Individual Details

John COLTON

(9 Jan 1755 - 21 Apr 1833)

Events

Birth9 Jan 1755Longmeadow, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
MilitaryDec 1775enlisting as a private for 4 months in Capt Stebbin's Co, Col Sprout's MA Regiment - Longmeadow, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
MilitarySep 1776enlisting in Capt Burt's Co, Col Hawes' MA Regiment for 2 months - Massachusetts
Military28 Oct 1776in the Battle of White Plains - White Plains, Westchester County, New York
Military1 May 1777Massachusetts
MilitaryOct 1777enlisting for 1 month in Capt Shaw's Co, Col Hale's MA Regiment & was at the taking of Burgoyne - Massachusetts
MilitaryAbt Jun 1778enlisting & served 2 months in Capt Burt's Co, Col Porter's MA Regiment - Massachusetts
Marriage16 Mar 1786by Samuel Hopkins, clergyman, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts - Hannah POMEROY
Miscellaneous26 Jul 1832applied for a Revolutionary War Pension - Orange County, Vermont
Residence26 Jul 1832West Fairlee, Orange County, Vermont
Death21 Apr 1833at home - West Fairlee, Orange County, Vermont
Miscellaneous3 Oct 1833appears to have been approved for the Rvolutionary War pension after his death for $40 a year - Vermont

Families

SpouseHannah POMEROY (1763 - )
ChildAbigail COLTON (1788 - 1858)
ChildFlavilla COLTON (1791 - 1869)
ChildEthan COLTON (1794 - 1815)
ChildJohn COLTON (1797 - 1873)
ChildEbenezer Pomeroy COLTON (1800 - 1883)
ChildHannah COLTON (1803 - )
FatherJohn COLTON ( - )
MotherPenelope WOLCOTT ( - )