John Stevens

During John's lifetime he witnessed two wars on the American continent and the birth of the United States.The French and Indian War began in 1754 when he was 32 years old. 21 years later at the age of 54, the Revolutionary War began.

He joined the Connecticut Militila in 1775 as a private serving in the Company of Capt. Noble Benedict.

Captain Benedict's company joined the Sixteenth Regiment and was ordered to duty with the northern army, reporting at Lake Champlain.

At the time of his death in 1788 at the age of 65, 11 of the 13 colonies had ratified the United States Constitution.