John Bartlett

Son of Nathaniel Bartlett & Zenoba Wadsworth.

John was a Revolutionary War Soldier. DAR Ancestor #: A006990

He is buried in section 6, row 2 of Maple Grove Cem. Hartford, ME.

obituary

Zion's Advocate 8/3/1847

Another Revolutionary Hero Gone.

Died in Hartford, June 10th, Mr. John Bartlett, aged 95. He was born in Duxbury, Mass., and when a small boy, his parents moved into Medancook, (now Friendship) in this state. He was in the garrison when the Mills family and Bradford family were either killed, or carried off by the Indians. He returned with his mother, while young, to Massachusetts. In the Revolutionary struggle which separated this from the mother country, he was among the first to engage in the service, and was present at the bloody scenes of Bunker Hill and Concord -- was in the city of New York when Independence was declared -- was in the engagement, and near to Generals Sullivan and Sterling, when they were taken; and saw most of the bloody battles in the Northern and Middle States, but escaped without a wound.

About half a century since, he removed into this State, and settled in the town of Hartford, where his body now slumbers in the silent grave. Here, it pleased God, who had carried him through many dangers, by sea and land, to arrest his attention, and call him from the silence and pollution of moral death into the light and liberty of the gospel. He, with his companion, united with the First Baptist church in Buckfield. When a church of the same faith was constituted in Sumner, he was one of its members; and when a church was gathered in Hartford, he was one of the number. In this church he remained a worthy member, till death separated him from the church militant, and called him to join the church triumphant. He lived to see his last child, (eight in number.) and all their companions, and many of his grand-children rejoicing in the truth. He had a robust constitution, a strong intellect, and a remarkably retentive memory. He was a lover of the Sabbath, the sanctuary, and the Bible. And though by loss of his eye sight, he had not been able to read for a long time, yet he retained an unusually large portion of Scripture in his memory, which was a source of consolation to him, when he had outlived all earthly comforts. As a man, he had some eccentricities of character, and as human, he must have had some imperfections; but let those dwell upon his failings, who loved him less than I did. D.B.   

Family

Spouse:

1. Molly Bonney Bartlett (1753 - 1825)*

  Children:

1.   Nathaniel Bartlett (1777 - 1845)*
2.   Margaret Bartlett Robinson (1779 - 1863)*
3.   Betsy Bartlett Stetson (1782 - 1872)*
4.   John Bartlett (1784 - 1874)*
5.   Ira Bartlett (1787 - 1871)*
6.   Polly Bartlett Dearborn (1794 - 1864)*

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Note: "A Hero of the Revolutionary War."

• Find A Grave Memorial# 67235660

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• Residence: Hartford, Oxford, Maine
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 26 2020, 8:04:48 UTC