Alexander Dorchester (b. June 08, 1760, d. January 23, 1823)
Alexander Dorchester (son of Stephen Dorchester and Elizabeth Gould) was born June 08, 1760 in Farmington (Hartford County), Connecticut, and died January 23, 1823 in Hounsfield (Jefferson County) New York. He married Anna Cowles on May 29, 1783 in Farmington (Hartford County), Connecticut.
Notes for Alexander Dorchester: Alexander enlisted in the Revolutionary War Colonial army on March 20, 1777, serving as a private in the 9th regiment under the command of Colonel Samuel B. Webb and Captain Judah Alden. They made camp at Peekskill, New York, in the spring of 1777 and served under General Putnam Parson's brigade the following summer. From October to December 1777, the regiment served under General Clinton, and from there the regiment went on to Long Island, where several of the regiment's officers were taken prisoner. The soldiers spent the winter in West Point, New York By the fall of 1778, Alexander was serving with "Varnum's Brigade" in the battles of Rhode Island and was hospitalized with undetermined injuries. In the fall of 1779, Alexander was encamped at the regiment's winter quarters in Jockey Hollow, Mossistown, New Jersey, with Stark's Brigade. In March 1780, Alexander was honorably discharged. In 1783, Alexander married Anna Cowles and the family soon settled in Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. By 1784, the family owned land in Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York, where they remained until sometime between 1809 and 1815, when they sold their land and moved to Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York. When the War of 1812 broke out, Alexander served as a corporal in Captain Elisha Camp's Volunteer Company, along side his son (our progenitor) Hooker Dorchester, attached to Colonel Christopher Bellinger's Regiment, New York Militia.
This Valley Forge information shows Judah Alden's unit at Valley Forge. Found on the Internet at: http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/Reg_2MA.htm
Personal ID: NY25627 Last Name: WEBB First Name: SAMUEL Suffix: Rank: 1ST LIEUT Rank Type: COMMISSIONED OFFICER Ethnicity: Brigade: ARTILLERY BRIGADE Company: WALKER State: NY Regiment: 2 ART Division: SUPPORT DIVISION
MA15452 Last Name: ALDEN First Name: JUDAH Suffix: Rank: CAPTAIN Rank Type: OFFICER Ethnicity: Brigade: 4TH MA BRIGADE Company: State: MA Regiment: 2 MA Division: 4TH DIVISION
DIVISION: FOURTH
BRIGADE: 4TH MA
HISTORY: ORGANIZED IN 1775 AT ROXBURY FROM PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
ENTERED VALLEY FORGE WITH 459 MEN ASSIGNED, 297 FIT FOR DUTY, LEFT VALLEY FORGE WITH 392 ASSIGNED, 226 FIT FOR DUTY.
PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS: SIEGE OF BOSTON, DEFENSE OF CANADA, LAKE CHAMPLAIN, TRENTON-PRINCETON, SARATOGA, DEFENSE OF PHILADELPHIA, PHILA-MONMOUTH.
STAFF OFFICERS
COLONEL JOHN BAILEY
LT. COLONEL JOHN BAILEY MAJOR ANDREW PETERS
COMPANY COMMANDERS
CAPTAIN JUDAH ALDEN
1ST LT JACOB ALLEN CAPTAIN EPHRAIM BURR CAPTAIN SAMUEL DARBY CAPTAIN GEORGE DUNHAM CAPTAIN HUGH MAXWELL CAPTAIN ISAAC WARREN CAPTAIN SETH DREW
REGIMENTAL STAFF
CHAPLAIN JOSHUA TOTMAN / ROBERT BRADFORD QUARTERMASTER ADJUTANT PAYMASTER SURGEON JOHN HART SURGEON MATE TIMOTHY SMITH QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT HENRY NELSON SERGEANT MAJOR DRUM MAJOR FIFE MAJOR JACOB LEONARD
4TH CONNECTICUT
DIVISION: FIRST
BRIGADE: RI BRIGADE
HISTORY: ORGANIZED JANUARY 1777 AT NORWICH FROM NEW LONDON, WINDHAM, AND HARTFORD COUNTIES.
ENTERED VALLEY FORGE WITH 515 ASSIGNED 272 FIT FOR DUTY, LEFT WITH 333 ASSIGNED, 234 FIT FOR DUTY.
PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS : DEFENSE OF PHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA-MONMOUTH.
Staff Officers Colonel JOHN DURKEE Lt. Colonel GILES RUSSELL Major JOHN SUMMER
Company Officers Captain ABNER BACON Captain BERIAH BILL Captain ANDREW FITCH Captain JOHN HARMON Captain ROBERT WALLAM Captain ELISHA LEE Captain NATHANIEL WEBB Captain ROBERT DURKEE Captain JOHN MCGRIEGIER Captain SIMON SPAULDING
Staff Officers Chaplain
Quartermaster ANDREW WHEATLY Adjutant ELCHU MARVIN Paymaster WILLIAM ADAMS Surgeon SAMUEL LEE Surgeon Mate JONATHAN KNIGHT Quartermaster Sergeant JEDEDIAH HYDE Sergeant Major DIAH HARTSHORN Drum Major COOPER POLEGREEN Fife Major PETER ROGERS
More About Alexander Dorchester and Anna Cowles: Marriage: May 29, 1783, Farmington (Hartford County), Connecticut.
Children of Alexander Dorchester and Anna Cowles are:
Guy Dorchester, b. January 27, 1784, Richmond (Berkshire County), Massachusetts, d. April 29, 1784, Farmington (Hartford County), Connecticut.
Delia Anne Dorchester, b. July 06, 1785, Richmond (Berkshire County), Massachusetts, d. May 17, 1810, Richmond (Berkshire County), Massachusetts.
+Hooker Dorchester, b. May 08, 1788, Richmond (Berkshire County), Massachusetts, d. April 07, 1835, Hounsfield (Jefferson County) New York.
Alexander Dorchester (b. June 08, 1760, d. January 23, 1823)
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