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Pvt. Solomon Bolton

Pvt. Solomon Bolton[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1756 - 1844  (88 years)


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  • Name Solomon Bolton 
    Prefix Pvt. 
    Birth 1756  Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6
    Gender Male 
    Enlisted 4 May 1775  [4, 5
    Capt. Joshua Benson's company, Col. Theophilus Cotton's regiment
    Military From May 1775 to Oct 1780  [4, 5
    served
    in the Continental Army
    during the Revolutionary War
    • He was in the battles of Harlem Heights and White Plains.
    Discharged 31 Dec 1775  [4
    Enlisted 1 Jan 1776  [4
    Capt. John Bridgham's company, Col. John Bailey's regiment
    Discharged 1 Jan 1777  [4
    Enlisted Abt Jul 1777  [4, 7
    Capt. Job Petree's Company, Col. John Jacob's regiment
    Discharged Abt Oct 1777  [4
    Enlisted 23 Jul 1780  [5
    Capt. Edward Sparrow's company, Col. John Jacobs's regiment
    Discharged 27 Oct 1780  [5
    Census 1800  Frankfort, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Pension 11 Apr 1818  [4
    Census 1820  Frankfort, Waldo, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census 1840  Orrington, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • He is listed as age 82 in this census. He is listed as 89 in the 1840 pension records, living with son James.
    Death 4 Jan 1844  Orrington, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 11
    • Find-a-grave has 14 Jan 1840.
    Person ID I6377  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2017 

    Father Elisha Bolton,   b. Abt 1734, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1800 (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Mother Rachel ________ 
    Marriage Bef 1756  [1
    Family ID F3350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Pratt,   b. Abt 1759   d. 25 Feb 1827, Monroe, Lincoln, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years)  [1, 3, 12, 13
    Intentions 16 Sep 1780  Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Marriage 7 Dec 1780  Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 13, 14
    Children 
     1. William Bolton,   b. Abt 1780, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860 (Age ~ 81 years)
    +2. Aaron Bolton,   b. 1784   d. 11 Dec 1849, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +3. Hannah Bolton,   b. Abt 1786   d. Between 1850 and 1860 (Age ~ 64 years)
     4. Solomon Bolton, Jr.,   b. Abt 1788, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1864, Newburgh, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years)
     5. James Bolton,   b. 6 Oct 1789, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1880, Orrington, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +6. Pvt. Benjamin Bolton,   b. 30 Aug 1791, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1872, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +7. Elizabeth Bolton,   b. 20 Nov 1792   d. 31 Dec 1883, Enfield, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F14340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1756 - Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsIntentions - 16 Sep 1780 - Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Dec 1780 - Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1800 - Frankfort, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1820 - Frankfort, Waldo, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1840 - Orrington, Penobscot, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Jan 1844 - Orrington, Penobscot, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Solomon Bolton Pensioner Record (p. 19)
    Solomon Bolton Pensioner Record (p. 19)
    An Alphabetical Index of Revolutionary Pensioners Living in Maine by Charles Alcott Flagg from Genealogy.com

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S117] John Krause, 00305.

    2.  2.  [S602] Vital Records of MA, 1620-1850, Plymouth:Plympton:258, 00596.

    3.  3.  [S1010] US ME Death Records, 1617-1922, Elizabeth Bolton, 00943.

    4.  4.  [S1178] US Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, S37596, 00968.

    5.  5.  [S1175] Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolutionary War, 2:252, 01020.

    6.  6.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 154253741, 00974.

    7.  7.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 22:176, 00390.

    8.  8.  [S499] Census on CD and Online, 1800:ME:Hancock, Roll 7 Book 1, Page 121, 00095.

    9.  9.  [S302] 1790-1870 Maine Census Index, 683, ID#ME320121742, 00004.

    10.  10.  [S302] 1790-1870 Maine Census Index, 11, ID#ME3924872, 00004.

    11.  11.  [S782] Donna Hoffmann, 00778.

    12.  12.  [S602] Vital Records of MA, 1620-1850, Middleborough:V2:97, 00596.

    13.  13.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 154253680, 00974.

    14.  14.  [S20] Early Massachusetts Marriages, 33, 00170.