Individual Details
Elisha Putnam II
(2 Dec 1715 - Aug 1758)
Elisha Putnam lived in Sutton, or in that part of the town now called Oxford. During the French and Indian War he served in the Provincial army and during the campaign of 1758 against Ticonderoga, he lost his life. Great numbers of the Provincial troops were killed or lost during this campaign, as the commander, Gen Abercrombie, was not only a coward in battle but an incompetent leader. The assault on Ticonderoga was continued all day by the Provincials and Regulars and over 1900 were slain.
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He was killed in the French and Indian War in 1758 at Fort Ticonderoga in NY. (near Crown Point, NY)
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History of Sutton p 706
Elisha 5 (Elisha 4 , Edward 3 , Thomas 2 , John 1 ), m. Lydia Chase, Mar. 3, 1742. He was a soldier in the French and Indian war, and d. at or near Crown Point about 1758. Ch. 1, Andrew, b. May 2, 1742; m. Lucy Park, Jan. 10, 1764; 2, Elisha, b. Dec. 4,1745; d. May 25, 1784; 3, Antipas, b. July 24, 1747; 4, Jokton, b. May 1, 1750; removed to Sutton, Vt. ; 5, Luke, b. Oct. 5, 1755; was a revolutionary soldier; 6, William, b. Jan. 7, 1758.
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Topsfield is just north of Danvers, MA
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During the French and Indian Wars he served in the Provincial army and during the campaign of 1758 against Ticonderoga, he lost his life. Great numbers of the Provincial troops were killed or lost during this campaign, as the commander of the expedition, General Abercrombie, was not only a coward in battle but an incometent leader. The assult on Ticonderoga was contonued all day by the Provincials and Regulars and over 1,900 were slain.
Events
| Birth | 2 Dec 1715 | Topsfield, Essex, MA |  |  | |
| Christen | 8 Jan 1715/16 | Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Marriage | 3 Mar 1741/42 | Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - Lydia Chase | | | |
| Military | 1758 | served in the Provincial Army in the French and Indian War against Ticonderoga. | | ||
| Death | Aug 1758 | near Crown Point, NY - Ticonderoga | | | |
| Military | 11 Aug 1758 | marched from Sutton to Crown Point, NY in French and Indian War | |
Families
| Spouse | Lydia Chase (1722 - 1779) |
| Child | Andrew Putnam (1742 - 1819) |
| Child | Elisha Putnam (1745 - 1784) |
| Child | Antipas Putnam (1747 - 1784) |
| Child | Joktan Putnam (1750 - 1839) |
| Child | Luke Putnam (1755 - 1818) |
| Child | Lieut William Putnam (1758 - 1818) |
| Father | Deacon Elisha Putnam (1685 - 1745) |
| Mother | Susanna Fuller (1695 - 1772) |
| Sibling | Hannah Putnam (1717 - 1801) |
| Sibling | Lieutenant Nehemiah Putnam (1719 - 1791) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Putnam (1721 - 1798) |
| Sibling | Susanna Putnam (1723 - 1784) |
| Sibling | Mary Putnam (1725 - 1736) |
| Sibling | Stephen Putnam (1728 - 1803) |
| Sibling | Amos Putnam (1730 - 1811) |
| Sibling | Eunice Putnam (1732 - 1787) |
| Sibling | Huldah Putnam (1734 - 1797) |
| Sibling | Rufus Putnam (1738 - 1824) |
Notes
Birth
Or Salem Village====
Topsfield was just north of Danvers, Mass
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Eben Leaflets correct an error on birth year in his History of Putnam.... The History has 1716. The correction is cited from Topsfield vital records.
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Marriage
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(V) Elisha, eldest son and child of Elisha (4), was asoldier in the French and Indian war, and died at or near Crown Point about1758. He married
March 3, 1742, _________. Their children were: Andrew, bornMay 2, 1742, married Lucy Park, Jan 10, 1764; Elisha, December 4, 1745, diedMay 25, 1784; Antipas, July 24, 1747; Jekton, May 1, 1750, removed to Sutton,Vermont; Luke, October 5, 1755, was a revolutionary war soldier; William,January 7, 1758.
Military
He was a private in Capt David White's company and Col Joseph William's regiment. Later that year he served as a private in Capt John Sibley's company and John Chandler Jr's regiment.Death
Or death in 1758 in Crown Point, NY======================
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(IV) Elisha Putnam , son of Edward (3) lived on and near the place known as the James Freeland farm. He probably came to Sutton as early as 1725; was admitted to the church in 1730, and chosen a deacon in 1731. He was town clerk and also town treasurer. His children were: Elisha, born December 1715, died in 1758; Nehemiah, March 22, 1719, died November 27, 1791; Jonathan, July 19, 1721; Hannah, married (first) Timothy Holten, February 24, 1742, and (second) John Whipple -( No this is wrong. It was her sister, Susanna who married Holten and Whipple, Hannah married Jonathan Dudley )-; Mary, June 12, 1725, died April 22, 1736; Stephen, April 1728; Amos, July 22, 1730, died September 17, 1811; Eunice, July 6, 1732, died at Windham, unmarried; Huldah, May 25, 1734, married a Matthews; Rufus, April 7, 1738.
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(V) Elisha, eldest son and child of Elisha (4), was a soldier in the French and Indian war, and died at or near Crown Point about 1758. He married
March 3, 1742, _________. Their children were: Andrew, born May 2, 1742, married Lucy Park, Jan 10, 1764; Elisha, December 4, 1745, died May 25, 1784; Antipas, July 24, 1747; Jekton, May 1, 1750, removed to Sutton,Vermont; Luke, October 5, 1755, was a revolutionary war soldier; William, January 7, 1758.
Military
He was killed in battle. Great numbers of the Provincial troops were killed or lost during this campaign. As the commander of the expedition, General Abercrombie was not only a coward in battle but an incompetent leader. The assult of Ticonderoga was continued all day by the Provincials and Regulars and over 1,900 were slain.Endnotes
1. Eben Putnam. A History of the Putnam Family in England and America: recording the ancestry and descendants of John Putnam of Danvers, Mass., Jan Poutman of Albany, N. Y., Thomas Putnam of Hartford, Conn. (Salem, MA, Salem Press, 1891-1908); 2 volumes, p 81.
2. George Francis Dow, compiler, Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1903), p 90.
3. Eben Putnam. A History of the Putnam Family in England and America: recording the ancestry and descendants of John Putnam of Danvers, Mass., Jan Poutman of Albany, N. Y., Thomas Putnam of Hartford, Conn. (Salem, MA, Salem Press, 1891-1908); 2 volumes, p 81.
4. The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Salem, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA, 1918), p 209 births.
5. Franklin P. Rice , compiler, Vital Records of Sutton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Systematic History Fund, 1907), p 333.
6. History of Sutton, 706.
7. Ancestry.com, "Worcester County, Massachusetts Memoirs, Volume I-II," digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Original data: Ellery Bicknell Crane, ed. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County Massachusetts with a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity. Vol. I-II. New York, NY, USA: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907.; Page 337-342, Ancestry images 337-342/960.
8. Eben Putnam. A History of the Putnam Family in England and America: recording the ancestry and descendants of John Putnam of Danvers, Mass., Jan Poutman of Albany, N. Y., Thomas Putnam of Hartford, Conn. (Salem, MA, Salem Press, 1891-1908); 2 volumes, p 81.
9. History of Sutton, p 706.
10. Ancestry.com, "Worcester County, Massachusetts Memoirs, Volume I-II," digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Original data: Ellery Bicknell Crane, ed. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County Massachusetts with a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity. Vol. I-II. New York, NY, USA: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907.; Page 337-342, Ancestry images 337-342/960.
11. Ancestry.com, "Worcester County, Massachusetts Memoirs, Volume I-II," digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Original data: Ellery Bicknell Crane, ed. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County Massachusetts with a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity. Vol. I-II. New York, NY, USA: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907.; Page 337-342, Ancestry images 337-342/960.