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To: the OlLine Rebel

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=medford+militia+henry+putnam&rlz=1W1ADBF_en&aq=f&oq=

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=medford+militia+henry+putnam&rlz=1W1ADBF_en&aq=f&oq=

http://www.archive.org/stream/medfordinrevolut00wild/medfordinrevolut00wild_djvu.txt

Putnam, Eleazar. Private, Lexington alarm; 2d Lieut., 1776; served
3 mos. guarding troops of convention, 1778; loaned money for bounty
paid to men enlisting for Canada and N. Y., 1776. Came to Medford
from Charlestown with wife Mary, 1765 ; owned covenant in Cam-
bridge Precinct Church (Menotomy), Nov. 24, 1765; born in Danvers,
June 5, 1738; son of Henry, mentioned below; died in Medford, Nov.
20, 1804. Family tradition says that one of his sons served as drum-
mer for the Medford company, April 19, 1775, to March 17, 1776.
Owned land on High street, Medford.

Putnam, Henry. Killed at Menotomy on retreat of British, April 19, 1775.
Served as lieutenant at capture of Louisburg, 1758. Born at Danvers,
Mass., Aug. 14, 1712; came to Medford from Charlestown, 1765, with
wife Hannah ; she died in Newburyport.

Putnam, Roger. Served 1 mo. at lines at Boston, 1776; loaned money
to pay bounty to men going to Canada, July, 1776, and to N. Y.,
Sept., 1776. Son of Henry and Hannah Putnam ; taxed first in Med-
ford, 1776; married Sarah Brothers, daughter of Mary, wife of Thomas
Richardson (family came from Reading, 1763), Oct. 13, 1774; died
Oct. 27, 1794.


42 posted on 04/20/2009 5:10:51 AM PDT by heartwood
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To: heartwood

Very interesting, and very cool.

Close but no cigar - I guess this is not the famous ISRAEL Putnam.


43 posted on 04/20/2009 5:36:31 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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