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Zebediah Farnum - We are confusing some details with a different 'Zebediah Farnham' of Connecticut

Started by Private User on Friday, August 19, 2022
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In short: There is a separate Zebediah Farnham from Windham, Conn. which I think is getting mixed up with our Zebediah Farnum of Andover Mass. and Concord NH.

It appears this FindAGrave which is being used is the wrong guy's grave, and the wrong dates.
Link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13718048&...

It appears that there was a Zebediah Farnham, some facts about him:
- born in Windham, Conn. 1721, to Hannah and William
- He and his family served vigorously in the revolutionary war, he served in the 6th company 8th regiment of Connecticut militia
- Had five kids (one of which was Ebenezer Farnham)
- Died in Windham, Conn. 1814

Source:
I found these details in this book 'Lineage Book, Volume 37 By Daughters of the American Revolution'
Currently, this URL works to get to this: https://books.google.com/books?id=He4A7-5T_MgC&pg=PA174&lpg...

More information on this 'other' Zebediah Farnham can be found here: "Marines in the Revolution: A History of the Continental Marines in the .. By Charles Richard Smith" -- a current URL is: https://books.google.com/books?id=Q3qaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA442&lpg...

The correct Zebediah Farnum for THIS profile is that which is born of Ephraim & Priscilla in Andover, Mass, married to Mary Walker, before moving with much family to Concord, NH. Had son John Farnum in Concord NH (and others, but definitely John).

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