1767 - 1810 (42 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
William Shattuck |
Title |
Major |
Suffix |
Sr |
Born |
31 Aug 1767 |
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts |
Gender |
Male |
Military Service |
While living in New York he was Major of a regiment of Militia which Colonel Timothy Church was Colonel and Major Henry Edwards formed for the protection of New York's rights in the long contested and territory now comprising Vermont.
In the war that followed William and others were captured by the millitia lead by Colonel Ethan Allen. They were imprisioned and and their property was confiscated.
In March, 1786, an act was passed by the legislature of New York, setting aside a township of land eight miles square on the Chenango River, (now Bainbridge) as a reparations for their losses and sufferings. From this land a grant of 3,200 acres was assigned to the Major. |
Library book: Descendants of William Shattuck |
107-004 |
Died |
1810 |
- William applied for a land grant in what was "Canada West" (later Ontario). When it was rejected, he went to Canada West to resolve the issue in 1810 but was accidentally killed when he was thrown from his horse.
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Siblings |
10 siblings |
1. Samuel Shattuck, Jr, b. 18 Sep 1741, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts , d. 1 Sep 1827, Portland, Chautauqua, New York | |
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3. Joseph Shattuck, b. 6 Oct 1745, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts , d. 11 Feb 1746, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts | |
4. Joseph Shattuck, b. 29 Sep 1749, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts , d. 29 Dec 1819, Cohocton, Steuben, New York | |
5. Oliver Shattuck, Sr, b. 29 Jul 1751, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts , d. 27 Aug 1797, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts | |
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7. Mary Shattuck, b. 22 May 1755, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts | |
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Headstones |
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Person ID |
I50237 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
15 Sep 2020 |
Family |
Lydia Allis, b. 7 Dec 1751, d. 28 Sep 1833 (Age 81 years) |
Children |
+ | 1. Eliphalet Shattuck, b. 20 Apr 1778, d. 23 Apr 1840 (Age 62 years) [Birth] |
+ | 2. Sophia Shattuck, b. 22 Nov 1779 [Birth] |
+ | 3. Phylinda Shattuck, b. 7 Dec 1781, d. 26 Apr 1843, Romulus, Seneca, New York (Age 61 years) [Birth] |
+ | 4. William Shattuck, Jr, b. 26 Dec 1784, Guilford, Windham, Vermont [Birth] |
+ | 5. George Clinton Shattuck, b. 8 Sep 1786 [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
3 Jun 2020 |
Family ID |
F14917 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Born - 31 Aug 1767 - Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts |
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