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Giles Parmelee

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Giles Parmelee

Birth
Connecticut, USA
Death
4 Mar 1846 (aged 82)
Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Burial
West Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Private; of Killingworth, Conn., Cambridge, Vt., and Potsdam, N.Y.[01-0199] (Jeremiah, Lemuel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)He enlisted as a substitute in October, 1778, for his uncle Asahel, who had been drafted for a three-month term to guard the coast along Long Island Sound. He is reported absent from Capt. Bezeliel Bristol's company of Connecticut militia at the Alarm at East Haven on July 5, 1779. He enlisted again, on June 27, 1780, in Capt. Aaron Stevens' company where he saw action along the Hudson River. He remained for two months at Orangetown, N.Y., and was a witness to the execution of Maj. John Andre, a British spy. Then he went to Fishkill, N.Y., where he accompanied prisoners down to Morristown, N.J. He was discharged Dec. 25, 1780. A payroll for July, 1780, shows he received $18 60/90, which included $10 for "subsistence." At Connecticut Hutts on May 2, 1781, he received $39 70/90 for serving five months, 29 days. He received a pension. Brothers Gilbert, James and John also served.

Parmelee, Giles

DAR# A087949
Service: CT
Rank: Private
Birth: 11/17/1763 CT
Death: (Post) March 4, 1846 Potsdam, St Lawrence, NY
Pension: *S14097
Service Source:
Service Description: Capts Aaron Halsey, Aaron Stevens; Col Heman Swift
Spouse: Hannah Pomeroy

Private; of Killingworth, Conn., Cambridge, Vt., and Potsdam, N.Y.[01-0199] (Jeremiah, Lemuel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)He enlisted as a substitute in October, 1778, for his uncle Asahel, who had been drafted for a three-month term to guard the coast along Long Island Sound. He is reported absent from Capt. Bezeliel Bristol's company of Connecticut militia at the Alarm at East Haven on July 5, 1779. He enlisted again, on June 27, 1780, in Capt. Aaron Stevens' company where he saw action along the Hudson River. He remained for two months at Orangetown, N.Y., and was a witness to the execution of Maj. John Andre, a British spy. Then he went to Fishkill, N.Y., where he accompanied prisoners down to Morristown, N.J. He was discharged Dec. 25, 1780. A payroll for July, 1780, shows he received $18 60/90, which included $10 for "subsistence." At Connecticut Hutts on May 2, 1781, he received $39 70/90 for serving five months, 29 days. He received a pension. Brothers Gilbert, James and John also served.

Parmelee, Giles

DAR# A087949
Service: CT
Rank: Private
Birth: 11/17/1763 CT
Death: (Post) March 4, 1846 Potsdam, St Lawrence, NY
Pension: *S14097
Service Source:
Service Description: Capts Aaron Halsey, Aaron Stevens; Col Heman Swift
Spouse: Hannah Pomeroy

Gravesite Details

Veteran of Revolutionary War, earning pension in Potsdam in 1832



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  • Created by: Anne Cady
  • Added: Jul 22, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28453059/giles-parmelee: accessed ), memorial page for Giles Parmelee (17 Nov 1763–4 Mar 1846), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28453059, citing Bacon Cemetery, West Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA; Maintained by Anne Cady (contributor 46985237).