Joshua
Bentley
Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Bentley
and Susannah (Townsend) Bentley
Brother of
Thomas Bentley and Mary Bentley
Husband of
Elizabeth (Paine) Bentley
— married
30 Mar 1757 [location unknown]
Father of
William Bentley
Died
at age 92
in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Aug 2020
This page has been accessed 240 times.
Biography
Captain Joshua Bentley served with Massachusetts Line during the American Revolution.
Joshua Bentley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A009450.
Joshua was born on 16 January 1726 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He was the son of Thomas Bentley (1699-1783) and Susannah Townsend (1706-1748).[1]
Joshua Bentley served during the period of the Revolutionary War as a clerk in the State Munitions Laboratory, under Col. William Burbeck.[2]
"An interesting interment is that of Joshua Bentley who rowed Paul Revere across the Charles River on the night of April 18th, 1775 prior to his ride into Middlesex County to warn of approaching British regular army soldiers."
His story continues. All veterans of the revolution have an iron "SAR" flag holder/marker badge that gets staked next to their headstone. Joshua's went missing and turned up in Arizona. It was retrieved from there by a Michigan police officer on vacation who happened to be an SAR member and recognized the marker, which still had Joshuas name on it.
There was a ceremonious return of his SAR marker by a Michigan chapter of the SAR, which was televised by DCAT here: http://schedule.thegrotonchannel.org/Cablecast/public-site/index.html#/show/6725?channel=1
And a further episode dedicated to interviews with respect to Joshua here: http://schedule.thegrotonchannel.org/Cablecast/public-site/index.html#/show/6728?channel=1
Sources
- ↑
Birth Registration:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
FamilySearch (accessed 24 February 2022)
FamilySearch Image Image number 00234
Joshua Bentley birth 16 Jan 1726 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. - ↑ Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol. 1, p. 980.
- Mass Vital Records, Groton
- Greens Epitaths from The Old Burying Ground in Groton
- Eleanor Gavazzi, Groton Historian
- Find A Grave: Memorial #111855039 Joshua Bentley
Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol. 1, p. 980.
Is Joshua your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of Joshua's DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
No known carriers of Joshua's DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Images: 1
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured Asian and Pacific Islander connections: Joshua is 21 degrees from 今上 天皇, 20 degrees from Adrienne Clarkson, 22 degrees from Dwight Heine, 22 degrees from Dwayne Johnson, 17 degrees from Tupua Tamasese Lealofioaana, 20 degrees from Stacey Milbern, 19 degrees from Sono Osato, 31 degrees from 乾隆 愛新覺羅, 22 degrees from Ravi Shankar, 25 degrees from Taika Waititi, 20 degrees from Penny Wong and 17 degrees from Chang Bunker on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.