Philemon Adams (1751 - 1837)

Born 14 Jun 1751 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Day) Adams — married 13 Dec 1774 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 17 Oct 1837 at age 86 in Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Private Philemon Adams served with 21st Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Born at Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, on 14 Jun 1751 to Peter Adams and Priscilla Warren. In 1774 he married Susan Day and they were the parents of five children.

During the Revolutionary War, Philemon served in Capt. Moses Branch's Company of Col. Obadiah Johnson's 21st Connecticut Militia Foot Regiment starting on 17 Jan 1778^[1].

Philemon died on 17 October 1837 at Windham County, Connecticut and is interred at South Cemetery in Brooklyn, Connecticut^[2].

Sources

1. ↑ Record of service of Connecticut men
2. ↑ Find A Grave

• Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) - Pomfret Vital Records 1705-1850 [1] via Ancestry.com shows the birth of Philemon Adams on 14 Jul 1751 at Pomfret, Connecticut; parents shown are Peter and Priscilla.
• Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) - Pomfret Vital Records 1705-1850 [2] via Ancestry.com shows the marriage of Philemon Adams and Sarah Day on 13 Dec 1774 at Pomfret, Connecticut.
• Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 [3] via Anestry.com shows the death of Philimon Adams at 88 years of age, born about 1749, died 17 Oct 1837 at Connecticut. FHL Film Number 3325.
• A Genealogical and Historical Record of the Vorce Family in America: With Notes on Some Allied Families, Charles Marvin Vorce Forgotten Books., 1901 - Vorse family (Timothy Vorce, d 1745)
• Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office; Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923. Publication date 1889. Page 527 [4]
• Find A Grave Index [5]

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