Born: Ambrose was born about 1738 in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., Connecticut Colony. [1]
Died: He passed away 4 January 1825 in Corinth, Saratoga Co., New York. [2]
BURIAL: Brick Church Cemetery, Wilton, Saratoga, NewYork. [3] [4]
BAPTISM: 1738, Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony. [5] [6]
French and Indian War: Ambrose Clothier was in the French and Indian War in the campaign of 1757 in Capt. Dunham's Co. He is listed in the muster roll of a company of militia under command of Capt. Samuel Dunham on ye alarum relieve Fort Wm. Henry in August 1757. [7]
On March 26, 1764, 'Cornwall . . . gave a discharge to the dissenting collector for (Episcopalions)' and Ambrose is listed, along with John, Sr., Jr. Quote from lr. Marshall M. Clothier of Ogden, Utah, circa 1910, 'It stands of Revolutionary War Record that one John Clothier - enlisted May 26, 1777 and killed November 14, 1777 - his head shot off by a cannon ball. No less than twelve Clothiers served in the Revolutionary War, from the State of Massachusetts.' He was an Episcopalian and a Private in the Revolutionary War serving with a Connecticut Regiment. He settled at Corinth, NY April 13, 1796. His grave is marked with a native field stone on which is carved the letters 'A.C.' During the campaign of August 1757, he was a member of Captain Dunham's Militia. Some accounts state that Ambrose came into the Town of Corinth in 1775 and settled near the Western side of Mount McGregor in the SouthEast part of the town. 'He arrived with 3 sons and 3 daughters. The 'OLD GENTLEMAN' and all of his sons were noted fiddlers in their vicinity. It is said when the old gentleman was over 80 years, he heard one evening, one of his sons playing a hornpipe, he crossed the road with nimble steps and unwonton vigor dances a hornpipe and ran back home before his son got out of the house to see who was making the racket. [8]
Grandchildren still living in Corinth in 1878 were Mrs. Alma Hickok, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Woodward, Miss Clothier, Morgan L., and Ebenezer K.
Clothier.' Ambrose settled in Corinth, near Mt. McGregor, N.Y., April 13 1796, having moved from Cornwall, Conn. Ambrose staked his claim in 1795, cleared a patch of land, built a cabin, sowed the land to wheat, harvested and threshed it on a large flat rock, stored it, and returned to Conn. the following year, he moved his family with ox teams, arringing on 13 April, 1796. The farm has since been owned by George Howe, Peter Lincoln, Emery Woodward. In 1936 it was owned by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. as a sanitorium and enclosed by a high fence.
On November 29, 1998, descendents of Ambrose Clothier met to dedicate a new marker honoring Ambrose (1738-1815) and his wife, Mercy (1742-1828), by Rev. Ephraim Little, Pastor
Ambrose and his sons were farmers (their major crop appears to have been kale) and they also did work for others from time to time to supplement the family's income. Ambrose, and his brother, John, bought and sold land not only in Cornwall, but also in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. They both owned land near the town of Hancock, Massachusetts (where today there is still a small Clothier Cemetery). While John did live and farm in Hancock, it is doubtful that Ambrose ever lived or farmed his holdings there. However, it is speculated that his son, Lyman, did live there and farmed the land owned by Ambrose.[9]
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