Hotchkiss, Eben

1757 - 1853  (95 years)

• Name	Hotchkiss, Eben
  Birth	13 Dec 1757	Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT   [1]
  Gender	Male
  DAR Ancestor Number	A058871
  Military	Revolutionary War Veteran  [1]
  Tombstone Photo	Prospect, New Haven Co., CT   [2]
  	Prospect Town Cemetery
  Death	21 Jul 1853	New Haven Co., CT   [2, 3]
  Burial	Prospect, New Haven Co., CT   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I33563	My Damon Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Hotchkiss, Gideon,   b. 05 Dec 1716, Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT d. 03 Sep 1807, Prospect, New Haven Co., CT (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Related
  Mother	Brockett, Anna,   b. 02 Feb 1716, Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT d. 01 Aug 1762, Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	Related
  Marriage	18 Jun 1737
  Family ID	F13806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sanford, Mary (Polly),   b. 1762   d. 1835 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1781
  Children	1. Hotchkiss, Anna,   b. 1781   d. 1855 (Age 74 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F13859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

  Family 2	( ), Ruth
  Family ID	F13858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Dec 1757 - Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT Tombstone Photo - Prospect Town Cemetery - - Prospect, New Haven Co., CT Death - 21 Jul 1853 - New Haven Co., CT Burial - - Prospect, New Haven Co., CT  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Hotchkiss, Eben

  
  

• Notes

  Revolutionary War Service: Private, Connecticut Feb 1776 - 2 months Capt. Curtis' Co., Col. Thompson's Rgmt. Drafted into the Militia Company of the town or Waterbury. Marched to several cities in NY, before being verbally discharged at Brooklyn. April 1776 - Aug 1776 Capt. John Lewis' Co., Col. Williiam Douglas' Rgmt. Enlisted. Company marched to NY and joined the rest of the Regiment. Sent to the hospital in Aug 1776 just before the Regiment was ordered to engage in the Battle of Long Island. Applied for a furlough, but was denied. Then secured his brother Titus to finish the duration of his enlistment. Aug 1778 - 2 months Capt. Charles Norton's Co., Col. Worthington's Rgmt Drafted to march to Rhode Island Aug 1781 - 1 month Capt. Joseph Gurney's Co., Col. Baldwin's Rgmt Marched on an alarm. Company was selected to march to Milford where he was verbally discharged.

  
  

• Sources

  [S657] Ancestry.com, "U.S. Revolutionary War Pension and bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900", (Location: Provo, UT;), Eben Hotchkiss, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 28 January 2014), citing Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, NARA, microfilm M804. [S905] Prospect Town Cemetery, (Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut; 6-40 New Haven Rd), Eben Hotchkiss marker. [S682] Daughters of the American Revolution, Descendants Database Search, Hotchkiss, Eben, National no. 102220. [S648] "Find A Grave", Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed 30 July 2013), memorial page for Eben Hotchkiss (1758-1853), Find A Grave Memorial no. 22845073, citing Prospect Town Cemetery, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut.