American Revolution veteran of the Continental Army.
"Jonathan Underwood, then of Suffield, Connecticut, marched with the Suffield Militia on the Lexington Alarm in 1775, at the age of 31. He was a "Minuteman", a private in the Suffield Militia, and for this action his name is inscribed on the tablet of the North Corner of the Town Hall of Suffield.
Jonathan subsequently signed on with the Militia of Dunstable, Massachusetts, and fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Jonathan Underwood, then of Suffield, Connecticut, was a member of Captain Ebenezer Bancrofts Company, Colonel Ebenezer Bridges (27th) Regiment, of the Massachusetts forces. The Dunstable Company, under Bridges command, moved forward on 16 June, to throw up fighting positions on the hill. The unit spent the night reinforcing the site, waiting for the British to attack. According to official records, the Dunstable Company, with Jonathan Underwood, fought with the valor of veteran soldiers, and fired all of their ammunition before retreating orderly.
Jonathan survived the battle and was discharged, eventually reunited with his family in Connecticut, and joined his father, Jonathan, many others in the family, and an entire group of Connecticut River settlers who moved north to New Marlborough, Vermont." (Original source unknown)
"Jonathan Underwood, then of Suffield, Connecticut, marched with the Suffield Militia on the Lexington Alarm in 1775, at the age of 31. He was a "Minuteman", a private in the Suffield Militia, and for this action his name is inscribed on the tablet of the North Corner of the Town Hall of Suffield.
Jonathan subsequently signed on with the Militia of Dunstable, Massachusetts, and fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Jonathan Underwood, then of Suffield, Connecticut, was a member of Captain Ebenezer Bancrofts Company, Colonel Ebenezer Bridges (27th) Regiment, of the Massachusetts forces. The Dunstable Company, under Bridges command, moved forward on 16 June, to throw up fighting positions on the hill. The unit spent the night reinforcing the site, waiting for the British to attack. According to official records, the Dunstable Company, with Jonathan Underwood, fought with the valor of veteran soldiers, and fired all of their ammunition before retreating orderly.
Jonathan survived the battle and was discharged, eventually reunited with his family in Connecticut, and joined his father, Jonathan, many others in the family, and an entire group of Connecticut River settlers who moved north to New Marlborough, Vermont." (Original source unknown)
American Revolution veteran of the Continental Army.
"Jonathan Underwood, then of Suffield, Connecticut, marched with the Suffield Militia on the Lexington Alarm in 1775, at the age of 31. He was a "Minuteman", a private in the Suffield Militia, and for this action his name is inscribed on the tablet of the North Corner of the Town Hall of Suffield.
Jonathan subsequently signed on with the Militia of Dunstable, Massachusetts, and fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Jonathan Underwood, then of Suffield, Connecticut, was a member of Captain Ebenezer Bancrofts Company, Colonel Ebenezer Bridges (27th) Regiment, of the Massachusetts forces. The Dunstable Company, under Bridges command, moved forward on 16 June, to throw up fighting positions on the hill. The unit spent the night reinforcing the site, waiting for the British to attack. According to official records, the Dunstable Company, with Jonathan Underwood, fought with the valor of veteran soldiers, and fired all of their ammunition before retreating orderly.
Jonathan survived the battle and was discharged, eventually reunited with his family in Connecticut, and joined his father, Jonathan, many others in the family, and an entire group of Connecticut River settlers who moved north to New Marlborough, Vermont." (Original source unknown)
"Jonathan Underwood, then of Suffield, Connecticut, marched with the Suffield Militia on the Lexington Alarm in 1775, at the age of 31. He was a "Minuteman", a private in the Suffield Militia, and for this action his name is inscribed on the tablet of the North Corner of the Town Hall of Suffield.
Jonathan subsequently signed on with the Militia of Dunstable, Massachusetts, and fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Jonathan Underwood, then of Suffield, Connecticut, was a member of Captain Ebenezer Bancrofts Company, Colonel Ebenezer Bridges (27th) Regiment, of the Massachusetts forces. The Dunstable Company, under Bridges command, moved forward on 16 June, to throw up fighting positions on the hill. The unit spent the night reinforcing the site, waiting for the British to attack. According to official records, the Dunstable Company, with Jonathan Underwood, fought with the valor of veteran soldiers, and fired all of their ammunition before retreating orderly.
Jonathan survived the battle and was discharged, eventually reunited with his family in Connecticut, and joined his father, Jonathan, many others in the family, and an entire group of Connecticut River settlers who moved north to New Marlborough, Vermont." (Original source unknown)
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