Hosea, the son of Joseph Hildreth and Abigail Shedd, a twin, was born in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, on November 1, 1744.[1]
Hosea married Experience Keep at Westford on June 22, 1769.[2]
Corporal Hosea Hildreth served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Hosea Hildreth is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor. NSSAR Ancestor #: P-181225 Rank: Corporal
Hosea Hildreth is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A055515.
In the Revolutionary War, Hosea, of Westford, was a Corporal in Capt. Jonathan Minot's co., Col. James Prescott's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 6 days.[3]
Hosea died on December 20, 1776, at Westford, in his 33rd year.[4]
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Sources
↑Vital records of Westford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. Salem, Mass: Essex Institute, 1915. Open Library Page 54
↑Secretary of the Commonwealth, compiler. Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War: a compilation from the archives. Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 1900. Massachusetts State Library Vol. 7, p. 857
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