Eneas Munson Jr. (1763 - 1852)

Born 2 Sep 1763 in New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Shepherd) Munson — married 3 May 1794 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

Died 22 Aug 1852 at age 88 in New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

Surgeon's Mate Eneas Munson Jr. served with 4th Connecticut Regiment (1781), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Eneas Munson Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A083003.

"As a teenager, he helped care for the wounded in his hometown of New Haven, Connecticut, after the British invaded. Commissioned as a surgeon’s mate when he was 16 years old, shortly before he graduated from Yale. He extracted bullets from soldiers during battle. In 1781 he was part of Gen. Washington’s great sweep to Yorktown, Virginia, which led to Gen. Cornwallis’ surrender and American victory of the Revolution. During the fighting at Yorktown he was an eyewitness to actions of Gen. Washington, Gen. Knox, and Col. Alexander Hamilton.

Dr. Eneas Munson Jr. gave up medicine after the war and became a wealthy businessman, but his family spoke of how he loved recalling the exciting days of the war, when he was a teenage officer."

Source: Daily Mail Article

He lived long enough to be captured forever in this photo.

Sources

• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7XS-LMJ : 16 January 2020), Aeneas Munson, .

• "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7L6-H9X : 11 January 2020), Dr. Aeneas Jr. Munson, 1794.

• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-PMMY : accessed 26 January 2021), Eneas Munson, 04 Mar 1831; citing Connecticut, United States, NARA microfilm public...

• "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7L3-SVS : 16 September 2020), Aeneas Monson in entry for Mary Ann Munson Pomeroy, 1844.

• "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7L3-SJY : 16 September 2020), Aeneas Munson, 1852.

• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7XS-LMV : 16 January 2020), Aeneas Munson, 1852.

• Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #113349121

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed June 11, 2015), "Record of Eneas Munson, Jr.", Ancestor # A083003.

• Faces of the men who won America's independence: Amazing early photos of heroes of the Revolutionary War in their old age By Daily Mail Reporter, Published: 18:38 EST, 4 July 2013 | Updated: 02:01 EST, 5 July 2013

• Find A Grave: Memorial #131303587 memorial page for Dr Aeneas Monson (1763–22 Aug 1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 131303587, citing Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by L Evans (contributor 47540766).

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3ZX-S?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 354 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3FM-6?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 391 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.