Samuel Fletcher (1745)

Born 13 Oct 1745 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Olive (Wright) Fletcher — married 15 Jan 1771 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died [date unknown] in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Private Samuel Fletcher served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Fletcher is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 159400
Rank: Private

Samuel Wright was a private in Captain Oliver Barron's company, Col. David Green's Middlesex County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia, which marched on the Lexington alarm of 19 April 1775. He also served in 1776 in Capt. John Ford's company, Col. Roberson/Robinson's regiment. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Samuel Fletcher was born on October 13, 1745 in Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His parents were David Fletcher and Mary Butterfield. ^{[6] [7]}

He married Olive Wright on January 15, 1771 in Westford. ^{[6] [7]}

They had these children, the first 4 being born in Ashby, Massachusetts, ^[7] and the rest in New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire: ^[8]

1. Mary Fletcher, b. Nov. 8, 1771, bp. Dec. 6, 1772.^[6]
2. Samuel Fletcher, b. June 6, 1773.
3. Benjamin Fletcher, b. Nov. 28, 1774.
4. Olive Fletcher, b. Oct. 14, 1776.
5. Joel Fletcher, b. Oct. 18, 1779.
6. Isaac Fletcher, b. Nov. 15, 1782.
7. Amos Fletcher, b. Oct. 29, 1784.^{[citation needed]}

He died in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. ^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ Coburn, Frank Warren Muster Rolls of the Participating Companies of American Militia and Minute-Men in The Battle of April 19, 1775 Eastern National Park & Monument Association (1995) p.17
2. ↑ DAR
3. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
4. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
5. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Vital Records of Westford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
8. ↑ New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-01-21), "Record of Samuel Fletcher", Ancestor # A040896.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80780625/samuel-fletcher : accessed 25 January 2022), memorial page for Samuel Fletcher (13 Oct 1745–5 Feb 1822), Find A Grave: Memorial #80780625, citing North Cemetery, Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Rick Weaver (contributor 47178877) .

• Fletcher, Edward H. Descendants of Robert Fletcher of Concord, MA (Edward Hatch Fletcher, Rand, Avery, & Co. 1881); p. 236

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGX4-Y6P1 : 19 February 2021), Samuel Fletcher, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGX4-Y65M : 19 February 2021), Samuel Fletcher, 19 Apr 1776; citing Military Service, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 5, p. 782,3

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4XW-YHC : 10 November 2020), Samuel Fletcher, 13 Oct 1745; citing Birth, Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009581.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR8-7QW : 10 November 2020), Samuel Fletcher, 15 Jan 1771; citing Marriage, Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009581.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-8B6 : 10 November 2020), Samuel Fletcher in entry for Mary Fletcher, 8 Nov 1771; citing Birth, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011173.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-DD7 : 10 November 2020), Samuel Fletcher in entry for Samuel Fletcher, 6 Jun 1773; citing Birth, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011173.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-D5W : 10 November 2020), Samuel Fletcher in entry for Benjamin Fletcher, 28 Nov 1774; citing Birth, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011173.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GY-64Q : 10 November 2020), Samuel Fletcher in entry for Olive Fletcher, 14 Oct 1776; citing Birth, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011173.

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLR-QL4 : 23 February 2021), Samuel Fletcher in entry for Joel Fletcher, 18 Oct 1779; citing New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,937.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLR-QNG : 23 February 2021), Samuel Fletcher in entry for Isaac Fletcher, 15 Nov 1782; citing New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,937.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-YP7C : 1 March 2021), Samuel Fletcher, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711084.

• Vital Records of Westford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1915); p. 41, p. 168