MILITARY: Pension, Jonathan Brigham; Mayville, Chautauqua co., NY
surname: Brigham

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CHAUTAUQUA CO. - REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION   JONATHAN BRIGHAM

BRIGHAM, JONATHAN--Born Oct. 29, 1754, at Marlborough, Mass. Died July 26,
1848, aged 94 years. Grave in Mayville Cemetery, Mayville, N. Y. Was one of
the "Minute Men" who responded to the call in April, 1775, under Capt. Daniel
Burns and Col. Henshaw, Massachusetts Militia. Enlisted April, 1775, to Feb.,
1776, serving as private in the Company of Capt. Barns and Col. Artemas Ward.
Enlisted Oct. 2, 1777, as private under Capt. Morse and Col. Read. Residence
at time of enlistment, Marlborough, Mass. Was at the battles of Bunker Hill
and Saratoga. Applied for pension, April 30, 1818, at which time he was a
resident of Chautauqua County. He moved from Oneida County, N. Y., in 1810,
and settled in the town of Sheridan, Chautauqua County, and in 1813 moved to
Mayville. His wife, Lydia, died Feb. 4, 1828, aged 70 years, and his wife,
Lucy, May 3, 1842, aged 61 years. Both are buried beside him in the Mayville
Cemetery. A son, Jonathan, Jr., born Oct. 13, 1791, died Sept. 3, 1819. A son,
Samuel, died in 1811, and a son, John, died in 1828. Another son, Edward, born
July 16, 1796, died December 16, 1876, aged 80 years, and is buried in the
family lot at Mayville. Lucina Brigham died March 1, 1854, aged 54 years, 2
months. The name of Jonathan Brigham appears on the Pension List of 1840. His
brother, John Brigham, who was also a soldier in the American Revolution,
became a resident of Chautauqua County at an early part of the 19th century
and his grave is in the Fredonia Cemetery.

Soldiers of the American Revolution

Author: no author

Call Number: F127.C7D2

This book contains the names of soldiers of the American Revolution who were
residents of Chautauqua County, New York.

Bibliographic Information: Soldiers of the American Revolution. 1925.