{"id":11866,"date":"2015-11-11T11:20:23","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T16:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=11866"},"modified":"2015-11-11T11:20:23","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T16:20:23","slug":"veterans-day-saluting-amos-barnes-revolutionary-war-vet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/veterans-day-saluting-amos-barnes-revolutionary-war-vet.html","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day: Saluting Amos Barnes, Revolutionary War Vet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our nation has long been grateful to our veterans, starting with the American Revolutionary War.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11867\" style=\"width: 980px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2:103709D225B248A8@GB3NEWS-11A1023584BCBCF0@2393483-11A10235AF1BE408@2-11A1023669F79F30\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/new-hampshire-gazette-newspaper-0112-1841-amos-barnes-obituary.png\" alt=\"obituary for Amos Barnes, New Hampshire Gazette newspaper article 12 January 1841\" width=\"980\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/new-hampshire-gazette-newspaper-0112-1841-amos-barnes-obituary.png 980w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/new-hampshire-gazette-newspaper-0112-1841-amos-barnes-obituary-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/new-hampshire-gazette-newspaper-0112-1841-amos-barnes-obituary-500x227.png 500w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/new-hampshire-gazette-newspaper-0112-1841-amos-barnes-obituary-900x409.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 12 January 1841, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Amos Barnes died in 1840 newspapers remembered him \u2013 giving the details of his life, his family and his service to the nation in a detailed obituary.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He died 6 December 1840 in Conway, New Hampshire<\/li>\n<li>He had served as a lieutenant and was a Revolutionary War pensioner<\/li>\n<li>He was 83 years old<\/li>\n<li>His funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Wides, based on Job 7:16<\/li>\n<li>He was born in Groton, Massachusetts, the youngest of 11 children<\/li>\n<li>His father died in the French &amp; Indian War<\/li>\n<li>At age 6 the family moved to Concord, New Hampshire<\/li>\n<li>At age 18 he enlisted in the Army<\/li>\n<li>He marched to Mystic, Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>June 1775 \u2013 he was in the Battle of Bunker Hill<\/li>\n<li>He marched to New York; then to Canada; then to Mont Independence<\/li>\n<li>December 1776 \u2013 he was with George Washington in Newtown, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>December 1776 \u2013 Battle of Trenton<\/li>\n<li>His enlistment over, with an honorable discharge, he returned home to Concord, New Hampshire<\/li>\n<li>Re-enlisted January 1778, serving with George Washington in Valley Forge<\/li>\n<li>Served as Orderly Sergeant for the next two years<\/li>\n<li>June 1778 \u2013 Battle of Monmouth<\/li>\n<li>Winter 1779 \u2013 Valley Forge<\/li>\n<li>1779-1780 \u2013 Sullivan campaign<\/li>\n<li>January 1780 \u2013 discharged, returned to Concord, New Hampshire<\/li>\n<li>November 1787 \u2013 moved to Conway, New Hampshire<\/li>\n<li>[17 July 1790] \u2013 married Polly Eastman, \u201csecond daughter of the late Richard Eastman, Esq. who, with several children, still survive\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Described as \u201ca very intelligent, industrious and honest man through life\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Served in \u201cthe last war [War of 1812], in defence of free trade and sailor\u2019s rights\u201d<\/li>\n<li>He was a Jeffersonian Republican, \u201ca firm supporter of Gen. Jackson and Mr. Van Buren\u201d<\/li>\n<li>He voted in the last election<\/li>\n<li>Late in life \u201cwith intense anxiety and fervent prayer\u201d he turned to a deeper faith in Christ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Compact and filled with the details of his life, his obituary \u2013 like all veterans\u2019 obituaries \u2013 makes us pause and remember his life and his service to our country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11869\" style=\"width: 429px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/photo-1111-2015-amos-polly-barnes-tombstone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/photo-1111-2015-amos-polly-barnes-tombstone.png\" alt=\"photo of the tombstone for Amos and Polly Barnes\" width=\"429\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/photo-1111-2015-amos-polly-barnes-tombstone.png 429w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/photo-1111-2015-amos-polly-barnes-tombstone-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Find-a-Grave, Memorial # 44819194<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amos Barnes and his wife Polly were buried in the North Conway Cemetery, North Conway, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>Today on Veterans Day we honor and remember the efforts of all who have served our nation, from the Revolutionary War down to the troops that serve today.<\/p>\n<p>[search_box]<\/p>\n<p>Find their stories in newspapers, such as GenealogyBank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/gbnk\/newspapers\/?utm_source=social&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=%20SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&amp;s_referrer=social&amp;s_siteloc=blog&amp;s_trackval=%20SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&amp;kbid=69919&amp;pq=1&amp;prebuy=no&amp;intver=&amp;CCPRODCODE=\">Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a>. Newspapers have recorded the lives of all Americans for the last three centuries, from 1690 to today.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong> FamilySearch International (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FamilySearch.org<\/a>) and GenealogyBank are partnering to make over a billion records from recent and historical obituaries searchable online. The tremendous undertaking will make a billion records from over 100 million U.S. newspaper obituaries readily searchable online. 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When Amos Barnes died in 1840 newspapers remembered him \u2013 giving the details of his life, his family and his service to the nation in a detailed obituary. 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