Joseph Plumb Martin

Joseph Plumb Martin
Joseph Plumb Martin and wife, Lucy Clewley Martin, later in life in 19th century portrait painting, date unknown
Birth nameJoseph Plumb Martin
Nickname(s)Plumb
Born(1760-11-21)November 21, 1760
Becket, Province of Massachusetts Bay, present-day Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
DiedMay 2, 1850(1850-05-02) (aged 89)
Stockton Springs, Waldo County, Maine
Buried
Sandy Point, Maine
Allegiance United States of America
Branch Continental Army
Connecticut Militia (Connecticut State Troops)
Years of service1776–1783
Rank
Service numberCT16333[1]
Unit
Connecticut Militia (Connecticut State Troops):
  • Captain John H. Wells' 8th Company, 12th Regiment of Connecticut Militia[2] (1776)
  • Captain Samuel Peck's 3rd Company, 1st Regiment of Connecticut Militia[3] (1776)

Continental Army:

  • Major David Smith's Company, 8th Connecticut Regiment[4] (1776–1778)
  • Light Infantry (1778–1780)
  • Corps of Sappers and Miners[5] (1780–1783)
Battles / warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Joseph Plumb Martin (also spelled as Joseph Plum Martin;[6] November 21, 1760 – May 2, 1850) was a soldier in the Connecticut Militia and Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

References

  1. ↑ Joseph Plumb Martin, 12th Connecticut Regiment, service number CT16333 in database of Valley Forge – Muster Roll Project, Valley Forge Park Alliance. King of Prussia, PA. 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-21.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ Connecticut Historical Society (1901). Rolls and lists of Connecticut men in the revolution. 1775–1783. Volume 8. Hartford, CT. pp. 159–163.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ Johnston, Henry Phelps (1889). Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office. Hartford, CT: Adjutant-General's Office. pp. 406–408.
  4. ↑ Connecticut Historical Society (1901). Rolls and lists of Connecticut men in the revolution. 1775–1783. Volume 8. Hartford, CT. pp. 75–76.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ↑ Johnston, Henry Phelps (1889). Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office. Hartford, CT: Adjutant-General's Office. p. 298.
  6. ↑ Johnston, Henry Phelps (1889). Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office. Hartford, CT: Adjutant-General's Office. p. 638.

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