Captain Jonathan Greely, Rev. War Casualty

Capt Jonathan Greely BIRTH 9 Dec 1741, North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, USA DEATH 1781 (aged 39–40), Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Central Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, PLOT No. 129 (old No. 143) - CALEB LORING & WM. STEVENSON., MEMORIAL ID 116788892

Captain and part owner of the schooner Speedwell, commission to Mass Bay (Boston Harbor) during the Revolutionary War. He was killed 1781 in an engagement with a British frigate off Marblehead.

Mother: Hannah (Stubbs) Greely1 Underwood2 Spouse: Mary 'Mercy' (Hitchborn) Curtis1 Glover2 m. 27 Oct 1768, Boston

Note: This family name was originally GREELEY, you will see some vitals with this spelling.

Capt Greely's body was returned to the family; I have no doubts he is in the tomb of Caleb Loring, his cousin, and best friend whom he served with.

After much research of the tombs, I have discovered that many of the field burials were removed to tombs early 1850. This is when the tombs were added to and many sold during that time. Construction started Sep/Oct 1849 and many of the burials and re-interments were either not recorded or lost.

Parents Philip Greely 1711–1746

Children Nancy Greely Loring 1769–1819 Hannah Greely Stevenson 1773–1813 Mary Greely 1774–1837 Frances Greely Curtis 1777–1850

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