Stephen Chandler enlisted on the 17th day of April 1777 in the 5th Regiment, Massachusetts Bay Volunteers under Colonel Rufus Putnam for three years and was discharged on the 12th day of April 1780, having served his country in the Revolutionary war for 5 days short of three years. He was at Boston, and at the taking of Burgoyne. He was an active Jackson democrat in politics; drew a pension of ninety-six dollars a year, and was, in 1840, on the pension list and lived with his son, John in Potsdam, NY. He was married twice. His first wife was Meribah Nye (m. May 23, 1782). His second wife was Catharine Sampson (m. Dec 23, 1813).
Stephen Chandler enlisted on the 17th day of April 1777 in the 5th Regiment, Massachusetts Bay Volunteers under Colonel Rufus Putnam for three years and was discharged on the 12th day of April 1780, having served his country in the Revolutionary war for 5 days short of three years. He was at Boston, and at the taking of Burgoyne. He was an active Jackson democrat in politics; drew a pension of ninety-six dollars a year, and was, in 1840, on the pension list and lived with his son, John in Potsdam, NY. He was married twice. His first wife was Meribah Nye (m. May 23, 1782). His second wife was Catharine Sampson (m. Dec 23, 1813).
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North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850
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Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
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Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
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