John Rathbone
(Abt 1655-1723)
Ann Dodge
(1660-Abt 1725)
Rev Joshua Rathbone
(1696-1779)
Mary Wightman
(1705-Abt 1777)
Amos Rathbun
(1738-1817)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Martha Robinson

Amos Rathbun 1 2 3

  • Born: 25 Jan 1737/38, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Martha Robinson in 1760 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States 1
  • Died: 24 Jul 1817, Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States at age 79 1

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military: French and Indian War, Between 1754 and 1764. 1 4 He was a private for varying periods in Captain Cone's Company, Col. Jonathan Trumbull's Regiment; Captain John Baldwin's Company, Col. Christopher Avery's Regiment; and Captain George Holmes' Company. (Volume 3, Number 1 Page 9, January 1983)

• Residence, 1765, Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. 5

• Military: American Revolution, 4 May 1776. 1 6 Helped to organize a militia company in Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts and was elected captain. Commissioned 4 May 1776, and assigned to the Second Berkshire Regiment, commanded by Col. Benjamin Simonds. After participating in the action at Ticonderoga, early in 1777, his company joined Gen. John Fellows' Brigade in the Continental Army under Col. David Rossiter and later Col. John Brown. Participated in the battles of White Plains, Bennington and possibly Saratoga.

• Religion: Shaker Society, 1780. 1


Amos married Martha Robinson in 1760 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States.1 (Martha Robinson was born on 28 Sep 1745 in Hopkinton, Kings, Rhode Island, United States 1 and died on 17 May 1788 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States 1.). The cause of her death was Consumption.


Sources

1 Frank H. Rathbun, Editor and Publisher, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian (Name: Published quarterly by the Rathbun Family Association;), Volume 2, Number 2, Page 28, April 1982. Source Medium: Magazine

2 Frank H. Rathbun, Editor and Publisher, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian (Name: Published quarterly by the Rathbun Family Association;), Volume 1, Number 3, Page 45, July 1981. Source Medium: Magazine

3 Frank H. Rathbun, Editor and Publisher, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian (Name: Published quarterly by the Rathbun Family Association;), Volume 1, page 54, October 1981. Source Medium: Magazine

4 Frank H. Rathbun, Editor and Publisher, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian (Name: Published quarterly by the Rathbun Family Association;), Volume 3, Number 1 Page 3, January 1983. Source Medium: Magazine

5 Frank H. Rathbun, Editor and Publisher, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian (Name: Published quarterly by the Rathbun Family Association;), Volume 2, Page 28, April 1982. Source Medium: Magazine

6 Frank H. Rathbun, Editor and Publisher, The Rathbun-Rathbone-Rathburn Family Historian (Name: Published quarterly by the Rathbun Family Association;), Volume 4, Number 4, Page 6, January 1984. Source Medium: Magazine

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