Christopher Bailey (1756 - 1840)

Born 1756 in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Naomi Bailey — married 26 Nov 1782 in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1840 at about age 84 in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Private Christopher Bailey served with Connecticut State Troops during the American Revolution.

Christopher Bailey is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A004600.

During the American Revolution, Christopher Bailey served as a private soldier under Captains Gale, Shepherd, Smith, and others in the Connecticut militia.

On 1 May 1781, Christopher Bailey, of Hadden, enlisted in Gen. Waterbury's State Brigade (1781). ^[1]

He was buried in Higganum Cemetery, Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3CB-B?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 585 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #61557016

• Dewey, Louis Marinus. John Bailey of Haddam, Conn., and Some of His Descendants, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1907) Vol. 61, Page 62.
• Simpson, Donald R., The Two William Baileys of Haddam, Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., Feb 2000) Vol. 42, No. 3, Page 112.