{"id":34691,"date":"2018-08-02T10:55:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T14:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=34691"},"modified":"2018-08-09T13:40:20","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T17:40:20","slug":"revolutionary-war-veterans-part-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/revolutionary-war-veterans-part-9.html","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionary War Veterans \u2013 Part 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Estimates are that 92,000 American and French troops fought 314,000 British troops, Hessian mercenaries and loyalists during the American Revolutionary War. Of that number 25,000 Americans died in the war and an estimated 25,000 more were wounded.<\/p>\n

Their stories were told in America\u2019s newspapers \u2013 especially in the veterans\u2019 obituaries, such as this one for 93-year-old Seth Sturtevant. On the day he died, \u201cHe arose from his seat, wound up his clock, reseated himself and went to sleep, and the first the family knew of his death was his unusual silence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>
Constitution (Middletown, Connecticut), 28 July 1852, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are just some of their stories that you can find in GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a>. We\u2019ve included the name of the newspaper and the exact page where you can find an article about that veteran.<\/p>\n

Salisbury, William (1732-1821)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nPoulson’s American Daily Advertiser<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 2 April 1821, page 3<\/p>\n

Sawyer, Jacob (1749-1839)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nPhiladelphia Inquirer<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 21 May 1839, page 2
\nTimes-Picayune<\/em> (New Orleans, Louisiana), 5 June 1839, page 2<\/p>\n

Schuchiz, John H. (1752-1848)<\/strong>
\nMaryland
\nEaston Gazette<\/em> (Easton, Maryland), 20 May 1848, page 1<\/p>\n

Sease, John (1745-1822)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nSpectator<\/em> (New York, New York), 19 March 1822, page 2<\/p>\n

Shaft, Frederick (1754-1860)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nAlbany Evening Journal<\/em> (Albany, New York), 25 August 1843, page 2<\/p>\n

Shaw, John (1751-1843)<\/strong>
\nMaine
\nChristian Mirror<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 22 June 1843, page 3
\nMaine Cultivator and Hallowell Gazette<\/em> (Hallowell, Maine), 17 June 1843, page 3<\/p>\n

Shelby, Isaac (-1826)<\/strong>
\nKentucky
\nCommentator<\/em> (Frankfort, Kentucky), 22 July 1826, page 3<\/p>\n

Shepard, Levi (1763-1849)<\/strong>
\nMaine
\nGospel Banner<\/em> (Augusta, Maine), 24 February 1849, page 3<\/p>\n

Simpson, Benjamin (1755-1849)<\/strong>
\nMaine
\nAlbany Evening Journal<\/em> (Albany, New York), 31 March 1849, page 2
\nAugusta Chronicle<\/em> (Augusta, Georgia), 5 April 1849, page 2
\nCharleston Courier<\/em> (Charleston, South Carolina), 5 April 1849, page 2
\nCleveland Weekly Plain Dealer<\/em> (Cleveland, Ohio), 11 April 1849, page 4
\nDaily Alabama Journal<\/em> (Montgomery, Alabama), 14 April 1849, page 2
\nThe Flag of Our Union<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 21 April 1849, page 3
\nPlain Dealer<\/em> (Cleveland, Ohio), 6 April 1849, page 2
\nSun<\/em> (Baltimore, Maryland), 2 April 1849, page 1<\/p>\n

Skinner, Elisha (1743-1823)<\/strong>
\nMaine
\nHaverhill Gazette<\/em> (Haverhill, Massachusetts), 16 March 1823, page 3<\/p>\n

Skinner, Timothy (1761-1843)<\/strong>
\nNew Hampshire
\nBoston Recorder<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 10 August 1843, page 127<\/p>\n

Slaughter, George (1764-1845)<\/strong>
\nGeorgia, Virginia
\nAugusta Chronicle<\/em> (Augusta, Georgia), 10 March 1845, page 2<\/p>\n

Sloan, John (1761-1846)<\/strong>
\nSouth Carolina
\nArkansas Intelligencer<\/em> (Van Buren, Arkansas), 12 September 1846, page 2
\nTimes-Picayune<\/em> (New Orleans, Louisiana), 20 August 1846, page 2<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>
New Hampshire Patriot (Concord, New Hampshire), 7 July 1834, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Smith, Elisha (1755-1834)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania
\nNew Hampshire Patriot<\/em> (Concord, New Hampshire), 7 July 1834, page 3<\/p>\n

Smith, Jesse (1756-1844)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nBattles fought in: Bunker Hill, Brandywine, Trenton, Germantown and Monmouth
\nClay Tribune<\/em> (New York, New York), 15 June 1844, page 4
\nMaine Cultivator and Hallowell Gazette<\/em> (Hallowell, Maine), 15 June 1844, page 2
\nNorth American<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 10 June 1844, page 2<\/p>\n

Smith, John K. (1755-1842)<\/strong>
\nMaine
\nDaily National Intelligencer<\/em> (Washington, D.C.), 25 August 1842, page 3
\nGlobe<\/em> (Washington, D.C.), 15 August 1842, page 3<\/p>\n

Smith, Samuel (1759-1854)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nEvening Post<\/em> (New York, New York), 11 July 1854, page 2<\/p>\n

Southwick, William (1753-1828)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nBoston Intelligencer<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 20 September 1828, page 6<\/p>\n

Spraker, Jost (1765-1848)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nCommercial Advertiser<\/em> (New York, New York), 31 August 1848, page 1
\nSpectator<\/em> (New York, New York), 4 September 1848, page 4<\/p>\n

St. Clair, Arthur (1734-1818)<\/strong>
\nPennsylvania
\nBaltimore Patriot<\/em> (Baltimore, Maryland), 8 September 1818, page 2
\nDemocratic Press<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 11 September 1818, page 2
\nFranklin Gazette<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 10 September 1818, page 2
\nGeorgia Journal<\/em> (Milledgeville, Georgia), 22 September 1818, page 3
\nVermont Gazette<\/em> (Bennington, Vermont), 29 September 1818, page 3
\nWashington Whig<\/em> (Bridgeton, New Jersey), 14 September 1818, page 2<\/p>\n

Steuben, Frederick William Augustus (1730-1794)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nEvansville Courier and Press<\/em> (Evansville, Indiana), 3 September 1887, page 3<\/p>\n

Steuben, Jonathan (1756-1838)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nHudson River Chronicle<\/em> (Ossining, New York), 27 August 1839, page 2<\/p>\n

Stevens, Phineas (1753-1841)<\/strong>
\nNew York, Ohio
\nBattles fought in: Lexington
\nAlbany Argus<\/em> (Albany, New York), 5 January 1841, page 3<\/p>\n

Stone, Henry D. (1764-1841)<\/strong>
\nFlorida, Georgia, South Carolina
\nCharleston Courier<\/em> (Charleston, South Carolina), 2 February 1841, page 2<\/p>\n

Strait, John, Rev. (1758-1860)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts, Rhode Island, Washington
\nBattles fought in: Long Island
\nNew York Herald<\/em> (New York, New York), 24 January 1860, page 11<\/p>\n

Streeter, Barzillai (1760-1839)<\/strong>
\nVermont
\nBellows Falls Gazette<\/em> (Bellows Falls, Vermont), 4 May 1839, page 3<\/p>\n

Strembeck, Jacob (1755-1841)<\/strong>
\nPennsylvania
\nNorth American<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 13 July 1841, page 2<\/p>\n

Strong, Caleb (1744-1819)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nBerkshire Star<\/em> (Stockbridge, Massachusetts), 18 November 1819, page 3
\nHampshire Gazette<\/em> (Northampton, Massachusetts), 9 November 1819, page 3<\/p>\n

Sturtevant, Seth (1760-1852)<\/strong>
\nMaine, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
\nConstitution <\/em>(Middletown, Connecticut), 28 July 1852, page 3<\/p>\n

Suggs, George (1756-1826)<\/strong>
\nVirginia
\nBattles fought in: Trenton, Germantown and Princeton
\nNew Hampshire Gazette<\/em> (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 12 December 1826, page 1<\/p>\n

Sullivan, James (1744-1808)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nAmerican Patriot<\/em> (Concord, New Hampshire), 20 December 1808, page 3
\nColumbian Gazette<\/em> (Utica, New York), 27 December 1808, page 3
\nIndependent Chronicle<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 12 December 1808, page 3<\/p>\n

Surveyor, Andrew Porter (1742-1813)<\/strong>
\nPennsylvania
\nDemocratic Press<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 19 November 1813, page 3<\/p>\n

Swift, John (-1814)<\/strong>
\nWyoming
\nDaily National Intelligencer<\/em> (Washington, D.C.), 1 August 1814, page 3
\nThe War<\/em> (New York, New York), 2 August 1814, page 27<\/p>\n

Swift of De Rugter, Rowland (-1850)<\/strong>
\nConnecticut, Massachusetts, New York
\nSpringfield Republican<\/em> (Springfield, Massachusetts), 13 February 1850, page 2<\/p>\n

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