Samuel Converse (1740 - 1786)

Born 7 Aug 1740 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut Colony

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Died 4 Jul 1786 at age 45 in Rutland, Republic of Vermont

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Biography

Samuel Converse was born on August 7, 1740 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut^[1], as the second child of Thomas Converse and Abigail Fay^[2], was baptized on 10 Aug 1740 in Thompson, Connecticut^[3]. He had five siblings, namely:

1. Thomas Converse
2. Abigail Converse
3. David Converse
4. Tabitha Converse
5. Joel Converse

When he was 27, he married Meribah Burrill, daughter of John Burrill, on 27 Oct 1767 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut Colony^[4].

Private Samuel Converse served with 5th Connecticut Regiment (1781), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

On 29 Jul 1782, Samuel enlisted in the Connecticut 5th Regiment at the rank of Private^[6]. The regiment was furloughed on June 15, 1783, at West Point, New York and disbanded on November 15, 1783^[7].

Samuel died on July 4, 1786 in Rutland, Republic of Vermont aged 45^[8].

Children

Samuel Converse and Meribah Burrill had the following children:

1. Mahitable Converce was born on 11 Jan 1776 in Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.
2. Persis (Converse) Ellis was born on 06 Jun 1783 in Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States.
3. Griffeth onverse. He died on 26 May 1773 in Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ "Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775" [database on-line with images]. Ancestry.com: [1]. Entry for Samuel Converse & Mereba Burrill. (accessed [22 Apr 2021]); citing Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995. p. 209 & 309.
2. ↑ "Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 " [database on-line with images]. Ancestry.com: [2]. Entry for Samuel Converse, Killingly, Connecticut, 7 Aug 1740. (accessed [22 Apr 2021]); citing White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. p. 218. Name: Samuel Converse [Samuel Convers] Gender: Male Birth Date: 7 Aug 1740 Birth Place: Killingly Parent: Thomas Parent: Abigail
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920" [database on-line with images]. Ancestry.com: [3]. Entry for Samuel Converse, Baptism, 10 Aug 1740, (accessed [22 Apr 2021]); citing Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. p. 13.
4. ↑ "Early Connecticut Marriages" [database on-line with images]. Ancestry.com: [4]. Entry for Mereba Burrill, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, 27 Oct 1767. (accessed [21 Apr 2021]); citing Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.
5. ↑ Rice, James Clay. "History of the Town of Worthington". Springfield, MA, Clark W. Bryan and Co., 1874. pp 53-54.
6. ↑ "U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783" [database on-line with images]. Ancestry.com: [5]. Entry for Samuel Converse, Connecticut 5th Regiment, 29 Jul 1782. (accessed [22 Apr 2021]); citing Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.
7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "5th Connecticut Regiment," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=5th_Connecticut_Regiment&oldid=820909306 (accessed April 23, 2021).
8. ↑ "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908" [database on-line]. Ancestry.com: [6]. Entry for Samuel Convers, Death, 4 Jul 1786. (accessed [22 Apr. 2021]); citing State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records, 1871-1908. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.