John Gregory (1761 - 1842)

Born 18 Mar 1761 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 7 Nov 1842 at age 81 in Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States

Biography

John was born in 1761. He passed away in 1842.^[1]

John, wife named Jerusha (Pension W1419) served in the Connecticut line. He was born 18 Mar 1761 at Danbury (that later became Brookfield), Connecticut. He applied 26 Jul 1832 at Danbury and he m. there Jerusha Wildman 16 Jun 1830. He died 7 Nov 1841 of 1842 (both dates shown) at Plattsburg, New York at the home of Mrs. John S. Grosset, where he had moved in May preceding. His widow applied 21 Mar 1853 at Danbury, age 87. She died 16 Oct 1853.^[2]

Children shown:

1. Oliver lived 1841 in Plattsburgh, New York
2. Dinah Stevens

In 1832 his brother Stephen age 60 lived in Brookfiled, Connecticut. A W. D Gregory is mentioned in the claim, and in 1853 an Ira Wildman of Danbury was mentioned without relationship to widow.

Sources

1. ↑ information from census and Revolutionary War pension papers
2. ↑ Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files p. 1433 Author: Virgil D. White ?

• Connecticut 1840 Census of Pensioners (Thomas Allen, Washington, 1841) Page 55.