Darius Spring (1792 - 1814)

Born 23 Mar 1792 in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Sep 1814 at age 22 in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada

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Darius Spring served for New York in the War of 1812
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Darius Spring was Killed in Action during War of 1812.

Biography

Darius Spring was born on 23/28 March 1792 in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, the son of Amos Spring and Rebecca Curtis Spring.^[1][2]

He married Mehitibal Jones on November 28, 1812 in Otis.^[3] Their son was:

• Darius Miles Spring (1813–)^[4]

Darius was a fifer with the Adams and Crosby Regiment of the New York Volunteers during the War of 1812.^[2] A secondary source (probably based on family legend) says that Darius was "scalped by Indians" during the Battle of Fort Erie in September 1814, and that his brother Amos brought him home for burial pickled in brine.^[5]

Darius died on 17 November 1814 in Ontario, Canada.^[2]

Research notes

Death
17 Sep 1813
Lake Erie^[6]

Marriage
28 Nov 1812^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQD4-LRS : 15 January 2020), Darius Spring, 1792.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Darius Spring." Find A Grave. Retrieved 10 February 2020 from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80357024.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZY-T5M : 24 January 2020), Darius Spring, 1812.
4. ↑ Dewittville Cemetery records, digitizied by Donna M. Mills on RootsWeb: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nychauta/CEMETERY/Dewi_cem.html.
5. ↑ Whitney Research Group, entry for Amos Spring II: http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Family:Spring,_Amos_(1779-1850).
6. ↑ Source: #S615 Page: 25 Jul 2012, Mehitable Jones Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: * Note: from Jamestown Chapter DAR Records 1963 Mehitable Jones b. Otis, Mass Nov 7, 1793 was the dau of Miles Jones b about 1764 who md Mehitable Adams in 1792. Mehitable Adams was born June 7, 1771 and died May 8, 1812 Miles died April 17,1812 ae 48. Otis Mass VR Mehitable Jones m (1) Darius Sprig son of Amos & Rebecca Curis Judd Springer of Otis Mass. Darius was born MAy 28,1792 and was killed at the Battle of Lake Erie, off the coast of Ohio, USA 9-17-1813 ( Their intentions were pub Nov 22, 1813. Mehitable married (2) Samuel Young b. Mar. 16, 1787.
7. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: p. 7 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: born Nov. 7, 1793; d. Mar. 16, 1853 int. of marriage Nov. 28, 1812 to Darius Spring, mar (2) Samuel Young born Mar. 16, 1787 .
8. ↑ Source: #S615 Page: 25 Jul 2012, Mehitable Jones Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: * Note: from Jamestown Chapter DAR Records 1963 Mehitable Jones b. Otis, Mass Nov 7, 1793 was the dau of Miles Jones b about 1764 who md Mehitable Adams in 1792. Mehitable Adams was born June 7, 1771 and died May 8, 1812 Miles died April 17,1812 ae 48. Otis Mass VR Mehitable Jones m (1) Darius Sprig son of Amos & Rebecca Curis Judd Springer of Otis Mass. Darius was born MAy 28,1792 and was killed at the Battle of Lake Erie 9-17-1813 ( Their intentions were pub Nov 22, 1813. Mehitable married (2) Samuel Young b. Mar. 16, 1787.

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