Roswell RANSOM

1751 -

• Name	Roswell RANSOM  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	08 Dec 1751	Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Rayzel Ransom  [4]
  Notes	During the Revolutionary War, Roswell was with the Connecticut troops. He was in the expedition against Quebec in 1777, and captured by the enemy. After his exchange he was detailed as a wagon master and in charge of the trains hauling military stores from Connecticut to the Continental army in the Hudson River valley.
  Person ID	I45937	Main Tree
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Newton RANSOM,   b. 21 Feb 1722, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 31 May 1796, Halifax, Windham Co., Vermont (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah JONES,   b. Abt 1724, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 16 Jun 1804, Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	01 Sep 1742	Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  Marriage	02 Sep 1742	Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA   [5]
  Married	21 Sep 1742	Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F04187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 08 Dec 1751 - Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S00066] "Historical Outline of the Ransom Family of America" by Wyllys C. Ransom dated 1903. [S02582] Local and Familiy Histories: CT, 1600s-1800s: New England Families, Vol. I. [S01977] Colchester, Conn. Vital Records - Town Historian. [S03407] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Colchester, Colebrook, Columbia, Cornwall. [S02415] Historian, Town of Chazy, NY.