From Town of Madison Ghost Walk 2010
Captain Phineas Meigs (1708-1782)
Phineas Meigs was the only patriot killed on Madison soil during the Revolutionary War. On May 19, 1782, the local militia was alarmed that the British were invading East Wharf. Captain Meigs, age 74 and one of the first responders, was unfortunately killed during the invasion with a shot to his head. (The CT Historical Society now owns the hat, complete with the bullet hole, worn by Captain Meigs on the day of the invasion!)
Captain Phineas Meigs (1708-1782)
Phineas Meigs was the only patriot killed on Madison soil during the Revolutionary War. On May 19, 1782, the local militia was alarmed that the British were invading East Wharf. Captain Meigs, age 74 and one of the first responders, was unfortunately killed during the invasion with a shot to his head. (The CT Historical Society now owns the hat, complete with the bullet hole, worn by Captain Meigs on the day of the invasion!)
From Town of Madison Ghost Walk 2010
Captain Phineas Meigs (1708-1782)
Phineas Meigs was the only patriot killed on Madison soil during the Revolutionary War. On May 19, 1782, the local militia was alarmed that the British were invading East Wharf. Captain Meigs, age 74 and one of the first responders, was unfortunately killed during the invasion with a shot to his head. (The CT Historical Society now owns the hat, complete with the bullet hole, worn by Captain Meigs on the day of the invasion!)
Captain Phineas Meigs (1708-1782)
Phineas Meigs was the only patriot killed on Madison soil during the Revolutionary War. On May 19, 1782, the local militia was alarmed that the British were invading East Wharf. Captain Meigs, age 74 and one of the first responders, was unfortunately killed during the invasion with a shot to his head. (The CT Historical Society now owns the hat, complete with the bullet hole, worn by Captain Meigs on the day of the invasion!)
Inscription
age 73years
May 19th A.D. 1782
Died fighting for the Freedom of this Country.
Gravesite Details
Who fell in action with the refugees, Revolutionary War
Family Members
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Records on Ancestry
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North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
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Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
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