American Biographical Library
The Biographical Cyclopædia of American Women
Volume II
Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution
Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army
H
Fifteenth Virginia
page 295
Holden, Aaron (Mass). Sergeant in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Sergeant in Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment, April to December, 177.5; 2d Lieutenant 6th Continental Infantry, 1st January, 1776; 1st Lieutenant, 28th June, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 7th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; taken prisoner at Cherry Valley, 10th November, 1778, and was a prisoner when retired, 1st January, 1781.
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (8:94-5).
Aaron Holden, Hutchinson [Barre], also given New Rutland. Order on Major Barber, dated Cambridge, June 23, 1775, signed by Capt. John Black, for cartridge boxes for his company, Col. Jonathan Brewer's regt., to be delivered to said Holden, Sergeant; above cartridge boxes receipted for by said Holden; also, Capt. John Black's co., Col. Jonathan Brewer's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; engaged April 20, 1775; service, 3 mos. 13 days; also, petition signed by said Holden and others belonging to Capt. John Black's co., Col. Brewer's regt., asking allowance for articles lost in battle at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775; said Holden claimed compensation for loss of a sword; certificate dated Hutchinson, April 28, 1776, signed by Capt. Black, certified to the correctness of statements in above petition; amounts allowed by resolve of May 10, 1776; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Aaron Haynes's (3d) co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's regt.; muster roll dated Camp at Ticonderoga, Nov. 27, 1776; appointed Jan. 1, 1776; reported re-engaged for the war Nov. 14, 1776, as 1st Lieutenant in Capt. Reed's co., Col. Alden's regt., but to remain in Col. Whitcomb's regt. until Dec. 31, 1776; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 7th Worcester Co. regt., as returned by Capt. Benjamin Nye and Capt. William Henry; residence, Barre; engaged for town of Barre; joined Capt. Reed's co., Col. Alden's regt.; term, during war; also, Lieutenant, Col. John Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; reported taken prisoner Nov. 11, 1778; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. John Reed's (5th) co., Col. Ichabod Alden's regt.; return of field and staff officers (year not given); residence, New Rutland; also, Captain, Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; also, list of officers entitled to promotion in Lieut. Col. J. Brooks's (7th) regt., dated Sept. 9, 1780; said Holden entitled to a Captaincy vice Lane; date of vacancy, Oct. 18, 1779; ordered in Council Sept. 16, 1780, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned Sept. 16 [?], 1780; also, Captain, 5th co., Lieut. Col. Brooks's (7th) regt.; returns of effectives between Oct. 16, 1780, and Dec. 28, 1780, dated Camp Totoway, Camp Hutts, and Camp near West Point; reported a prisoner in Canada from Nov. 11, 1778.
The Biographical Cyclopædia of American Women
Volume II
Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution
Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army
H
Fifteenth Virginia
page 295
Holden, Aaron (Mass). Sergeant in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Sergeant in Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment, April to December, 177.5; 2d Lieutenant 6th Continental Infantry, 1st January, 1776; 1st Lieutenant, 28th June, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 7th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; taken prisoner at Cherry Valley, 10th November, 1778, and was a prisoner when retired, 1st January, 1781.
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (8:94-5).
Aaron Holden, Hutchinson [Barre], also given New Rutland. Order on Major Barber, dated Cambridge, June 23, 1775, signed by Capt. John Black, for cartridge boxes for his company, Col. Jonathan Brewer's regt., to be delivered to said Holden, Sergeant; above cartridge boxes receipted for by said Holden; also, Capt. John Black's co., Col. Jonathan Brewer's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; engaged April 20, 1775; service, 3 mos. 13 days; also, petition signed by said Holden and others belonging to Capt. John Black's co., Col. Brewer's regt., asking allowance for articles lost in battle at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775; said Holden claimed compensation for loss of a sword; certificate dated Hutchinson, April 28, 1776, signed by Capt. Black, certified to the correctness of statements in above petition; amounts allowed by resolve of May 10, 1776; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Aaron Haynes's (3d) co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's regt.; muster roll dated Camp at Ticonderoga, Nov. 27, 1776; appointed Jan. 1, 1776; reported re-engaged for the war Nov. 14, 1776, as 1st Lieutenant in Capt. Reed's co., Col. Alden's regt., but to remain in Col. Whitcomb's regt. until Dec. 31, 1776; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 7th Worcester Co. regt., as returned by Capt. Benjamin Nye and Capt. William Henry; residence, Barre; engaged for town of Barre; joined Capt. Reed's co., Col. Alden's regt.; term, during war; also, Lieutenant, Col. John Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; reported taken prisoner Nov. 11, 1778; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. John Reed's (5th) co., Col. Ichabod Alden's regt.; return of field and staff officers (year not given); residence, New Rutland; also, Captain, Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; also, list of officers entitled to promotion in Lieut. Col. J. Brooks's (7th) regt., dated Sept. 9, 1780; said Holden entitled to a Captaincy vice Lane; date of vacancy, Oct. 18, 1779; ordered in Council Sept. 16, 1780, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned Sept. 16 [?], 1780; also, Captain, 5th co., Lieut. Col. Brooks's (7th) regt.; returns of effectives between Oct. 16, 1780, and Dec. 28, 1780, dated Camp Totoway, Camp Hutts, and Camp near West Point; reported a prisoner in Canada from Nov. 11, 1778.
American Biographical Library
The Biographical Cyclopædia of American Women
Volume II
Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution
Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army
H
Fifteenth Virginia
page 295
Holden, Aaron (Mass). Sergeant in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Sergeant in Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment, April to December, 177.5; 2d Lieutenant 6th Continental Infantry, 1st January, 1776; 1st Lieutenant, 28th June, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 7th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; taken prisoner at Cherry Valley, 10th November, 1778, and was a prisoner when retired, 1st January, 1781.
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (8:94-5).
Aaron Holden, Hutchinson [Barre], also given New Rutland. Order on Major Barber, dated Cambridge, June 23, 1775, signed by Capt. John Black, for cartridge boxes for his company, Col. Jonathan Brewer's regt., to be delivered to said Holden, Sergeant; above cartridge boxes receipted for by said Holden; also, Capt. John Black's co., Col. Jonathan Brewer's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; engaged April 20, 1775; service, 3 mos. 13 days; also, petition signed by said Holden and others belonging to Capt. John Black's co., Col. Brewer's regt., asking allowance for articles lost in battle at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775; said Holden claimed compensation for loss of a sword; certificate dated Hutchinson, April 28, 1776, signed by Capt. Black, certified to the correctness of statements in above petition; amounts allowed by resolve of May 10, 1776; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Aaron Haynes's (3d) co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's regt.; muster roll dated Camp at Ticonderoga, Nov. 27, 1776; appointed Jan. 1, 1776; reported re-engaged for the war Nov. 14, 1776, as 1st Lieutenant in Capt. Reed's co., Col. Alden's regt., but to remain in Col. Whitcomb's regt. until Dec. 31, 1776; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 7th Worcester Co. regt., as returned by Capt. Benjamin Nye and Capt. William Henry; residence, Barre; engaged for town of Barre; joined Capt. Reed's co., Col. Alden's regt.; term, during war; also, Lieutenant, Col. John Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; reported taken prisoner Nov. 11, 1778; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. John Reed's (5th) co., Col. Ichabod Alden's regt.; return of field and staff officers (year not given); residence, New Rutland; also, Captain, Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; also, list of officers entitled to promotion in Lieut. Col. J. Brooks's (7th) regt., dated Sept. 9, 1780; said Holden entitled to a Captaincy vice Lane; date of vacancy, Oct. 18, 1779; ordered in Council Sept. 16, 1780, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned Sept. 16 [?], 1780; also, Captain, 5th co., Lieut. Col. Brooks's (7th) regt.; returns of effectives between Oct. 16, 1780, and Dec. 28, 1780, dated Camp Totoway, Camp Hutts, and Camp near West Point; reported a prisoner in Canada from Nov. 11, 1778.
The Biographical Cyclopædia of American Women
Volume II
Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution
Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army
H
Fifteenth Virginia
page 295
Holden, Aaron (Mass). Sergeant in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Sergeant in Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment, April to December, 177.5; 2d Lieutenant 6th Continental Infantry, 1st January, 1776; 1st Lieutenant, 28th June, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 7th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; taken prisoner at Cherry Valley, 10th November, 1778, and was a prisoner when retired, 1st January, 1781.
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (8:94-5).
Aaron Holden, Hutchinson [Barre], also given New Rutland. Order on Major Barber, dated Cambridge, June 23, 1775, signed by Capt. John Black, for cartridge boxes for his company, Col. Jonathan Brewer's regt., to be delivered to said Holden, Sergeant; above cartridge boxes receipted for by said Holden; also, Capt. John Black's co., Col. Jonathan Brewer's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; engaged April 20, 1775; service, 3 mos. 13 days; also, petition signed by said Holden and others belonging to Capt. John Black's co., Col. Brewer's regt., asking allowance for articles lost in battle at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775; said Holden claimed compensation for loss of a sword; certificate dated Hutchinson, April 28, 1776, signed by Capt. Black, certified to the correctness of statements in above petition; amounts allowed by resolve of May 10, 1776; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Aaron Haynes's (3d) co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's regt.; muster roll dated Camp at Ticonderoga, Nov. 27, 1776; appointed Jan. 1, 1776; reported re-engaged for the war Nov. 14, 1776, as 1st Lieutenant in Capt. Reed's co., Col. Alden's regt., but to remain in Col. Whitcomb's regt. until Dec. 31, 1776; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 7th Worcester Co. regt., as returned by Capt. Benjamin Nye and Capt. William Henry; residence, Barre; engaged for town of Barre; joined Capt. Reed's co., Col. Alden's regt.; term, during war; also, Lieutenant, Col. John Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; reported taken prisoner Nov. 11, 1778; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. John Reed's (5th) co., Col. Ichabod Alden's regt.; return of field and staff officers (year not given); residence, New Rutland; also, Captain, Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; also, list of officers entitled to promotion in Lieut. Col. J. Brooks's (7th) regt., dated Sept. 9, 1780; said Holden entitled to a Captaincy vice Lane; date of vacancy, Oct. 18, 1779; ordered in Council Sept. 16, 1780, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned Sept. 16 [?], 1780; also, Captain, 5th co., Lieut. Col. Brooks's (7th) regt.; returns of effectives between Oct. 16, 1780, and Dec. 28, 1780, dated Camp Totoway, Camp Hutts, and Camp near West Point; reported a prisoner in Canada from Nov. 11, 1778.
