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About Gen. John Paterson, US Congress
Major General John Paterson, U.S. Congressman
- BIRTH 1744, New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, Colonial America
- DEATH 19 July 1808 (aged 63–64), Lisle, Broome County, New York, United States
- BURIAL Church On the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
- PLOT A MEMORIAL ID 17597952, Photos by Tom Galliher Jr. Bio by: Superkentman
John Paterson sometimes Patterson (1744 – July 19, 1808) was born in New Britain, Connecticut and graduated from Yale in 1762. After graduation John practiced law, and was a justice of the peace at New Britain until 1774 when he moved to Lenox, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Lee and had at least one son and one daughter. He was elected to the Massachusetts General Court in both October of that year and in 1775.
During the Revolutionary War in the Continental Army he rose to the rank of Major General from Massachusetts [4], U.S. Congressman representing New York. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, he graduated Yale College in 1762. In 1774 he moved to Lenox, Massachusetts and there in 1775, after the outbreak of the Revoluntionary War, he raised a regiment and, as its Colonel, crossed the Delaware River with General George Washington on December 25, 1776. Promoted to Brigadier General on February 21, 1777, he would be adavanced to Major General six years later. In 1790 he removed to Lisle, New York and was elected to represent New York in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1803 to 1805. He died in Lisle on 1808, and his remains were interred alongside his wife in the Lenox Churchyard.
In April 1775 when work reached the Berkshires, Col. John Paterson marched with his militia unit to besiege the British Army at Boston, Massachusetts. Col. Paterson regiment now called the 1st Massachusetts Regiment saw action at the Battle of Bunker Hill. After the British evacuation of Boston, Col. Paterson and his regiment were ordered to take part in the Invasion of Canada and the battles of Trenton and Princeton in New Jersey. On February 21, 1777 John Paterson was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General in the Continental Army.
In April 1775 when work reached the Berkshires, Col. John Paterson marched with his militia unit to besiege the British Army at Boston, Massachusetts. Col. Paterson regiment now called the 1st Massachusetts Regiment saw action at the Battle of Bunker Hill. After the British evacuation of Boston, Col. Paterson and his regiment were ordered to take part in the Invasion of Canada and the battles of Trenton and Princeton in New Jersey. On February 21, 1777 John Paterson was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General in the Continental Army.
In 1777 during the Saratoga Campaign Gen. Paterson commanded a brigade of General Horatio Gates' army consisting of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th Massachusetts Regiments and 1st Berkshire County Militia Regiment that joined as reinforcements. General Paterson served under George Washington at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778. In September 1783, at the end of the war, he was brevetted a major general in the Continental Army.
During Shays's Rebellion in 1786 Paterson, a major general in the Massachusetts militia, commanded a unit of militia that stayed loyal to Massachusetts. Afterwards he moved to Lisle, New York where he was a member of the New York Assembly and a member of the United States Congress from March 4, 1803 until March 3, 1805. Died in Lisle, July 19, 1808; interment in Lenox Cemetery.[2]
Inscription
Aged 64 years." He represented this town in the Berkshire Convention, and in the first and second Provincial Congressess, and served his country through the whole of the war of the revolution, and during Shay's Rebellion."
Gravesite Details
SAR Marker. The headstone has now fallen to the ground but hasn't been touched.
Parents
Major John Paterson 1707–1762
Ruth Bird Paterson 1702–1759
Spouse
Elizabeth Lee Paterson 1749–1841 (m. 1766)
Children
Josiah Lee Paterson 1766–1846
Hannah Paterson Eggleston 1769–1803
Polly Paterson 1773–1790
Ruth Patterson Seymour 1774–1844
John Pierce Paterson 1787–1842
Maria Paterson Kilborn 1790–1865
Descendants
Congressman Thomas J. Paterson (1805–1885) and State Senator John E. Paterson (born 1800) were his grandsons
References
[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17597952/john-paterson
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paterson_%28New_York_politician%29
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paterson_(politician)
[4] DAR Ancestor #: A086405 Col, in Battle of Bunker Hill. Later a General.
Additional Data
- Födelse: Ungefär 1744 - New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut
- Död: 19 jul 1808 - Lisle, Broome, New York, USA
- Föräldrar: Major John Patterson, Ruth Bird
- Fru: Elizabeth Patterson (född Lee)
- Barn: Betsy Patterson, Ruth Seymour (född Patterson), Maria Kilborn (född Patterson), John Pierce Patterson, Hannah Egleston (född Patterson), Polly Patterson
- Syskon: Mary Russell (född Patterson), Sarah Lusk (född Patterson), Anna Holmes (född Patterson), Ruth Strong (född Patterson), Maj. General John Patterson, Mary Pierce (född Patterson)
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Gen. John Paterson, US Congress's Timeline
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1744
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Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
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October 11, 1766
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Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
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August 24, 1769
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New Britain, CT, United States
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1773
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1774
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1775
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May 5, 1787
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Massachusetts, United States
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1790
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July 10, 1808
Age 64
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Lisle, Broome County, NY, United States
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