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'''Samuel Hildreth''' (1750–1823) was a surgeon in the Massachusetts [[Militia (United States)|militia]]<ref name = "Hildreth 20-21">Hildreth, ''Sketches of the Hildreth Family'', 20-21.</ref><ref name = "Ohio Qtr Vol 64">'' Ohio Historical Quarterly, Volume 64'', 45.</ref><ref name = "Conard 364">Conard, ''History of Milwaukee, Vol II'', 364.</ref> and aboard Massachusetts naval [[privateer]]s<ref name = "Conard 364" /><ref name = "Hildreth 21-24">Hildreth, ''Sketches of the Hildreth Family'', 21-24.</ref> during the [[American Revolutionary War]], and was subsequently a [[Prisoners in the American Revolutionary War|prisoner-of-war]].<ref name = "Hildreth 24-37">Hildreth, ''Sketches of the Hildreth Family'', 24-37.</ref> After the war, he became a shareholder in the [[Ohio Company of Associates]],<ref name = "Hildreth 56-57">Hildreth, ''Sketches of the Hildreth Family'', 56-57.</ref> though he did not move from Massachusetts to the [[Ohio Country]]. His son [[Samuel Prescott Hildreth]] relocated to [[Marietta, Ohio]], and was a pioneer physician, scientist, and historian. Samuel Hildreth died while visiting his son in Ohio during 1823 and was buried at [[Mound Cemetery (Marietta, Ohio)|Mound Cemetery]] in Marietta,<ref name = "Hildreth 58-59">Hildreth, ''Sketches of the Hildreth Family'', 58-59.</ref> along with many other Revolutionary War soldiers and sailors; Mound Cemetery reportedly contains the largest number of Revolutionary War officers buried in one location.<ref>DAR, ''American Monthly, Vol. 16 (Jan-Jun 1900)'', 329.</ref> Samuel Hildreth is one of thirty-seven Revolutionary War veterans identified by the [[Washington County, Ohio|Washington County]] Historical Society.<ref name = "Wash County Hist Society">Washington County Historical Society plaque at Mound Cemetery, dated 1968.</ref> His son, [[Samuel Prescott Hildreth]] was later buried nearby within Mound Cemetery. |
'''Samuel Hildreth''' (1750–1823) was a surgeon in the Massachusetts [[Militia (United States)|militia]]<ref name = "Hildreth 20-21">Hildreth, ''Sketches of the Hildreth Family'', 20-21.</ref><ref name = "Ohio Qtr Vol 64">'' Ohio Historical Quarterly, Volume 64'', 45.</ref><ref name = "Conard 364">Conard, ''History of Milwaukee, Vol II'', 364.</ref> and aboard Massachusetts naval [[privateer]]s<ref name = "Conard 364" /><ref name = "Hildreth 21-24">Hildreth, ''Sketches of the Hildreth Family'', 21-24.</ref> during the [[American Revolutionary War]], and was subsequently a [[Prisoners in the American Revolutionary War|prisoner-of-war]].<ref name = "Hildreth 24-37">Hildreth, ''Sketches of the Hildreth Family'', 24-37.</ref> After the war, he became a shareholder in the [[Ohio Company of Associates]],<ref name = "Hildreth 56-57">Hildreth, ''Sketches of the Hildreth Family'', 56-57.</ref> though he did not move from Massachusetts to the [[Ohio Country]]. His son [[Samuel Prescott Hildreth]] relocated to [[Marietta, Ohio]], and was a pioneer physician, scientist, and historian. Samuel Hildreth died while visiting his son in Ohio during 1823 and was buried at [[Mound Cemetery (Marietta, Ohio)|Mound Cemetery]] in Marietta,<ref name = "Hildreth 58-59">Hildreth, ''Sketches of the Hildreth Family'', 58-59.</ref> along with many other Revolutionary War soldiers and sailors; Mound Cemetery reportedly contains the largest number of Revolutionary War officers buried in one location.<ref>DAR, ''American Monthly, Vol. 16 (Jan-Jun 1900)'', 329.</ref> Samuel Hildreth is one of thirty-seven Revolutionary War veterans at the cemetery identified by the [[Washington County, Ohio|Washington County]] Historical Society.<ref name = "Wash County Hist Society">Washington County Historical Society plaque at Mound Cemetery, dated 1968.</ref> His son, [[Samuel Prescott Hildreth]] was later buried nearby within Mound Cemetery. |
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Samuel Hildreth | |
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 Samuel Hildreth marker at Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio | |
| Born | 1750 Townsend, Massachusetts |
| Died | August 6, 1823 Belpre, Ohio |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | Massachusetts militia, Massachusetts naval privateer |
| Rank | surgeon |
| Battles / wars | American Revolutionary War |
| Relations | Samuel Prescott Hildreth (son) |
Samuel Hildreth (1750–1823) was a surgeon in the Massachusetts militia[1][2][3] and aboard Massachusetts naval privateers[3][4] during the American Revolutionary War, and was subsequently a prisoner-of-war.[5] After the war, he became a shareholder in the Ohio Company of Associates,[6] though he did not move from Massachusetts to the Ohio Country. His son Samuel Prescott Hildreth relocated to Marietta, Ohio, and was a pioneer physician, scientist, and historian. Samuel Hildreth died while visiting his son in Ohio during 1823 and was buried at Mound Cemetery in Marietta,[7] along with many other Revolutionary War soldiers and sailors; Mound Cemetery reportedly contains the largest number of Revolutionary War officers buried in one location.[8] Samuel Hildreth is one of thirty-seven Revolutionary War veterans at the cemetery identified by the Washington County Historical Society.[9] His son, Samuel Prescott Hildreth was later buried nearby within Mound Cemetery.
References
- ^ Hildreth, Sketches of the Hildreth Family, 20-21.
- ^ Ohio Historical Quarterly, Volume 64, 45.
- ^ a b Conard, History of Milwaukee, Vol II, 364.
- ^ Hildreth, Sketches of the Hildreth Family, 21-24.
- ^ Hildreth, Sketches of the Hildreth Family, 24-37.
- ^ Hildreth, Sketches of the Hildreth Family, 56-57.
- ^ Hildreth, Sketches of the Hildreth Family, 58-59.
- ^ DAR, American Monthly, Vol. 16 (Jan-Jun 1900), 329.
- ^ Washington County Historical Society plaque at Mound Cemetery, dated 1968.
Bibliography
- Conard, Howard L.: History of Milwaukee from Its First Settlement to the Year 1895, Volume II, American Biographical Publishing Company (1896).
- Hildreth, Samuel P.: Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of the Hildreth Family (1840).
- Ohio Historical Quarterly, Volume 64, Ohio Historical Society (1955).
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