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Thomas Drapper Spicer (1785 - 1870)

Sgt. Thomas Drapper Spicer
Born in North Groton, New London, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 13 Mar 1805 in Plainfield, NYmap
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Died at age 85 in Hounsfield, Jefferson, New York, United Statesmap
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Sgt. Thomas Spicer served for New York in the War of 1812
Service started: Jun 18, 1812
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Service ended: Feb 18, 1815

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Thomas was born in 1785. He passed away in 1870.

4th Sergeant Thomas Draper Spicer is listed as an officer in Capt. Elisha Camp's 6th Artillery Company of BGen. Jacob Brown's New York State Militia. He and this unit were engaged in the successful First Battle of Sackets Harbor, 19 Jul 1812. He enlisted early in the War of 1812, and was a sergeant at the Battle of Sackets Harbor, and the sergeant who caught the spent ball fired from the English fleet, exclaiming as he did so, "I have caught out King George"; from which may be inferred that baseball was not an unknown game to the early settlers of New York State (via the Spicer Family Genealogy 1911 [1]). His signature can be seen with other unit members on this site [2]. Thomas' brothers Private Eli Spicerm Private Daniel Spicer, and Private George Spicer appear to be part of this same company.

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Anonymous Mullin
•Name: Thomas Draper Spicer 1

•Sex: M •Birth: 9 MAR 1785 in North Groton, CT 2 •Death: 23 JUN 1870 in Hounsfield, NY 2 •Census: 1850 Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., NY •Census: 1860 Houndsfield, Jefferson, New York, USA •Census: 1870 Housefield, Jefferson, NY •Occupation: 1850 Farmer 3 •Occupation: 1870 Retired farmer 4

Father: Silas Draper Spicer b: 22 JAN 1744/45 in North Groton, New London Cty, CT Mother: Hannah Draper b: 2 JAN 1744/45

Marriage 1 Abigail Button b: 12 AUG 1785 in Stonington, CT •Married: 13 MAR 1805 in Plainfield, NY 2 •Change Date: 17 SEP 2001 Children 1. Nelson Spicer b: 28 MAR 1807 in Brookfield, NY 2. Eliza Betsey Spicer b: 18 SEP 1809 in Groton, CT 3. Eri Spicer b: 3 OCT 1811 in Houndsfield, NY 4. Silas Spicer b: 2 JUN 1814 5. Ervin Spicer b: 7 MAR 1816 6. Abigail Spicer b: 20 MAR 1818 in NY 7. Anna Spicer b: 26 APR 1820 in Houndsfield, NY 8. Cepha Spicer b: 2 JUN 1822 9. Charles Alpha Spicer b: 7 MAR 1824 in Houndsfield, NY 10. Mial Spicer b: 6 AUG 1826 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY 11. Hannah Frances Spicer b: 14 FEB 1827

posted 9 Oct 2011 by Anonymous Mullin
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