History of York County, Maine With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers . £30 sterling were voted for the relief of thefamilies of those who enlisted in 1778. Citizens of Buxtonfought at Cambridge ; John Elden, Jr., and Roger Plaisteadwere in the battle of Bunker Hill. Mr. Plaistead was inthe engagement between the Boxer and the first military officers in the town, John Elden, SamuelMerrill, and Thomas Bradbury, held their commissionsunder the authority of the king. These they resigned onthe day of rejoicing for peace, in 1783. Thirty men enl
History of York County, Maine With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers . £30 sterling were voted for the relief of thefamilies of those who enlisted in 1778. Citizens of Buxtonfought at Cambridge ; John Elden, Jr., and Roger Plaisteadwere in the battle of Bunker Hill. Mr. Plaistead was inthe engagement between the Boxer and the first military officers in the town, John Elden, SamuelMerrill, and Thomas Bradbury, held their commissionsunder the authority of the king. These they resigned onthe day of rejoicing for peace, in 1783. Thirty men enlisted previous to Aug. 26, 1777. In Capt. Jeremiah Hills Biddeford company, in the30th Regiment of foot, under Col. James Seamman, en-listed May 3, 1775, part of whom crossed the Delawarewith Washington, and fought at Monmouth. Lieutenant, Samuel Merrill. Ensign, Daniel Hill. Sergeants, Ward Eddy, Phineas Towle. Corporals, John Elden, Matthias Redlon. Privates, John Cole, Nathan Woodman, Samuel Merrill,Jr., Robert Brooks, William Andros, James Redlon, Eze-kiel Bragdon, John Sands, Michah Whitney, Jonathan. A A HON McKKNNEY.
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