John Palsgrave Wyllys

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John Palsgrave Wyllys

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Birthplace: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Death: October 22, 1790 (36)
Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana (fighting Native Americans (Miami))
Place of Burial: Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana
Immediate Family:

Son of George Wyllys and Mary Wyllys
Husband of Jerusha Wyllys
Brother of Mary Pomeroy; Col. Hezekiah Wyllis; Col. Samuel Wyllys; William Wyllys; Unknown Wyllys and 2 others

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About John Palsgrave Wyllys

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vi. John Palsgrave, baptized August 11, 1754; Yale Coll., 1773; served through the Revolutionary War; brigade major in 1776; in 1781, major in the 3d Connecticut Regiment, and distinguished himself by his gallantry. He married his cousin Jerusha, daughter of Col. Samuel and Mabel (Wyllys) Talcott, who died in Hartford, August 9, 1783. In 1785 he was appointed major of the troops raised for the defence of the frontier. He was killed in the attack on the Miami Towns, September 30,1790, while serving in Gen. Harmar's expedition against the Indians, (without children.)

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John Palsgrave Wyllys's Timeline

1754
August 11, 1754
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
August 11, 1754
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1790
October 22, 1790
Age 36
Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana
October 22, 1790
Age 36
Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana