Simeon Morgan

1755 - 1781  (25 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Simeon Morgan
  Born	23 Sep 1755
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Killed at The Fort Griswold Massacre.
  		The Fort Griswold Massacre (17) The fort Griswold Battle was one of the last of the American Revolution. It occurred September 6, 1781 in a fort by the town of Groton, Connecticut. Eighty-eight brave men lost their lives. Most of them were slaughtered after the fort was surrendered. It was particularly costly to the Avery family which took a huge blow. Killed: Captain Elijah Avery Captain Elisha Avery Captain Samuel Allyn (Son of Hannah Avery) Captain Hubbard Burrows (Husband of Sarah Avery) Captain Youngs Ledyard (Son of Mary Avery) Lieutenant Ebenezer Avery Ensign Daniel Avery Sergeant Christopher Avery Sergeant Jasper Avery Sergeant Solomon Avery David Avery Thomas Avery Simeon Morgan (Son of Dorothy Avery) Elisha Perkins (Husband of Sarah Avery) Christopher Woodbridge (Son of Susannah Avery) Henry Woodbridge (Son of Susannah Avey) Wounded: Ensign Ebenezer Avery Lieutenant Park Avery Amos Avery Taken Prisoner: Sergeant Rufus Avery Caleb Avery Captain Peter Avery
  Died	6 Sep 1781	Groton, New London, Connecticut
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  Person ID	I35980	Nagel
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Joseph Morgan
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Dorothy Avery,   b. 10 Jan 1716
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F11473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 6 Sep 1781 - Groton, New London, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
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