Matthew Thornton Chapter, NSDAR
Nashua, New Hampshire
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| ABBREVIATION | MEANING |
|---|---|
| Capt. | Captain | Col. | Colonel | Cpl. | Corporal | CS | Civil Service | Ens. | Ensign | Lt. | Lieutenant | NonCom. | Non-Commissioned Officer | PS | Patriotic Service | Pvt. | Private | Sgt. | Sergeant | Sol. | Soldier |
PROVEN PATRIOT |
RANK OR SERVICE |
PROVEN WIFE |
STATE OF SERVICE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issachar Adams | Pvt. | Millicent Alden | Massachusetts |
| Jonathan Allen | Lt. | Sarah Bass | Massachusetts |
| Ephraim Amsden | Pvt. | Betsey Woodward | Massachusetts |
| Caleb Ballard | Cpl. | Freelove Townsend | New Hampshire |
| Ebenzer Barker | Pvt. | Mary Polley Coburn | New York |
| Caleb Ballard | Cpl. | Freelove Townsend | New Hampshire |
| Josiah Blood | Sgt. | Sarah Dunn and Amasa Hartwell | Massachusetts |
| Joseph Brown | Pvt. | Ann Brown | New Hampshire |
| Moses Buck | Pvt. | Hannah Chubb | Massachusetts, Maine |
| Joseph Burnap | Pvt. | Mary (Polly) Tucker | Massachusetts |
| Alvin Burt | Pvt. | Wealthy Austin | Massachusetts |
| James Cate, Sr. | PS | Elizabeth Mason | New Hampshire |
| Amos Chaffee | Pvt. | Anna Brown | Massachusetts |
| John Cheedle | Pvt. | Mary Bosworth and Rachel Allen | Vermont |
| Jonathan Crawford | Pvt. | Mary Heath | New Hampshire |
| William Crutcher | Pvt. | Elizabeth Pollard | Virginia |
| Thomas Dickens | Pvt. | Molly (Mollie) Stevens | North Carolina |
| Abel Dinsmore | Cpt. | Esther Sanderson | Massachusetts |
| Abner Dodge | Sgt. | Eleanor Dodge and Elizabeth Sears | Massachusetts |
| Jacob Erb | PS | Magdalene Schrantz | Pennsylvania |
| Nathaniel Fanning | Lt. | Elizabeth Smith | Connecticut |
| Alexander Ferriole, Sr. | Lt. | Marie Appoline Mailhot | New York |
| David Field | Col. | Thankful Taylor Doolittle | Massachusetts |
| Jirah Fish, Sr. | Pvt. | Mercy Farrar (Farrow) | Massachusetts |
| James Ford | Capt. | Sarah Swan | New Hampshire |
| James Fry, Sr. | Col. | Elizabeth Osgood and Sarah Chever Robie | Massachusetts |
| Dutee Gerould | Capt. | Amey Niles and Hannah Cash | Massachusetts |
| Daniel Gowing | Sgt. | Sarah Burnap | Massachusetts |
| John Gray | Sgt. | Mary Barker and Sally Wheelock | Massachusetts |
| Joshua Green | Pvt. | Esther Cutter | Massachusetts |
| Job Green | Lt. | Mercy Greene | Rhode Island |
| Asa Harriman | Pvt. | Johanna Beal | Massachusetts |
| Ichabod Hersey | Pvt. | Hannah Hackett | New Hampshire |
| Thomas Hill | Sol. | Ruth Wyman | Vermont |
| John Hilliard | PS | Elizabeth Smith | Connecticut |
| Miner Hilliard | Pvt. | Abigail Hill and Silence Storey | Connecticut |
| Corlis Hinds, Sr. | PS | Janet McMaster | Massachusetts |
| Theophilus Hopkins | Pvt. | Martha Spencer | Massachusetts |
| Silas Jones | Sgt. | Sarah Laird | Massachusetts |
| Daniel Ladd | CS, PS | Johanna Dudley | New Hampshire |
| Joseph Livermore | Capt. | Anna Rice and Martha Maynard | Massachusetts |
| Timothy Loomis | Pvt. | Mary Orton | Connecticut |
| Joseph Mather | Ens. | Sarah Scott | Connecticut |
| Christian Osterman | Sgt. | Elizabeth Hewkirk (Nukirk) | New York |
| Joshua Phillips | Pvt. | Anna Hill | Massachusetts |
| Jethro Randell | Pvt. | Huldah Oliver and Abigail Wescott | Massachusetts |
| Jonathan Rich | Lt. | Abigail Barton | Massachusetts |
| Jeremiah Rowe | Pvt. | Sarah Hoyte | New Hampshire |
| Aaron Sanborn | Lt. | Mary (Molly) Barter and Susanna Gale | New Hampshire |
| John Shannon | Sgt. | Elizabeth Schermerhorm | New York |
| Edward Smith | Pvt. | Abigail Kelly | New Hampshire |
| Luther Spear | NomCom. | Rebecca Tower and Abigail Marcy | Massachusetts |
| Caleb Stanford | PS | Ruth Cozens | New Hampshire |
| Joseph Stanford | Pvt. | Sarah | Massachusetts |
| Prince Stevens | Pvt. | Reliance Hickley | Massachusetts |
| Ebenezer Stow | Pvt. | Mary Hartwell | Massachusetts |
| Thomas Tash | Col. | Martha Crommett and Martha Crummet | New Hampshire |
| Israel Terrell | Lt. | Zernah Beebe and Lois Upson | Connecticut |
| Thomas Thorn | PS | Rachel and Casandra | Maryland |
| Jonathan Tower | Pvt. | Anna Park | Massachusetts |
| Joseph Underwood | Pvt. | Mary Munroe | Massachusetts |
| Roelof Van Houten | PS | Catherine Nagel | New York |
| Josiah Warren | Pvt. | Jane Livingston | New Hampshire |
| Peter West | Cpl. | Hannah Cottle | Massachusetts |
| John Whitman | PS | Anna ? | Pennsylvania |
| Zadock Wilkins | Pvt. | Abigail Berry | Massachusetts |
| Silas Wheeler | CS | Sarah Miller | Massachusetts |
| Zebedee Whittemore | Pvt. | Prudence Stafford | New Hampshire |
| Obadiah Witherell | Lt. | Mary Bussell | Massachusetts |
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