Solomon Chittenden (1761 - 1855)

Born 14 Sep 1761 in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Sanford) Chittenden — married Jun 1785 in United States

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1855 at age 93 in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

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Biography

Solomon Chittenden was born in 1757, probably in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. He was the son of Nathaniel Chittenden and Mehitable (Beebe) Chittenden.

Private Solomon Chittenden served with 9th Connecticut Regiment (1780), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Solomon Chittenden is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A021668.

Solomon was a Private in the Revolutionary War for six years. He enlisted in 1776 under Lieutenant Dee of Colonel Webb's 9th Connecticut Regiment. In 1781, the 9th was merged with the 2nd Connecticut Regiment and the merged companies were renamed the 3rd Connecticut Regiment. In the 3rd Regiment, Solomon served under Caleb Heman Swift of Connecticut. The 9th Connecticut Regiment saw action at Setauket (1777), Rhode Island (1778), and Springfield, New Jersey (1780). The reformed 3rd Connecticut Regiment saw action at the New York Campaign, the Battle of Brandywine, the Battle of Germantown, and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was furloughed and then disbanded in 1783.

In June of 1785, Solomon married Susannah Sanford, the daughter of Joseph and Mehitabel (Clark) Sanford. They had several children. Talcott lists only three by name (Joseph, Sanford, and Susannah), plus one unnamed daughter. Other sources name the children as follows:

• Nathaniel Chittenden (1786-1807);^[1]
• Olive Chittenden (1788-1867),^[2] m. John Crouch;
• Polly Chittenden (1790-?);^[3]
• Joseph Hart Chittenden (1792-1869),^[4][5][6] m. 1st Olivia Hinman, m. 2nd Pamela Brewer;
• Chauncey Chitenden (1794-1868),^[7][8] m. Malinda Wicker;
• Nathan Chittenden (1796-1810);^[9]
• Anna Chittenden (1798-1877),^[10][11] m. David White
• Clark S. Chittenden (1803-1890),^[12][13] m. Julia A. Sheldon;
• Sarah Chittenden (1805-1847),^[14][15] m. John Sheldon;
• Sanford Chittenden (1807-1807);^[16]
• Susannah Chittenden (1807-1807);^[17] and
• Asahel Handy Chittenden (1811-1858),^[18][19] m. Mary Risdon.

After the war, Solomon lived and raised his family in Benson and Orwell, Vermont. When he was 63 years old, he and his wife moved to Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, New York. He died at 93 years old and is buried at the Fort Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch ID K8N9-LT2
2. ↑ FamilySearch ID K8G5-X8D
3. ↑ FamilySearch ID K8WH-NBK
4. ↑ Talcott, Alvan, "Chittenden Family." p. 78.
5. ↑ FamilySearch ID 2CXN-SGY
6. ↑ FAG Memorial ID 102001363
7. ↑ FamilySearch ID LWJ1-RXN
8. ↑ FAG Memorial ID 102090295
9. ↑ FamilySearch ID KZBR-75M
10. ↑ FamilySearch ID KHN3-WFK
11. ↑ FAG Memorial ID 102090304
12. ↑ FamilySearch ID 2H4F-P99
13. ↑ FAG Memorial ID 74353013
14. ↑ FamilySearch ID KVGW-GB3
15. ↑ FAG Memorial ID 101982354
16. ↑ Talcott, Alvan, "Chittenden Family." p. 78
17. ↑ Talcott, Alvan, "Chittenden Family." p. 78
18. ↑ FamilySearch ID K64V-8GK
19. ↑ FAG Memorial ID 74352504

• Talcott, Alvan, "Chittenden Family: William Chittenden of Guilford, Conn. and His Descendants," New Haven, CT: Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, 1882., pp. 77, 78.

1840 - United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors. Solomon, age 78, is listed on the roster living in Hopkinton, New York in the household of his son, Asahel H. Chittenden:

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGRB-BNBN : 1 March 2021), Solomon Chittenden, 1 Jun 1840; citing Military Service, Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140737.

1840 - Census, 78 years old, living in New York, United States:

• United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTH-41W : 8 December 2020), Solomon Chittenden, New York, United States; citing p. 284, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

1850 - Census, 88 years old, living in son, Asahel Handy Chittenden's, household with wife, Susannah (83), son, Asahel (38), daughter-in-law, Mary R (34), grandchildren, Marion R (12), Mary B (10), Olive A (8), Anna M (6), Sally S (3), Solomon E (4), and Julia A (infant), plus 2 others, Abel Mosher (58) and Lucy Moses (20):

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1F-B4T : 24 December 2020), Solomon Chittenden in household of Asahel H Chittenden, Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1855 Death in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, New York on 9 Feb 1855. Burial at Fort Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66757333/solomon-chittenden : accessed 22 January 2022), memorial page for PVT Solomon Chittenden (14 Sep 1761-9 Feb 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66757333, citing Fort Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Butterfly-Kisses (contributor 46994799).

1869 - cited in the death record of son, Joseph H. Chittenden, who died in Orwell, Addison County, Vermont on 3 May 1869:

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJP-4PL : 19 February 2021), Solomon Chittenden in entry for Joseph H Chittenden, 1869.