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Moses Harvey (1723 - 1795)

Moses Harvey
Born in Montague, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Died at age 71 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Captain Moses Harvey served with 19th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
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Moses Harvey is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 176810
Rank: Captain

Moses Harvey, born July 20, 1723 in Montague, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, was the son of Samuel and Esther (Warner) Harvey. [1] [2] [3]

Moses achieved the rank of captain in the fifth Indian war and the American Revolution. He served as a representative for Montague in 1786. [4]

In the American Revolution, he served as a captain in Col. Jonathan Brewer's 19th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment, Col. Phineas Wright's 6th Hampshire County Regiment, Col. David Well's regiment and in Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's regiment. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Moses married Esther ______. [4]

Their children were: [1] [11]

  1. Pearlis, born 6 Dec. 1756.[12]
  2. Francis, born 12 July 1763.[12]
  3. Moses Harvey, born 21 June 1768.[12]
  4. Elihu Harvey, born 8 Oct. 1770.[12]
  5. Anna Harvey, born 22 Aug., 1772; married a man from Deerfield on 26 April 1796.
  6. Loyal, born 29 May, 1780,[12]

Moses died January 17, 1795. [4]


Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
  2. ↑ History of Sunderland, p. 394-395: "Harvey, Samuel, ... m. Esther, dau. Daniel Warner, ..."Ch.: ... Moses, b. July 20, 1723..."
  3. ↑ The Harvey Book
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 History of Sunderland, p. 394-395: "Moses, son of Samuel (1) (Montague), b. 1723; Capt.; m. Esther. He was in service in the fifth Indian war and in the Revolution; Rep. for Montague, 1786; d. Jan. 17, 1795."
  5. ↑ DAR
  6. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
  7. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
  8. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
  9. ↑ United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
  10. ↑ The Massachusetts Magazine
  11. ↑ History of Sunderland, p. 394-395: "Ch.: Pearlis, b. Dec. 6, 1756. Francis, b. July 12, 1763. Moses, b. June 21, 1768. Elihu, b. Oct. 8, 1770, (10). Anna, b. Aug. 22, 1772; m. Apr. 26, 1796, --- --- of Deerfield. Loyal, b. May 29, 1780, (?)."
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-12-26), "Record of Moses Harvey", Ancestor # A052137.
  • "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-3TJ5 : 20 February 2021), Moses Harvey, 19 May 1777; citing 19 May 1777, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,414.






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