Jacob Patrick, Sr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for CONNECTICUT with the rank of Private. DAR Ancestor # A088678

Jacob Patrick had 13 children. The American Revolution began in 1775, British soldiers and American patriots fought at Lexington, Massachusetts and nearby Concord. In 1783, the Treaty of Paris ended the war. Great Britain was forced to recognize the independence of the 13 colonies of the United States. Jacob served in the Revolutionary War in Robert Dickson's Company out of Voluntown, CT.

A public notice indicated he had his own problems at home: “Whereas, Zeruah, my wife has eloped my bed and board, without any just provocation, I therefore forewarn all persons from trusting and harboring her on my account, as I am determined not to pay any debts of her contracting after this date”.
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Jacob Patrick BIRTH 24 May 1733 Voluntown, New London County, Connecticut, USA DEATH 21 Dec 1819 (aged 86) Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Wysox Cemetery Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID 39287952 · View Source

MEMORIAL PHOTOS 3 FLOWERS 2 Served in the Revolutionary War in Robert Dickson's Company out of Voluntown, CT.

Family Members Spouse Photo Zeruah Maxwell Patrick 1740–1835 (m. 1760)

Children Photo Joshua Patrick 1762–1842

Jacob P. Patrick 1764–1850

Photo Mary Patrick Flower 1765–1848

Photo Matthew Patrick 1768–1822

Benajah Patrick 1770–1777

Photo William Phypps Patrick 1773–1852

Elizabeth Patrick 1775–1777

Photo Benjamin Patrick 1777–1843

Photo Shepard Patrick 1779–1863

Photo Susan Patrick Rosecrans 1783–1871

Photo Norman Patrick 1785–1874

Photo Joseph Patrick 1788–1862

Inscription Here lies Jacob Patrick Died Dec 21, 1819 Aged 86 years Gravesite Details Source - "Wysox Church Cemetery", by Victor Charles Detty, Copyright 1939

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