Robert Sessions

• BIRTH 15 Mar 1752 Connecticut, USA
• DEATH 27 Sep 1836 (aged 84) Massachusetts, USA
• BURIAL Old Hampden Cemetery, Hampden, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 29100262 Photos by Dave McCaffrey

Robert Sessions was born in Pomfret, Connecticut March 15th, 1752 and aside from his participation in the Boston Tea Party, he served in the Revolutionary Army and attained the rank of lieutenant. For many years after the war, he served as justice of the peace, town clerk and treasure for 12 years, and was the moderator of most town meetings. His account of the Tea Party was widely publicized, unfortunately, this manuscript is lost to history. He later died in Hampden, Massachusetts in 1836. [1]

Parents Amasa Sessions 1714–1799
Hannah Millard Sessions 1724–1804

Spouse
Anna Ruggles Sessions 1756–1838 (m. 1778)

Siblings
John Sessions 1745–1820
Samuel Sessions 1746–1819
Amasa Sessions 1749–1816
Nathaniel Sessions 1750–1824
Hannah Sessions 1753–1773
Squire Sessions 1757–1826
Mary Sessions Barnes1761–1843

Children
Urial Sessions 1780–1846
Robert Sessions 1783–1863
Hannah M Sessions Chapin 1796–1866

References

[1] from: http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/participants-in-the-boston-tea-party

[2] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29100262/robert-sessions

[3] DAR Ancestor # A101995A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS with the rank of LIEUTENANT.