Samuel Cutter Jr (1736 - 1791)

Born 21 Jan 1736 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 7 Apr 1791 at age 55 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Ensign Samuel Cutter Jr served with 15th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Samuel Cutter Jr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A029214.

Samuel Cutter Jr is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 143020
Rank: Ensign

Lieutenant Samuel Cutter is a Revolutionary War Officer. In one source, he is listed as "Cutler, Samuel (Mass.), 2d Lieutenant of Gardner's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December 1775; 2nd Lieutenant 27th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December 1776." ^[1]

Twenty-seven battalions were organized in Massachusetts, immediately after the Lexington Alarm. They appeared not to have been numbered, but were known by the names of their respective commanders. Gardiner's was commanded by Colonel Thomas Gardner from June 2, 1775 to July 3, 1775 with Lieutenant-Colonel William Bond as his second in command. William Bond was promoted to full Colonel and commanded the unit from July 3, 1775 to December 1775, with Major Michael Jackson as his second in command. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Samuel Cutter Jr was born on January 21, 1736 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, son of Samuel Cutter and Anne (Harrington) Francis. ^[6]

On May 28, 1757, Samuel married Susanna Francis, ^[6] daughter of Ebenezer Frances and Rachel Whittemore Tufts.

Together, they had eleven known children:

1. Samuel Cutter, III, b. January 30, 1758.^[6]
2. William Cutter, b. July 15, 1759.^[6]
3. Susannah Cutter, b. March 12, 1761.^[6]
4. Francis Cutter, b. April 15, 1763.^[6]
5. Ezekial Cutter, b. December 24, 1764.^[6]
6. Ebenezer Cutter, b. December 29, 1766.^[6]
7. Abigail Cutter, b. 1769.
8. Anne Cutter, b. 1771.
9. Adam Cutter, b. 1774.
10. Edward Cutter, b. 1775.
11. Washington Cutter, b. 1777.

Samuel died April 7, 1791 ^[6] and was interred in the cemetery known as the "Old Burying Ground" in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His wife survived him and passed away December 19, 1817, at the age of 86 years.

The inscription on Samuel's headstone reads:

In memory of MR. SAMUEL CUTTER who departed this life April 7th, 1791 Aged 55 Years A sov'reign God, who set my bounds, Did quickly take my breath, Be ready then each hour you live To meet an instant death.

A photograph of the headstone may be seen on his Find A Grave memorial here: ^[7]

3rd generation Descendant of Richard Cutter of Cambridge
4th generation Descendant of James Cutler of Lexington

Sources

1. ↑ Historical register of officers of the Continental army during the war of the Revolution, April, 1775, to December, 1783 by Francis Bernard Heitman, W.H. Lowdermilk & Co., Publishers, Washington, District of Columbia, 1893, page 143
2. ↑ Historical register of officers of the Continental army during the war of the Revolution, April, 1775, to December, 1783 by Francis Bernard Heitman, W.H. Lowdermilk & Co., Publishers, Washington, District of Columbia, 1893, page 31
3. ↑ DAR
4. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
5. ↑ Medford in the Revolution, Military History of Medford, Massachusetts, 1765-1783
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31627737/samuel-cutter: accessed 28 February 2023), memorial page for Samuel Cutter (21 Jan 1736–7 Apr 1791), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31627737, citing Old Burying Ground, Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by KRamon (contributor 47057034).

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-02-22), "Record of Samuel Cutter", Ancestor # A029214.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896) Vol. 4, p. 334
  • "CUTTER, SAMUEL, Charlestown. Ensign, Capt. Isaac Hall's co., Col. Thomas Gardner's regt.; list of officers recommended for commissions by Committee of Safety; ordered in Provincial Congress June 2, 1775, that commissions be delivered; also, Ensign, Capt. Isaac Hall's co., Lieut. Col. William Bond's (late Gardner's) 37th regt.; company return dated Prospect Hill, Oct. 6, 1775."

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F42Q-ZLK : 20 May 2022), Samuel Cutter, 21 Jan 1735; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSZ-9YX : 20 May 2022), Samuel Cutter, 28 Apr 1757; citing Marriage, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-FDJW : 18 October 2022), Samuel Cutter and Susanna Francis, 28 Apr 1757; citing Marriage, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009696.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-64BF : 20 May 2022), Samuel Cutter, 28 Apr 1757; citing Marriage, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCL-B8W8 : 11 May 2022), Samuel Cutter and Susanna Francis, 28 Apr 1757; citing Marriage, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010699.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCJ-ZLNS : 11 May 2022), Samuel Cutter and Susanna Francis, 28 Apr 1757; citing Marriage, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010699.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F42Q-19S : 20 May 2022), Samuel Cutter in entry for Samuel Cutter, 30 Jan 1758; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F42Q-1LH : 20 May 2022), Samuel Cutter in entry for William Cutter, 15 Jul 1759; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F427-SHZ : 20 May 2022), Samuel Cutter in entry for Susanna Cutter, 12 Mar 1761; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F427-SH6 : 20 May 2022), Samuel Cutter in entry for Francis Cutter, 15 Apr 1763; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F427-SHN : 20 May 2022), Samuel Cutter in entry for Ezekiel Cutter, 24 Dec 1764; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F427-SHK : 20 May 2022), Samuel Cutter in entry for Ebenezer Cutter, 29 Dec 1766; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-68F8 : 20 May 2022), Cutter, 7 Apr 1791; citing Death, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.

• Wild, Helen Tilden. Medford in the Revolution, Military History of Medford, Massachusetts, 1765-1783 (J.C. Miller, Jr., Medford, Mass., 1903); p. 35
  • "Cutter, Samuel, of Charlestown, ensign in Capt. Hall's Co. 37th Regt. of Foot, and at Bunker Hill. Son of Samuel and Anne (Harrington) ; married Susanna, daughter of Ebenezer and Rachel (Tufts) Francis of Medford, 1757 ; killed by being thrown from a wagon, 1791 ; buried in Arlington."

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Robert Keniston for creating WikiTree profile Cutter-260 through the import of John Harrington - Desc 2013-09-01.ged on Sep 1, 2013.