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1684 -
Generation: 1
1. | Joseph RANSOM was born on 10 Jan 1683/4 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. Notes:
Excerpt from "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Vol. IV": Joseph was a husbandman, residing in Lyme, Connecticut. He was a captain of Connecticut troops in the expedition against Quebec under General Wolfe, and fell on the Plains of Abraham. Two of his sons also served in the colonial army in his company. He sold the lands granted to his father in Saybrook, April 15, 1715.
Joseph married Jane ? about 1708. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
3. | Matthew J. RANSOM (1.Joseph1) was born on 22 Aug 1711 in Lyme, Connecticut; died on 05 Oct 1760. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: Served in the French and Indian War
Notes:
Matthew died while in the military service in the French and Indian War.
Matthew married Sarah WAY on 16 Dec 1736. Sarah (daughter of Eleazer WAY and Anna WELLES) was born in 1715; died on 06 Jan 1799 in South Woodstock, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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