland Press Herald, May 28, 1933:
Chebeague's Revolutionary War Soldier To Be Honored, Tuesday; Marker To Be Dedicated In Memory OF David Upton; Memorial Day Program To Precede Event At Cemetery
"...David Upton was born March 9, 1749 in the town of Reading, Mass. He married Mary Wilkerson, who was a descendant of one of the families who came over on the Mayflower. They had three children, Hannah, Sarah, and David. ...Following the war, after the United States had won its independence, he moved to Norway, Me., to live with his older daughter. His wife and younger daughter had died in the meantime. Later he went to Harpswell, from there to Birch Island and then to Cliff Island. His last days were spent on Chebeague living with his granddaughter. He died in 1845 and was buried on the island which now bears his descendants."
It is said that there are [or were] markers for David Upton [? - 1845] in both the main cemetery and the Chandlers Cove Cemetery. Elizabeth Hamilton [1713 - 1772] and John Hamilton [1709 - 1767] are among others from Chebeague and surrounding islands believed to be buried in the Chandlers Cove Cemetery. An archeologist studying the Chandlers Cove Cemetery in June 2016 believes there are between 50 and 60 graves in that area.
Unclear exactly how he is related to the other Uptons in the Chebeague Island Cemetery. This is a separate headstone. He is probably the father of David Upton. Records indicate that David Upton married Elizabeth Wilkins, March 20, 1766, Middleton, Massachusetts [page 114 of Middleton published records]. It appears that he was about 100 years old when he died. Records indicate he was born in Reading, Massachusetts and he died in 1845 in Norway, Maine.
This headstone was ordered from the War Department by Mrs. Marian L. Hamilton with the support of Senator Frederick Hale in November 1932 for the Chebeague Island Cemetery.
A message from Cathy Lemar on genealogy.com says:
I am a direct descendant of David Upton who was a Minuteman in Flint's Co Green's Mass Regiment during Revolutionary War. He was my great great great great great grandfather and is buried on Chebeague Island, Maine.
Research of Cathy Lemar:
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols.
Upton, David, Reading. Capt. John Flint's co., Col. David Green's regt.; service, 3 days, probably on the alarm of April 19, 1775; also, Capt. Amos Upton's co.; return for equipments, made by Capt. Upton, dated Reading, April 21, 1775; John Flint reported Captain in room of said Upton; also, list dated Reading, 2d Parish, May 15, 1775, of men who enlisted under Capt. Asa Prince, of Danvers, as returned by Capt. John Flint to Col. David Green.
He was at the Battle of Bunker Hill near General Warren when he fell.
Dr. Daniel W. Hamilton says there is also a marker for him among the Chandlers Cove graves. Donna (Miller) Damon believes that he is buried in the Chandlers Cove area.
From Marianne (Hamilton) Durgin, August 3, 2016: In the 'thirties (1930s), he was exhumed and reburied in the Chebeague Cemetery. He probably remained in the Chandlers Cove Cemetery but a headstone was dedicated in his honor in the regular cemetery.
Portland Press Herald, May 28, 1933:
Chebeague's Revolutionary War Soldier To Be Honored, Tuesday; Marker To Be Dedicated In Memory OF David Upton; Memorial Day Program To Precede Event At Cemetery
"...David Upton was born March 9, 1749 in the town of Reading, Mass. He married Mary Wilkerson, who was a descendant of one of the families who came over on the Mayflower. They had three children, Hannah, Sarah, and David. ...Following the war, after the United States had won its independence, he moved to Norway, Me., to live with his older daughter. His wife and younger daughter had died in the meantime. Later he went to Harpswell, from there to Birch Island and then to Cliff Island. His last days were spent on Chebeague living with his granddaughter. He died in 1845 and was buried on the island which now bears his descendants."
It is said that there are [or were] markers for David Upton [? - 1845] in both the main cemetery and the Chandlers Cove Cemetery. Elizabeth Hamilton [1713 - 1772] and John Hamilton [1709 - 1767] are among others from Chebeague and surrounding islands believed to be buried in the Chandlers Cove Cemetery. An archeologist studying the Chandlers Cove Cemetery in June 2016 believes there are between 50 and 60 graves in that area.
Unclear exactly how he is related to the other Uptons in the Chebeague Island Cemetery. This is a separate headstone. He is probably the father of David Upton. Records indicate that David Upton married Elizabeth Wilkins, March 20, 1766, Middleton, Massachusetts [page 114 of Middleton published records]. It appears that he was about 100 years old when he died. Records indicate he was born in Reading, Massachusetts and he died in 1845 in Norway, Maine.
This headstone was ordered from the War Department by Mrs. Marian L. Hamilton with the support of Senator Frederick Hale in November 1932 for the Chebeague Island Cemetery.
A message from Cathy Lemar on genealogy.com says:
I am a direct descendant of David Upton who was a Minuteman in Flint's Co Green's Mass Regiment during Revolutionary War. He was my great great great great great grandfather and is buried on Chebeague Island, Maine.
Research of Cathy Lemar:
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols.
Upton, David, Reading. Capt. John Flint's co., Col. David Green's regt.; service, 3 days, probably on the alarm of April 19, 1775; also, Capt. Amos Upton's co.; return for equipments, made by Capt. Upton, dated Reading, April 21, 1775; John Flint reported Captain in room of said Upton; also, list dated Reading, 2d Parish, May 15, 1775, of men who enlisted under Capt. Asa Prince, of Danvers, as returned by Capt. John Flint to Col. David Green.
He was at the Battle of Bunker Hill near General Warren when he fell.
Dr. Daniel W. Hamilton says there is also a marker for him among the Chandlers Cove graves. Donna (Miller) Damon believes that he is buried in the Chandlers Cove area.
From Marianne (Hamilton) Durgin, August 3, 2016: In the 'thirties (1930s), he was exhumed and reburied in the Chebeague Cemetery. He probably remained in the Chandlers Cove Cemetery but a headstone was dedicated in his honor in the regular cemetery.
Much uncertainty about David Upton. The following conclusions are from a combination of sources. His birth is not recorded in the published edition of Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts to 1849.
Portland Press Herald, May 28, 1933:
Chebeague's Revolutionary War Soldier To Be Honored, Tuesday; Marker To Be Dedicated In Memory OF David Upton; Memorial Day Program To Precede Event At Cemetery
"...David Upton was born March 9, 1749 in the town of Reading, Mass. He married Mary Wilkerson, who was a descendant of one of the families who came over on the Mayflower. They had three children, Hannah, Sarah, and David. ...Following the war, after the United States had won its independence, he moved to Norway, Me., to live with his older daughter. His wife and younger daughter had died in the meantime. Later he went to Harpswell, from there to Birch Island and then to Cliff Island. His last days were spent on Chebeague living with his granddaughter. He died in 1845 and was buried on the island which now bears his descendants."
It is said that there are [or were] markers for David Upton [? - 1845] in both the main cemetery and the Chandlers Cove Cemetery. Elizabeth Hamilton [1713 - 1772] and John Hamilton [1709 - 1767] are among others from Chebeague and surrounding islands believed to be buried in the Chandlers Cove Cemetery. An archeologist studying the Chandlers Cove Cemetery in June 2016 believes there are between 50 and 60 graves in that area.
Unclear exactly how he is related to the other Uptons in the Chebeague Island Cemetery. This is a separate headstone. He is probably the father of David Upton. Records indicate that David Upton married Elizabeth Wilkins, March 20, 1766, Middleton, Massachusetts [page 114 of Middleton published records]. It appears that he was about 100 years old when he died. Records indicate he was born in Reading, Massachusetts and he died in 1845 in Norway, Maine.
This headstone was ordered from the War Department by Mrs. Marian L. Hamilton with the support of Senator Frederick Hale in November 1932 for the Chebeague Island Cemetery.
A message from Cathy Lemar on genealogy.com says:
I am a direct descendant of David Upton who was a Minuteman in Flint's Co Green's Mass Regiment during Revolutionary War. He was my great great great great great grandfather and is buried on Chebeague Island, Maine.
Research of Cathy Lemar:
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols.
Upton, David, Reading. Capt. John Flint's co., Col. David Green's regt.; service, 3 days, probably on the alarm of April 19, 1775; also, Capt. Amos Upton's co.; return for equipments, made by Capt. Upton, dated Reading, April 21, 1775; John Flint reported Captain in room of said Upton; also, list dated Reading, 2d Parish, May 15, 1775, of men who enlisted under Capt. Asa Prince, of Danvers, as returned by Capt. John Flint to Col. David Green.
He was at the Battle of Bunker Hill near General Warren when he fell.
Dr. Daniel W. Hamilton says there is also a marker for him among the Chandlers Cove graves. Donna (Miller) Damon believes that he is buried in the Chandlers Cove area.
From Marianne (Hamilton) Durgin, August 3, 2016: In the 'thirties (1930s), he was exhumed and reburied in the Chebeague Cemetery. He probably remained in the Chandlers Cove Cemetery but a headstone was dedicated in his honor in the regular cemetery.
Portland Press Herald, May 28, 1933:
Chebeague's Revolutionary War Soldier To Be Honored, Tuesday; Marker To Be Dedicated In Memory OF David Upton; Memorial Day Program To Precede Event At Cemetery
"...David Upton was born March 9, 1749 in the town of Reading, Mass. He married Mary Wilkerson, who was a descendant of one of the families who came over on the Mayflower. They had three children, Hannah, Sarah, and David. ...Following the war, after the United States had won its independence, he moved to Norway, Me., to live with his older daughter. His wife and younger daughter had died in the meantime. Later he went to Harpswell, from there to Birch Island and then to Cliff Island. His last days were spent on Chebeague living with his granddaughter. He died in 1845 and was buried on the island which now bears his descendants."
It is said that there are [or were] markers for David Upton [? - 1845] in both the main cemetery and the Chandlers Cove Cemetery. Elizabeth Hamilton [1713 - 1772] and John Hamilton [1709 - 1767] are among others from Chebeague and surrounding islands believed to be buried in the Chandlers Cove Cemetery. An archeologist studying the Chandlers Cove Cemetery in June 2016 believes there are between 50 and 60 graves in that area.
Unclear exactly how he is related to the other Uptons in the Chebeague Island Cemetery. This is a separate headstone. He is probably the father of David Upton. Records indicate that David Upton married Elizabeth Wilkins, March 20, 1766, Middleton, Massachusetts [page 114 of Middleton published records]. It appears that he was about 100 years old when he died. Records indicate he was born in Reading, Massachusetts and he died in 1845 in Norway, Maine.
This headstone was ordered from the War Department by Mrs. Marian L. Hamilton with the support of Senator Frederick Hale in November 1932 for the Chebeague Island Cemetery.
A message from Cathy Lemar on genealogy.com says:
I am a direct descendant of David Upton who was a Minuteman in Flint's Co Green's Mass Regiment during Revolutionary War. He was my great great great great great grandfather and is buried on Chebeague Island, Maine.
Research of Cathy Lemar:
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols.
Upton, David, Reading. Capt. John Flint's co., Col. David Green's regt.; service, 3 days, probably on the alarm of April 19, 1775; also, Capt. Amos Upton's co.; return for equipments, made by Capt. Upton, dated Reading, April 21, 1775; John Flint reported Captain in room of said Upton; also, list dated Reading, 2d Parish, May 15, 1775, of men who enlisted under Capt. Asa Prince, of Danvers, as returned by Capt. John Flint to Col. David Green.
He was at the Battle of Bunker Hill near General Warren when he fell.
Dr. Daniel W. Hamilton says there is also a marker for him among the Chandlers Cove graves. Donna (Miller) Damon believes that he is buried in the Chandlers Cove area.
From Marianne (Hamilton) Durgin, August 3, 2016: In the 'thirties (1930s), he was exhumed and reburied in the Chebeague Cemetery. He probably remained in the Chandlers Cove Cemetery but a headstone was dedicated in his honor in the regular cemetery.
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DAVID UPTON
Massachusetts - Minuteman
Flint's Co. Green's Mass. Regt.
REV. WAR 1845
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