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Private Samuel Weeks, Sr

Male Abt 1758 - 1843  (~ 85 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Samuel Weeks 
    Title Private 
    Suffix Sr 
    Born Abt 1758  Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1790 
    1790 Weeks.
    1790 Weeks.
    1790 Weeks. Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, two households.
    Census 1800 
    1800 Weeks.
    1800 Weeks.
    1800 Census, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Page 151. Four separate households.
    Census 1810 
    1810 Weeks.
    1810 Weeks.
    Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Six separate housholds.
    Census 1820 
    1820 Weeks.
    1820 Weeks.
    United States Census, 1820, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, page 137.
    Census 1830 
    1830 Weeks.
    1830 Weeks.
    1830 US census, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Weeks. Seven households.
    Census 1840 
    1840 Weeks.
    1840 Weeks.
    1840 US census, Norwick, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Weeks.
    Military Service Continental Army, American Revolution Find all individuals with events at this location 
    At age 16 he enlisited under Capt Job Lunt, Col Benjamin Tupper and was honorably discharged at West Point 1783. In 1832 he was allowed a pension for 2 years actual service as private. Per DAR records he was one of the guard over Major Andre, a British Army officer hung as a spy due to the assistance he gave to Benidict Arnold. Pension number S6350 
    DAR Pg 726 Weeks.
    DAR Pg 726 Weeks.
    DAR Patriot Index, 1968 (second printing, original 1967) by National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Page 726.
    Samuel Weeks Index Card.
    Samuel Weeks Index Card.
    Samuel Weeks Index Card.
    Samuel Weeks Service.
    Samuel Weeks Service.
    Samuel Weeks Service.
    Samuel Weeks Revolutionary Service Memorandum.
    Samuel Weeks Revolutionary Service Memorandum.
    Samuel Weeks Revolutionary Service Memorandum.
    Samuel Weeks Record of Service.
    Samuel Weeks Record of Service.
    Samuel Weeks Record of Service.
    Samuel Weeks Pension.
    Samuel Weeks Pension.
    Samuel Weeks Pension.
    Samuel Weeks declaration of Service.
    Samuel Weeks declaration of Service.
    Samuel Weeks declaration of Service.
    Samuel Weeks Service
    Samuel Weeks Service
    Massachusetts Soldiers And Sailors Of The Revolutionary War Volume 15, published by the Wright and Potter Printing Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1896. Page 796.
    Eliza Jane (nee Weeks) Tirrill
    Eliza Jane (nee Weeks) Tirrill
    Lineage Book National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Volume XIV Washington D.C. 1902. Page 122.
    Major John Andre.
    Major John Andre.
    Major John Andre (1750-1780) was a member of the British Army. He was instrumental in turning General Benedict Arnold against the colonies and was carrying papers written by Arnold to aid the British in capturing West Point. Had they pulled it off they would have cut off New England from the rest of the colonies.

    Photo derived from a portrait that hangs in the London Tower.
    The Capture of Major Andre.
    The Capture of Major Andre.
    When captured the major was wearing civilian clothes and traveling with a fake passport. When he was searched they found Benedict Arnold's papers but, did not immediately connect them to General Arnold.

    Picture from "The American Generals From the Founding of the Republic to the Present Time, Compromising Lives of the Great Commanders and Other Distinguished Officers Who Have Acted in the Service of the United States". by John Frost LL. D. Published by J. W Bradley, Philadelphia 1848. Page 156.
    Andre's Prison.
    Andre's Prison.
    Andre was at first detained at Wright's Mill in North Castle, New York (depicted in this picture).

    Picture from "The American Generals From the Founding of the Republic to the Present Time, Compromising Lives of the Great Commanders and Other Distinguished Officers Who Have Acted in the Service of the United States". by John Frost LL. D. Published by J. W Bradley, Philadelphia 1848. Page 161.
    The Old '76 House.
    The Old '76 House.
    Andre was then taken to Tappan, New York where General George Washington was using the tavern, The Old '76 House, as his headquarters. There Andre admitted who he really was and he was imprisoned there until his execution.

    Photo take in 1933 a part of the Historic American Buildings Survey.
    Major John Andre Hung as a Spy.
    Major John Andre Hung as a Spy.
    Major John Andre Hung as a Spy. He requested to be "shot like a gentleman" and not hung like a "common criminal" but, the request was denied.
    The Old 76 House signs.
    The Old 76 House signs.
    The Old 76 House still stands and is said to be the nation's third oldest restaurant.
    Library Book: Geo Weekes 039-0027 
    Died 16 Mar 1843  Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Samuel Weeks Death.
    Samuel Weeks Death.
    Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Register of Deaths.
    Samuel Weeks Death
    Samuel Weeks Death
    Return of Deaths for Southampton, Massachusetts for the year ending May 1, 1843.
    Will of Samuel Weeks.
    Will of Samuel Weeks.
    Mentioned in this will probated in Hampshire County, Massachusetts; Theodore Weeks (son), Orin Weeks (son). Spencer Weeks (son), Samuel Weeks (son), Lydia Sampson (daughter), Juliana Mayhew (daughter), Olive Alvord (daughter), Susan Snow (daughter). Implied death; 1843.
    Buried Center Cemetery, Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Southampton Burial Grounds.
    Southampton Burial Grounds.
    Early Northampton. Published by The Betty Allen Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Northampton, Massachusetts 1914. Pages 99 & 100.
    Siblings 7 siblings 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I329  Nagel
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2022 

    Father Hezekiah Weeks,   b. Abt 1739,   d. 22 Apr 1819, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Ruth Cole,   c. 4 Jun 1744, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 31 Mar 1763  Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Weeks-Cole Marriage.
    Weeks-Cole Marriage.
    Church records transcribed from originals June 21, 1784 to preserve original records in poor condition.
    Family ID F309  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Williams,   b. 1768, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1843  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1789 
    Children 
     1. Olive Weeks,   b. 19 May 1790,   d. 6 Mar 1795  (Age 4 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Oren Weeks,   b. 16 Dec 1791, Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1875, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Lydia Weeks,   b. 1 Jul 1794, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1868, Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
     4. Samuel Weeks,   b. 20 Feb 1796, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1805  (Age 8 years)  [Birth]
     5. Spencer Weeks,   b. 31 Jul 1797, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1895, Lyons, Walworth, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)  [Birth]
     6. Hezekiah Weeks,   b. 23 Nov 1799, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1801, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [Birth]
     7. Theodore Weeks,   b. 24 Jul 1801, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1882, Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
     8. Juliana Weeks,   b. 6 May 1803, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1865, Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [Birth]
    +9. Samuel Weeks, Jr,   b. 17 Jul 1805, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1880, Lodomillo, Clayton, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
     10. Olive Weeks,   b. 18 Feb 1808, Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1851, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)  [Birth]
     11. Lewis Weeks,   b. 21 Feb 1810,   d. 16 Nov 1813, Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)  [Birth]
     12. Susan Weeks,   b. 19 Apr 1811, Chester, Hampshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1870, Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F1124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart