Caleb
Jewett
Jr.
Born in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Caleb Jewett
and Rebekah (Cook) Jewett
Brother of
Jerusha (Jewett) Gillett, Irene Jewett, Mary Jewett, Eleazer Jewett, Nathan Jewett, Thaddeus Jewett, Rebecca (Jewett) Calkins, Irene Jewett, Mary (Jewett) Hamblin, Alpheus Jewett and Sybil (Jewett) Sage
Husband of
Hannah (Curtice) Jewett
— married
1764 [location unknown]
Husband of
Anna (Bartlett) Jewett
— married
2 Jan 1784 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States of America
Descendants 
Father of
Brewster Jewett, Solomon Jewett, Lydia Jewett, Betsey Jewett, Almira C (Jewett) Dixon, Aurillia (Jewett) Sanders and Benjamin Bartlett Jewett
Died
at age 81
in Columbia County, New York, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Oct 2013
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Biography
Caleb Jewett Jr. served with Colonel Charles Burrall's Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Caleb Jewett Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A062685.
" Capt. Burralls Regt. Capt. David Down's Co.—Caleb Jewett taken prisoner at ' The Cedars,' Canada, May 19, 1776. This regiment first went to the support of Gens. Arnold and Wooster at Quebec. Only two companies of it were at ' The Cedars.' "
" Capt. David Down's Co. Captured ' The Cedars,' Canada, May 19, 1776; enlisted 2 Conn. April 1, 1782, for 1 year from Sharon. Joined Troop of Horse under Lieut. John Phelps, Gen. Waterbury's Brigade June 2, 1781. Captain of Company of house holders from Sharon 1776.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2 Nov 2023), "Record of Caleb Jewett", Ancestor # A062685.
- Jewett, Frederic Clarke, History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America, Volume I, The Grafton Press, New York, 1908. Pgs. 94-5, 173.
- Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 22, The Descendants of William Bradford, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004. "The Silver Book" Page 312
- United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783, database with images, FamilySearch (24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 129 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
- United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783, database with images, FamilySearch (24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 346 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
- United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783, database with images, FamilySearch (24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 591 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
- Letter in Pension Application of Caleb Jewett
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caleb by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caleb by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- John Robert Jewett
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AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member Jewett53 - Bob Jewett :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 25 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #N7966
- Rodney Jewett :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-FGC13125, FTDNA kit #45214, MitoYDNA ID T10360 [compare]
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~0.78%
Richelle Lightfoot :
23andMe, GEDmatch WL8377921 [compare]
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