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Recompense Wadsworth
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Name Recompense Wadsworth Birth 12 Feb 1729 Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Gender Male Military Service 19 Apr 1775 Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
American Revolution
Alarm of Lexington - 19 Apr 1775
Dorchester Heights - Mar 1776
Squanton(The Moon)- 13 Jun 1776
He served in the American Revolution as a Private in Capt. Peter Talbot's Company in Col. Lemuel Robinson's Regiment, which marched on the alarm of 19Apr1775, he served 5 days. On 04Mar1776, Recompense, 5 days in Capt. Simeon Leech's Company of Guards which marched from Stoughton,MA at the time of the fortification of Dorchester Heights. In Capt. Robert Swans Co. under Col. Benjamin Gill's Regiment, Recompense, served 3 days and marched with the Company from Stoughton to Squanton(The Moon) 13Jun1776 after the British Fleet left Boston Harbor.Death 11 Aug 1798 Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Burial Pearl Street Cemetery, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Person ID I257 OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor Last Modified 16 Jun 2026
Father Ensign George Wadsworth, b. 16 Mar 1699, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. Feb 1778, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
(Age 78 years) Mother Sarah Pitcher, b. 1 Nov 1693, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 5 Apr 1768, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
(Age 74 years) Marriage 17 Jun 1720 Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Family ID F207 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Hannah Pain d. 12 May 1759, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Children 1. Hannah Wadsworth, b. 6 Mar 1755, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 2 Apr 1784, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
(Age 29 years)2. Joseph Wadsworth, b. 23 Jul 1757, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 27 Dec 1776, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
(Age 19 years)Family ID F9378 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Abigail Lyon, b. 29 May 1741, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 12 Feb 1784, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
(Age 42 years) Marriage 21 Feb 1760 Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Children 1. Rebecca Wadsworth, b. 26 Dec 1760, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts 
2. Samuel Wadsworth, b. 12 Aug 1762, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 1826, Francestown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
(Age 63 years)+ 3. Deacon David Wadsworth, b. 25 Dec 1764, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 1840, Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio
(Age 75 years)4. Benjamin Wadsworth, b. 23 Dec 1766, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts 
5. Reverand Lemuel Wadsworth, b. 9 Mar 1769, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 25 Nov 1817, Brookline, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
(Age 48 years)+ 6. Elisha Wadsworth, b. 3 Mar 1771, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 1836, Wolcott, Wayne County, New York
(Age 64 years)7. Ruth Wadsworth, b. 20 Jun 1771, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 14 Feb 1777, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
(Age 5 years)8. Oliver Wadsworth, b. 19 Mar 1773, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 2 Jul 1773, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
(Age 0 years)9. Lucy Wadsworth, b. 19 Jan 1777, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 25 Jan 1858, Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont
(Age 81 years)> 10. Doctor Nathan Wadsworth, b. 19 May 1779, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 1809, Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York
(Age 29 years)11. Ruth Wadsworth, b. 2 Feb 1784, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
d. 2 Feb 1784, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
(Age 0 years)Family ID F199 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Dec 2023
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