Individual Details

Colonel Giles JACKSON

(27 Jan 1733 - 4 May 1810)

Events

Birth27 Jan 1733Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Marriage29 May 1755Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts - Sarah Ann(a) THOMAS
MiscellaneousAbt 1774was Provincial Congress chief of staff, drew up the articles of capitulation during the Rev. War - Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Military1775was at the Battle of Bunker Hill - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Military17 Mar 1776was in the regiment that first entered Boston after the British evacuation - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Military1776was at the Battle of White Plains - White Plains, Westchester County, New York
Military7 Oct 1777was chief of Staff of Gen Horatio Gates at the Battle of Saragota - Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York
Military7 Oct 1777was author & engrosser of the articles of Capitulation under which Gen. Burgoyne surrendered - Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York
Military7 Oct 1777was chief of Staff of Gen Horatio Gates at the Battle of Saragota - Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York
Military1778was at the Battle of Monmouth where he received a commendation for his brave stand - Monmouth, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Marriage31 May 1781Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts - Sarah ATWOOD
Death4 May 1810Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
BurialAft 4 May 1810at Old Centery Cemetery - Monterey, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Miscellaneous1895had a monument erected to his memory - Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseSarah Ann(a) THOMAS (1740 - 1780)
ChildOlive JACKSON ( - )
ChildMercy JACKSON (1757 - 1824)
ChildAnna JACKSON (1761 - 1842)
ChildAbigail JACKSON (1768 - 1851)
ChildVashty JACKSON (1770 - 1803)
ChildDoctor James JACKSON (1778 - 1829)
SpouseSarah ATWOOD ( - )
ChildCharles JACKSON (1782 - 1853)
ChildGiles JACKSON (1790 - 1820)