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GEN Thomas Lincoln

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GEN Thomas Lincoln

Birth
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
10 Aug 1836 (aged 76)
Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Section 071 Lot 3 grave d
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Served in the American Revolution as a Private in Capt Snow's Company, Justice of the Peace in Taunton and from 1812-1821 was also a Town Selectman. He served in the War of 1812 and was promoted to the rank of General of the Bristol County Brigade in 1809. In 1815 he was elected as a representative to the General Court of Massachusetts. - RGM

Thomas Lincoln was a man of many talents; he was a farmer, a Justice of Peace, and a member of the Board of Selectmen in Taunton for ten years. He also served the community as a representative of the General Court from 1815-1816. He served as a private in Captian Snow's regiment in the Revolution and he remained in the military until 1814. Lincoln was commissioned a Brigadier-General of the Bristol County Brigade on May 18, 1809. General Lincoln made his home on Field Street in Taunton.
(Plain Cemetery, Walking Tour, October 15, 2006, pamphlet booklet, VP691C, Old Colony Historical Society, 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780)
Contributor: Joan (Barber) Pringle (50351811) • [email protected]
Served in the American Revolution as a Private in Capt Snow's Company, Justice of the Peace in Taunton and from 1812-1821 was also a Town Selectman. He served in the War of 1812 and was promoted to the rank of General of the Bristol County Brigade in 1809. In 1815 he was elected as a representative to the General Court of Massachusetts. - RGM

Thomas Lincoln was a man of many talents; he was a farmer, a Justice of Peace, and a member of the Board of Selectmen in Taunton for ten years. He also served the community as a representative of the General Court from 1815-1816. He served as a private in Captian Snow's regiment in the Revolution and he remained in the military until 1814. Lincoln was commissioned a Brigadier-General of the Bristol County Brigade on May 18, 1809. General Lincoln made his home on Field Street in Taunton.
(Plain Cemetery, Walking Tour, October 15, 2006, pamphlet booklet, VP691C, Old Colony Historical Society, 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA 02780)
Contributor: Joan (Barber) Pringle (50351811) • [email protected]

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