Needham, age 26, from Wilton, NH enlisted in 2nd Company 1st Battalion New Hampshire in March 1777 for 3 years and received a State Bounty of £ 20.
He was sick at Fishkill from September through December 1778 and reported dead 2 January 1779 (28 years old). His heirs received payment of one pound and seven shillings on 23 October 1780.
fold3.com New Hampshire 1st Regt (1777-80) Folder 12 pages 37,40, 43 & 49. The State of New Hampshire Rolls of Soldiers in the Revolutionary War 1776 to May 1777 compiled by Isaac W. Hammond 1885, pages 574, 597.
Needham, age 26, from Wilton, NH enlisted in 2nd Company 1st Battalion New Hampshire in March 1777 for 3 years and received a State Bounty of £ 20.
He was sick at Fishkill from September through December 1778 and reported dead 2 January 1779 (28 years old). His heirs received payment of one pound and seven shillings on 23 October 1780.
fold3.com New Hampshire 1st Regt (1777-80) Folder 12 pages 37,40, 43 & 49. The State of New Hampshire Rolls of Soldiers in the Revolutionary War 1776 to May 1777 compiled by Isaac W. Hammond 1885, pages 574, 597.
Gravesite Details
Photo is of his unmarked burial location-marked with a wreath
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