Samuel Halstead (1762 - 1844)

Born 7 Dec 1762 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York

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Died 30 Sep 1844 at age 81 in Nicholson, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Samuel Halstead was born in 1762 to his father Isaiah Halstead^[1] and his mother Mariam Harding.

Samuel Halstead served with Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

On June 1, 1778 in Wyoming, Luzerne, PA, USA he enlisted in the military and served in the American Revolution under Captain Blanchard's company. Blanchard was commander of Fort Pittson. ^[1] He was taken captive by natives at the Wyoming Massacre and held for two weeks.^[1] Note: Jeremiah Blanchard - Blanchard-4569

He married his wife Hannah Harding at some point before 1783.

Samuel passed away in 1844.^{[1] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Halstead, William Leon. The Story of the Halsteads of the United States. Ann Arbor, MI: Priv. Published by W.L. Halstead, 1934. Page 35.
2. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7456957 Find A Grave Memorial# 7456957

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPR-8B2 : accessed 30 November 2015), Samuel Hallstead, Nicholson, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 403, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 145; FHL microfilm 20,619.