Captain Henry Gale

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Captain Henry Gale

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Sutton, Worcester County, MA, United States
Death: August 13, 1836 (84)
Brighton, Monroe County, NY, United States
Place of Burial: Pittsford, Monroe County, NY, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Josiah Gale, Sr. and Elizabeth Gale
Husband of Elizabeth Gale
Father of Lucy Gale; Ebenezer Brooks Gale; Betty Gale; Thomas Drury Gale; Henry Gale and 7 others
Brother of Elizabeth Gale; Josiah Gale, Jr.; Abraham Gale; Lieut. Amos Gale; Rachael Phillips and 4 others

Occupation: Captain
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About Captain Henry Gale

Served in the Revolutionary War. He was in Capt. John Crowl's Company in a march to Cambridge. He was in Capt. Abel Mason's Company in Col. Cushing's Regiment and participated in the victory over General Burguoyne in October of 1777. Henry participated in Shay's Rebellion. Was sentenced to death by hanging. With the rope around his neck, the sheriff produced the Governor's reprieve. Captain Henry Gale was soon after fully pardoned.


Find A Grave Memorial
DAR Ancestor #A043222
Service as a Captain could not be verified but the DAR, but his service as a Private is verified.

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Captain Henry Gale's Timeline

1752
March 22, 1752
Sutton, Worcester County, MA, United States
1772
January 20, 1772
United States
1773
November 10, 1773
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
1775
March 4, 1775
United States
1778
December 3, 1778
United States
1781
October 26, 1781
Massachusetts, United States
1786
February 2, 1786
Princeton, Worcester County, MA, United States
1788
February 20, 1788
United States
1791
July 5, 1791
United States