Jesse was 1 of 10 children born of Ebenezer Dunham and 9 children born of his 2nd wife Lydia Perry the widow of Nathaniel Fuller, Jr. Jesse's siblings were: Lucas (b. 1746), Joanna (1750-1831), Nathaniel, Phebe, Silvanus, Abigail, Ebenezer, Eunice, and Hannah.
At the age of 18 years (1774), Jesse moved from Plympton to Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he lived 8 years.
On July 17, 1775, Jesse enlisted as a private in Captain Thomas Crandon's (Seacoast) Company. After serving 5 months and 17 days, he went home in the winter.
On February 1, 1776, Jesse enlisted as a Private for 2 months in Captain Barnabus Sear's Company, Massachusetts Militia. They immediately marched to Roxberry near Boston, Massachusetts where they served most of their full term. At other times, they were at Dorchester. He drew ammunition at Dorchester on February 15, 1776. While at Dorchester the British fired a few cannon shots at them, but through out their term they were not regularly engaged. At the end of this term of service, he was discharged and returned home to Hardwick.
On September 17, 1776, Jesse enlisted for 2 months as a Private in Captain Timothy Page's Company, Colonel Converse's Massachusetts Militia Regiment. They marched to Horse-Neck, New York, and then to Dobb's Ferry on the Hudson River where they remained for a while guarding military stores. From Dobb's Ferry they marched to Sing Sing, then up the river about 5 miles where he was discharged about November 17, 1776.
On October 19, 1779, Jesse enlisted for 3 months as a Fifer in Captain Joseph Richardson's Company, Colonel Samuel Denny's Massachusetts Militia Regiment. He was discharged from this service on November 23, 1779 after serving 1 month and 12 days, travel included . This Regiment was to participate in a campaign to Fort Stanwick in New York. The campaign was canceled, hence the early discharge.
In September, 1780, Jesse enlisted again for 3 months as a Fifer in Captain Joseph Richardson's Massachusetts Militia Company. They marched to Springfield, Massachusetts, then to Brookline, New York, then to Hudson, New York where they tarried for a while, then up the Hudson River to Green Bush, and then on to Albany. After serving out his term, he was discharged and returned home, arriving there on December 18, 1780, the day that his son Nathaniel was born.
In 1783, Jesse moved with his Father-in-Law to Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and afterwards, in the same year, to Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont. He was residing in Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont in 1784.
Jesse married (1st) Lois Hatch (1757-1798) on 7 Oct 1779; (2nd) Ruth Hatch sister of Lois; and (3rd) widow Elizabeth Ripley who d. 22 Jan 1847. He had 13 children (9 sons and 4 daughters): Nathaniel (1780-1848), Asa (b. 1783), Noah (1784-1853), Hannah (1787-1857), Lydia (1789-1868), Lucy (1792-1868), Jesse (b. 1794), Joseph (1796-1864), Harvey (b. 1800), Twins: Harrison (1803-1886) and Ezra (b. 1803), Lois (1805-1872), and Norman (1809-1884).
References:
1) "Vital Records of Plympton Massachusetts to the Year 1850" by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1923, pages 94, 95, 310, 474, and 475.
2) US Federal Military Pension File Number R.3,132.
3) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" Vol. V, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1899, page 44.
4) "History of Royalton, Vermont with Family Genealogies 1769-1911" Part 2, by Evelyn M. Wood Lovejoy, 1911, pages 769 and 770.
At the age of 18 years (1774), Jesse moved from Plympton to Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he lived 8 years.
On July 17, 1775, Jesse enlisted as a private in Captain Thomas Crandon's (Seacoast) Company. After serving 5 months and 17 days, he went home in the winter.
On February 1, 1776, Jesse enlisted as a Private for 2 months in Captain Barnabus Sear's Company, Massachusetts Militia. They immediately marched to Roxberry near Boston, Massachusetts where they served most of their full term. At other times, they were at Dorchester. He drew ammunition at Dorchester on February 15, 1776. While at Dorchester the British fired a few cannon shots at them, but through out their term they were not regularly engaged. At the end of this term of service, he was discharged and returned home to Hardwick.
On September 17, 1776, Jesse enlisted for 2 months as a Private in Captain Timothy Page's Company, Colonel Converse's Massachusetts Militia Regiment. They marched to Horse-Neck, New York, and then to Dobb's Ferry on the Hudson River where they remained for a while guarding military stores. From Dobb's Ferry they marched to Sing Sing, then up the river about 5 miles where he was discharged about November 17, 1776.
On October 19, 1779, Jesse enlisted for 3 months as a Fifer in Captain Joseph Richardson's Company, Colonel Samuel Denny's Massachusetts Militia Regiment. He was discharged from this service on November 23, 1779 after serving 1 month and 12 days, travel included . This Regiment was to participate in a campaign to Fort Stanwick in New York. The campaign was canceled, hence the early discharge.
In September, 1780, Jesse enlisted again for 3 months as a Fifer in Captain Joseph Richardson's Massachusetts Militia Company. They marched to Springfield, Massachusetts, then to Brookline, New York, then to Hudson, New York where they tarried for a while, then up the Hudson River to Green Bush, and then on to Albany. After serving out his term, he was discharged and returned home, arriving there on December 18, 1780, the day that his son Nathaniel was born.
In 1783, Jesse moved with his Father-in-Law to Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and afterwards, in the same year, to Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont. He was residing in Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont in 1784.
Jesse married (1st) Lois Hatch (1757-1798) on 7 Oct 1779; (2nd) Ruth Hatch sister of Lois; and (3rd) widow Elizabeth Ripley who d. 22 Jan 1847. He had 13 children (9 sons and 4 daughters): Nathaniel (1780-1848), Asa (b. 1783), Noah (1784-1853), Hannah (1787-1857), Lydia (1789-1868), Lucy (1792-1868), Jesse (b. 1794), Joseph (1796-1864), Harvey (b. 1800), Twins: Harrison (1803-1886) and Ezra (b. 1803), Lois (1805-1872), and Norman (1809-1884).
References:
1) "Vital Records of Plympton Massachusetts to the Year 1850" by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1923, pages 94, 95, 310, 474, and 475.
2) US Federal Military Pension File Number R.3,132.
3) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" Vol. V, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1899, page 44.
4) "History of Royalton, Vermont with Family Genealogies 1769-1911" Part 2, by Evelyn M. Wood Lovejoy, 1911, pages 769 and 770.
Jesse was 1 of 10 children born of Ebenezer Dunham and 9 children born of his 2nd wife Lydia Perry the widow of Nathaniel Fuller, Jr. Jesse's siblings were: Lucas (b. 1746), Joanna (1750-1831), Nathaniel, Phebe, Silvanus, Abigail, Ebenezer, Eunice, and Hannah.
At the age of 18 years (1774), Jesse moved from Plympton to Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he lived 8 years.
On July 17, 1775, Jesse enlisted as a private in Captain Thomas Crandon's (Seacoast) Company. After serving 5 months and 17 days, he went home in the winter.
On February 1, 1776, Jesse enlisted as a Private for 2 months in Captain Barnabus Sear's Company, Massachusetts Militia. They immediately marched to Roxberry near Boston, Massachusetts where they served most of their full term. At other times, they were at Dorchester. He drew ammunition at Dorchester on February 15, 1776. While at Dorchester the British fired a few cannon shots at them, but through out their term they were not regularly engaged. At the end of this term of service, he was discharged and returned home to Hardwick.
On September 17, 1776, Jesse enlisted for 2 months as a Private in Captain Timothy Page's Company, Colonel Converse's Massachusetts Militia Regiment. They marched to Horse-Neck, New York, and then to Dobb's Ferry on the Hudson River where they remained for a while guarding military stores. From Dobb's Ferry they marched to Sing Sing, then up the river about 5 miles where he was discharged about November 17, 1776.
On October 19, 1779, Jesse enlisted for 3 months as a Fifer in Captain Joseph Richardson's Company, Colonel Samuel Denny's Massachusetts Militia Regiment. He was discharged from this service on November 23, 1779 after serving 1 month and 12 days, travel included . This Regiment was to participate in a campaign to Fort Stanwick in New York. The campaign was canceled, hence the early discharge.
In September, 1780, Jesse enlisted again for 3 months as a Fifer in Captain Joseph Richardson's Massachusetts Militia Company. They marched to Springfield, Massachusetts, then to Brookline, New York, then to Hudson, New York where they tarried for a while, then up the Hudson River to Green Bush, and then on to Albany. After serving out his term, he was discharged and returned home, arriving there on December 18, 1780, the day that his son Nathaniel was born.
In 1783, Jesse moved with his Father-in-Law to Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and afterwards, in the same year, to Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont. He was residing in Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont in 1784.
Jesse married (1st) Lois Hatch (1757-1798) on 7 Oct 1779; (2nd) Ruth Hatch sister of Lois; and (3rd) widow Elizabeth Ripley who d. 22 Jan 1847. He had 13 children (9 sons and 4 daughters): Nathaniel (1780-1848), Asa (b. 1783), Noah (1784-1853), Hannah (1787-1857), Lydia (1789-1868), Lucy (1792-1868), Jesse (b. 1794), Joseph (1796-1864), Harvey (b. 1800), Twins: Harrison (1803-1886) and Ezra (b. 1803), Lois (1805-1872), and Norman (1809-1884).
References:
1) "Vital Records of Plympton Massachusetts to the Year 1850" by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1923, pages 94, 95, 310, 474, and 475.
2) US Federal Military Pension File Number R.3,132.
3) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" Vol. V, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1899, page 44.
4) "History of Royalton, Vermont with Family Genealogies 1769-1911" Part 2, by Evelyn M. Wood Lovejoy, 1911, pages 769 and 770.
At the age of 18 years (1774), Jesse moved from Plympton to Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he lived 8 years.
On July 17, 1775, Jesse enlisted as a private in Captain Thomas Crandon's (Seacoast) Company. After serving 5 months and 17 days, he went home in the winter.
On February 1, 1776, Jesse enlisted as a Private for 2 months in Captain Barnabus Sear's Company, Massachusetts Militia. They immediately marched to Roxberry near Boston, Massachusetts where they served most of their full term. At other times, they were at Dorchester. He drew ammunition at Dorchester on February 15, 1776. While at Dorchester the British fired a few cannon shots at them, but through out their term they were not regularly engaged. At the end of this term of service, he was discharged and returned home to Hardwick.
On September 17, 1776, Jesse enlisted for 2 months as a Private in Captain Timothy Page's Company, Colonel Converse's Massachusetts Militia Regiment. They marched to Horse-Neck, New York, and then to Dobb's Ferry on the Hudson River where they remained for a while guarding military stores. From Dobb's Ferry they marched to Sing Sing, then up the river about 5 miles where he was discharged about November 17, 1776.
On October 19, 1779, Jesse enlisted for 3 months as a Fifer in Captain Joseph Richardson's Company, Colonel Samuel Denny's Massachusetts Militia Regiment. He was discharged from this service on November 23, 1779 after serving 1 month and 12 days, travel included . This Regiment was to participate in a campaign to Fort Stanwick in New York. The campaign was canceled, hence the early discharge.
In September, 1780, Jesse enlisted again for 3 months as a Fifer in Captain Joseph Richardson's Massachusetts Militia Company. They marched to Springfield, Massachusetts, then to Brookline, New York, then to Hudson, New York where they tarried for a while, then up the Hudson River to Green Bush, and then on to Albany. After serving out his term, he was discharged and returned home, arriving there on December 18, 1780, the day that his son Nathaniel was born.
In 1783, Jesse moved with his Father-in-Law to Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts and afterwards, in the same year, to Barnard, Windsor County, Vermont. He was residing in Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont in 1784.
Jesse married (1st) Lois Hatch (1757-1798) on 7 Oct 1779; (2nd) Ruth Hatch sister of Lois; and (3rd) widow Elizabeth Ripley who d. 22 Jan 1847. He had 13 children (9 sons and 4 daughters): Nathaniel (1780-1848), Asa (b. 1783), Noah (1784-1853), Hannah (1787-1857), Lydia (1789-1868), Lucy (1792-1868), Jesse (b. 1794), Joseph (1796-1864), Harvey (b. 1800), Twins: Harrison (1803-1886) and Ezra (b. 1803), Lois (1805-1872), and Norman (1809-1884).
References:
1) "Vital Records of Plympton Massachusetts to the Year 1850" by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1923, pages 94, 95, 310, 474, and 475.
2) US Federal Military Pension File Number R.3,132.
3) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" Vol. V, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1899, page 44.
4) "History of Royalton, Vermont with Family Genealogies 1769-1911" Part 2, by Evelyn M. Wood Lovejoy, 1911, pages 769 and 770.
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T'is the last pang, he calmly said,
To me, O Death, thou hast no dread,
Savior, I come!
Spread but thine arms on yonder shore,
I see: ye waters, bear me oer,
There is my home."
JESSE DUNHAM
Died
April 23,
1845
aged 88 years.
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