Biography: John Patten, Rev. soldier: Alexandria, Grafton Co, New Hampshire **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. Submitted by: Vera Burnham vburnham@worldpath.net Date: September 20, 2000 **************************************************************************** From Gazetteer of Grafton County, NH 1709-1886 -Alexandria Compiled & published by Hamilton Child 1886 John Patten served in the Revolutionary war, enlisting when he was but sixteen years of age. He married Jane Abbot, who bore him eleven children. His son Benjamin A. married Polly Hastings, and reared five children, namely Emily, Amanda, Jonas, Manson, and Seth G. The last mentioned lives here on road 34.