Ahira Hill (1726 - 1776)

Born 27 Jun 1726 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Lewis) Hill — married 29 Jan 1751 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1776 at age 50 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Ahira was the son of Isaac and Anna Hill born in 1726 in Guilford, Connecticut.^[1] He married Hanna Lewis on 29 Jan 1751 in Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Connecticut Colony.^[2]

He was a Revolutionary War soldier as a part of Col. Wylly's Regiment from Connecticut and declared "Missing in Action" or otherwise died in the line of battle for freedom from the British in the New York area around 1776. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F744-D3P : 7 January 2020), Ahira Hill, 1726.
2. ↑ Book: Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Volume 5" (https://www.google.com/books/edition/Early_Connecticut_Marriages_as_Found_on/m80UAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0), published in 1902 found under "Marriages", page 30.
3. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-ML5T : 1 March 2021), Ahirah Hills, 1776; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711093.