{"id":30451,"date":"2018-04-10T11:03:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T15:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=30451"},"modified":"2018-06-19T13:53:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T17:53:03","slug":"he-fought-at-bunker-hill-joseph-barnes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/he-fought-at-bunker-hill-joseph-barnes.html","title":{"rendered":"He Fought at Bunker Hill: Joseph Barnes"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can find information about your Revolutionary War veteran ancestors in unexpected places. For example, I discovered the military service of Private Joseph Barnes<\/a> (1754-1826) by reading about him in his great-grandson\u2019s obituary.<\/p>\n

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Source: GenealogyBank, Boston Herald (Boston, Massachusetts), 7 June 1935, page 39<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His great-grandson\u2019s obituary (Charles Oliver Barnes 1850-1935) states that \u201chis great-grandfather, Joseph Barnes, fought in the battle of Bunker Hill.\u201d<\/p>\n

Private Joseph Barnes served in the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment, in Captain William Walker\u2019s Company.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe regiment saw action at the\u00a0Battle of Bunker Hill<\/a>, the\u00a0Battles of Saratoga<\/a>, and the\u00a0Battle of Newtown<\/a>. In addition, the 3rd participated in or was present at the\u00a0Siege of Boston<\/a>, the\u00a0Invasion of Canada<\/a>,\u00a0Valley Forge<\/a>, and\u00a0Sullivan’s Expedition<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

— Source: Wikipedia<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Genealogy Tip:<\/em><\/strong> Sometimes the Revolutionary War service of our ancestors is spiked out in newspaper articles and obituaries written about their descendants. Come search GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> today and see what you can find!<\/p>\n

Thank you GenealogyBank!<\/p>\n

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