George Ridley (1761 - 1818)

Born 1761 in Harpswell, Cumberland, Me

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Biography

Private George Ridley served with 7th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

George Ridley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A096550.

This man served in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Line (often referred to as the 7th). The regiment saw action at Saratoga, Cobleskill, Cherry Valley, and during the Sullivan Campaign.

George Ridley was born about 1761 in Harpswell, ME. He was the son of James Ridley & Mary Small. He enlisted from Harpswell, ME under Captain Reed on 8 February 1777. He served in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment from 8 February 1777 to 8 February 1780. Ridley lived in Bowdoin, ME. George married Molly Hopkins on 13 December 1785 in Harpswell, ME. Ridley died on 31 October 1818 in Bowdoin, ME. His pension file number is S37336.

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• Maine Men in the 6th Regiment

Sources

• Research of Canyon Wolf - please visit the links above to view my research and sources.

Source S191

Title: Maine Families in 1790; Maine Gen. Soc. Special Publ #5

Author: Ruth Gray

Publication: Picton Press: 1990

Abbreviation: Maine Families in 1790; Maine Gen. Soc. Special Publ #5

Note: Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S25

Call Number: R929.2 S635uV.1

Title: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol. 1

Author: Underhill, Lora Altine Woodbury

Publication: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York, 1934

Abbreviation: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol. 1

Note: NS113603