Titus Teal (1756 - 1778)

Born 13 Nov 1756 in Killingworth, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Died 2 Feb 1778 at age 21 in Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Titus was born in Killingworth, CT in 1756.^[1] He was the son of Oliver and Ruth (Hurd) Teall.

Private Titus Teal served with 6th Connecticut Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Titus enlisted in the Connecticut militia on the same day as his brother, Timothy in 1775.^[2] He fought with the 4th Connecticut Regiment under Capt. Robert Hallam as a private. (NOTE: The source given says that the brothers were enrolled in the 6th Regiment, commanded by Colonel Samuel Holden Parsons.) Titus was stationed in Valley Forge during the winter of 1778. The muster rolls show that he was "Sick Absent" Dec. 1777 and the same Jan. 1778.^[3]

He died of small-pox^[4] at Valley Forge on February 2nd.^[3] He was 21 years old.

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73R-1F8 : 3 December 2014), Titus Teal, 13 Nov 1756; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
2. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-75KZ : 18 March 2018), Titus Teal, 1775.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Valley Forge Muster Roll Project. Titus Teall. [1]
4. ↑ Teall, Edward M. Genealogical And Historical Notes of The Teall Family, self published, Chicago, Ill., 1889, p. 5. Ancestry.com. Genealogical and historical notes of the Teall family [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73R-1F8 : 3 December 2014), Titus Teal, 13 Nov 1756; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-8GSB : 21 December 2016), Titus Teall, 16 May 1777; citing 16 May 1777, Connecticut, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,291.
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-75KZ : 18 March 2018), Titus Teal, 1775.
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-6Y2G : 18 March 2018), Titus Teel, 1777.
• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-8PC1 : 21 December 2016), Titus Teall, 01 Feb 1778; citing 01 Feb 1778, Connecticut, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,291.
• Valley Forge Muster Roll Project. Titus Teall. [2]
• Teall, Edward M. Genealogical And Historical Notes of The Teall Family, self published, Chicago, Ill., 1889, p. 5. Ancestry.com. Genealogical and historical notes of the Teall family [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.