Col. Seth Savage

Notes from Roberta Martin

• Marries Esther Prudence de Wolf as 1st wife (b. 1754; d. 10-30-1815)
• Marries 2nd wife, widow Lois King, Meriden, CT as 2nd wife (m. 1-24-1824)
• Marries 3rd wife, widow Anna Post, d. 11-4-1836
• 9 children, of whom Joseph, is son of Esther
• Serves in the Revolutionary Ward as Corporal in Captain Abijah Savage’s Company, Colonel Sherburne’s Regiment, from March 1777-March 1780
• Sherburne's Regiment was one of sixteen additional regiments authorized by the Continental Congress in late 1776. It was organized on January 12, 1777 with soldiers mostly recruited from Rhode Island and Connecticut. It was at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania during the winter of 1777 to 1778 and was engaged at the Battle of Rhode Island in August 1778. In 1779 the regiment was stationed at West Point, New York where they built Sherburne's Redoubt - a small fortification covering the land approaches to Fort Clinton.
• Was a “pensioner” by act approved by Congress on June 7, 1832

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• Updated from MyHeritage Match via father Lieutenant Elisha Savage by SmartCopy: Oct 5 2014, 1:29:53 UTC