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Samuel Shelley

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Samuel Shelley

Birth
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
17 Mar 1838 (aged 73)
Limerick, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Burial
Brownville, Jefferson County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.0263207, Longitude: -76.0464194
Memorial ID
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From the Fonda List found at the Jefferson county genweb page;


SAMUEL SHELLEY

Born: January 20, 1765 in Stratford, Conn.
Died: March 17, 1858 in Limerick, Jefferson County, N.Y.
Married: CATHERINE PRIDE

Service: Samuel Shelly served as fifer in Capt. Paul Brigham's company of Col. Isaac Sherman's regiment, April 1, 1781. Was at Valley Forge, 1777-1778; present at the battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778; in camp at White Plains in Huntingtens' 2nd. Brigade. Served along the Hudson River, 1780.
"Connecticut Men in the war of the Revolution", page 349

Remarks: Samuel Shelley is buried in a destroyed cemetery at Limerick, town of Brownville, Jefferson County, N.Y. (This cemetery has been rescued and maintained by the Town of Brownville.)
Ancestor of Elizabeth Pierce Pruyn, Nat. No. 96059

Found at the DAR free search site;

DAR# A102705
Service: CT
Rank: Non Commissioned Officer
Birth: 1/20/1765 Stratford, Fairfield, CT
Death: 3/17/1838 Limerick, Jefferson, NY
Pension: *S42271
Service Source: *S42271, BLWT #1339-100
Service Description: Fifer in Capt. Sills' Co., Cols. Sherman, Webb; Pvt., CT Line
Spouse: Catherine Pride
From the Fonda List found at the Jefferson county genweb page;


SAMUEL SHELLEY

Born: January 20, 1765 in Stratford, Conn.
Died: March 17, 1858 in Limerick, Jefferson County, N.Y.
Married: CATHERINE PRIDE

Service: Samuel Shelly served as fifer in Capt. Paul Brigham's company of Col. Isaac Sherman's regiment, April 1, 1781. Was at Valley Forge, 1777-1778; present at the battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778; in camp at White Plains in Huntingtens' 2nd. Brigade. Served along the Hudson River, 1780.
"Connecticut Men in the war of the Revolution", page 349

Remarks: Samuel Shelley is buried in a destroyed cemetery at Limerick, town of Brownville, Jefferson County, N.Y. (This cemetery has been rescued and maintained by the Town of Brownville.)
Ancestor of Elizabeth Pierce Pruyn, Nat. No. 96059

Found at the DAR free search site;

DAR# A102705
Service: CT
Rank: Non Commissioned Officer
Birth: 1/20/1765 Stratford, Fairfield, CT
Death: 3/17/1838 Limerick, Jefferson, NY
Pension: *S42271
Service Source: *S42271, BLWT #1339-100
Service Description: Fifer in Capt. Sills' Co., Cols. Sherman, Webb; Pvt., CT Line
Spouse: Catherine Pride


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