Jonathan Young

Died 30 May 1778 in Cobleskill, NY

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Biography

Private Jonathan Young served with 6th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Jonathan Young was killed in action during the American Revolution.

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.

Please visit the link below for details concerning the actions of this regiment and its men during the Revolution.

Jonathan Young (KIA). Young served in the military from 1 August 1775 to 14 January 1776 as a private in Capt. Curtis' Company. Young lived in Topsham, ME in 1776. Jonathan enlisted at Ticonderoga under Captain Lane in December 1776. He served in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment from 1 January 1777 to 30 May 1778. Young died on 30 May 1778 in the Battle with the Iroquois at Cobleskill NY.

Links

• Maine Men in the 6th Regiment

Sources

• Research of Nancy Lecompte 2009/2010 using online resources; Ancestry.com such as census records, vital records, published military records; military service and pension files at Fold3.com and Heritage Quest; published local histories; published family genealogies; available period newspapers at GenealogyBank and Library of Congress; published military journals; unpublished journal of John Dain in the collections of the Maine Historical Society; and various other generally reliable sources.