Ensign Caleb Lyon, Jr.

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Caleb Lyon, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
Death: August 16, 1832 (87)
Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, United States
Place of Burial: Lasingville, Tompkins County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Caleb Lyon and Eunice Lyon
Husband of Rachel Eunice Lyon
Father of Mary Peck; Thomas Lyon; Rachel Peck; Deacon Caleb Lyon; Luther Lyon and 8 others
Brother of Eunice Husted; Amos Lyon, I; Rebecca Lyon and Hannah Lyon

Occupation: Revolutionary War Ensign, deacon, armorer
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About Ensign Caleb Lyon, Jr.

From his Find A Grave page:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26068406

Ens Caleb Lyon, Jr

  • Birth: Dec. 3, 1744 - Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
  • Death: Aug. 16, 1832 - Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, USA
  • Deacon Caleb Lyon is one of two Revolutionary War Soldiers buried at the Lansingville Cemetery.

9th Regiment CT Militia

  • Rank: Armourer
  • Capts Lawrence, Matthew Mead

Colonial CT Records:

  • Ensign

The rank of Ensign was the lowest officer's rank (below Lieutenant) but significant in that the Ensign carried the flag of the Regiment.

NEW YORK IN THE REVOLUTION AS COLONY AND STATE

  • New York Military in the Revolution
  • Westchester County Militia -- Fourth Regiment
  • Rank: Enlisted Men
  • Name: Caleb Lyon, Jr.
  • Cols. Thadeus Crane & John Mead
  • (while listed as a Pvt, he continued to serve as Armourer)

Son of Caleb Lyon & Eunice Meade of Greenwich, CT.

His descendants have established his service with the Daughters of the American Revolution.

More information can be found in the following publications:

  • Lyon Memorial, New York Families, Descended from the Immigrant Thomas Lyon of Rye; Edited by Robert B Miller of Brooklyn, NY; Associate Editor, A.B. Lyons, M.D. of Detroit, Michigan, Printed by Press of William Graham Printing Company 1907.
  • A History of the town of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn., with many important statistics by Daniel M Mead, Attorney at law, Greenwich, Conn., Printed by Baker & Godwin Printers, New York, Corner Nassau and Spruce Streets 1857
  • Ye historie of ye town of Greenwich, county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut By Spencer P. Mead, LLB of the New York Bar, being a revision of the History of the Town of Greenwich by Daniel Mead. Printed by The Knickerbocker Press, New York 1911.

Family links:

Spouse:

  • Rachel Mead Lyon (1745 - 1821)

Children:

  • Caleb Lyon (1772 - 1856)
  • Enan Lyon (1776 - 1819)
  • Anna Lyon Adee (1779 - 1870)

Burial: Lansingville Cemetery, Lansingville, Tompkins County, New York, USA

  • Created by: D Roe
  • Record added: Apr 16, 2008
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 26068406
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Ensign Caleb Lyon, Jr.'s Timeline

1744
December 3, 1744
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
1766
February 22, 1766
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
1768
August 28, 1768
Bedford, Westchester County, Province of New York
1770
October 5, 1770
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
1772
December 22, 1772
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
1774
May 23, 1774
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
1776
August 15, 1776
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
1779
November 14, 1779
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
1782
September 28, 1782
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States