Josiah Cutler (1761 - 1840)

Born 1 Sep 1761 in Brookfield, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Betsey (Allen) Cutler — married 25 Nov 1784 in Brookfield, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 24 Jun 1840 at age 78 in Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Biography

Josiah Cutler served with 12th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Josiah Cutler is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-142952
Rank: Private

Guardian Joseph Cutler became his guardian when he was 14 years old.

Cutter, Josiah. Private. Capt. Wadsworth's co. Col. Gamaliel Bradford's regt. enlisted July 10, 1779; discharged April 9, 1780; enlistment, 9 months. (see Josiah Cutler.)

"Two other Revolutionary soldiers originally buried there were moved to Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor. They are Josiah Cutler and Benjamin Woodruff.

Cutler lived at Cobblestone Farm with his daughter and son-inlaw, Hemon Ticknor. His regulation Army stone on the Ticknor lot is inscribed "A Patriot of the Revolution."

Sources

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed March 9, 2015), "Record of Josiah Cutler", Ancestor # A029174.
  

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War: A ..., Volume 4 page 333.

• Washtenaw Impressions page 3

• Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881 (subscription) page 14804:3. Guardianship.

• Brookfield Marriages

• Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #68319035 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA

• U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, Massachusetts

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.