Ens Caleb Lyon Jr.

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Ens Caleb Lyon Jr.

Birth
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
16 Aug 1832 (aged 87)
Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Burial
Lansingville, Tompkins County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Deacon Caleb Lyon is one of two Revolutionary War Soldiers buried at the Lansingville Cemetery.

CT:
9th Regiment CT Militia
Rank: Armourer
Capts Lawrence, Matthew Mead

Colonial CT Records:
Ensign

The rank of Ensign was the lowest officer's rank (below Lieutenant) but significant in that the Ensign carried the flag of the Regiment.


NY:
NEW YORK IN THE REVOLUTION AS COLONY AND STATE
New York Military in the Revolution
Westchester County Militia -- Fourth Regiment
Rank: Enlisted Men
Name: Caleb Lyon, Jr.
Cols. Thadeus Crane & John Mead
(while listed as a Pvt, he continued to serve as Armourer)

Son of Caleb Lyon & Eunice Meade of Greenwich, CT.

His descendants have established his service with the Daughters of the American Revolution.

More information can be found in the following publications:

Lyon Memorial, New York Families, Descended from the Immigrant Thomas Lyon of Rye;
Edited by Robert B Miller of Brooklyn, NY; Associate Editor, A.B. Lyons, M.D. of Detroit,
Michigan, Printed by Press of William Graham Printing Company 1907.

A History of the town of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn., with many important statistics by Daniel M Mead, Attorney at law, Greenwich, Conn., Printed by Baker & Godwin Printers, New York, Corner Nassau and Spruce Streets 1857

Ye historie of ye town of Greenwich, county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut By Spencer P. Mead, LLB of the New York Bar, being a revision of the History of the Town of Greenwich by Daniel Mead. Printed by The Knickerbocker Press, New York 1911.


Deacon Caleb Lyon is one of two Revolutionary War Soldiers buried at the Lansingville Cemetery.

CT:
9th Regiment CT Militia
Rank: Armourer
Capts Lawrence, Matthew Mead

Colonial CT Records:
Ensign

The rank of Ensign was the lowest officer's rank (below Lieutenant) but significant in that the Ensign carried the flag of the Regiment.


NY:
NEW YORK IN THE REVOLUTION AS COLONY AND STATE
New York Military in the Revolution
Westchester County Militia -- Fourth Regiment
Rank: Enlisted Men
Name: Caleb Lyon, Jr.
Cols. Thadeus Crane & John Mead
(while listed as a Pvt, he continued to serve as Armourer)

Son of Caleb Lyon & Eunice Meade of Greenwich, CT.

His descendants have established his service with the Daughters of the American Revolution.

More information can be found in the following publications:

Lyon Memorial, New York Families, Descended from the Immigrant Thomas Lyon of Rye;
Edited by Robert B Miller of Brooklyn, NY; Associate Editor, A.B. Lyons, M.D. of Detroit,
Michigan, Printed by Press of William Graham Printing Company 1907.

A History of the town of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn., with many important statistics by Daniel M Mead, Attorney at law, Greenwich, Conn., Printed by Baker & Godwin Printers, New York, Corner Nassau and Spruce Streets 1857

Ye historie of ye town of Greenwich, county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut By Spencer P. Mead, LLB of the New York Bar, being a revision of the History of the Town of Greenwich by Daniel Mead. Printed by The Knickerbocker Press, New York 1911.




  • Created by: D Roe
  • Added: Apr 16, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • William Fitts
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26068406/caleb-lyon: accessed ), memorial page for Ens Caleb Lyon Jr. (4 Dec 1744–16 Aug 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26068406, citing Lansingville Cemetery, Lansingville, Tompkins County, New York, USA; Maintained by D Roe (contributor 46981124).