Sgt. Nicholas Starr, I

Sgt. Nicholas Starr Find a Grave - - Known defender's last resting places Battle of Fort Griswold

Killed in the defense of Ft. Griswold, September 6, 1781

"Nicholas Starr was killed in Fort Griswold; his widow l died soon after with a fever and left four children the oldest about eight years the youngest about two and about estate enough to pay his debts"

source: The Battle of Groton Heights: A Collection of Narratives, Official Reports ...
By William Wallace Harris p. 138

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Added by Elwin C. Nickerson about this Ancestors DAR# A109112- Service: CONNECTICUT Rank: SERGEANT Birth: 1-10-1741 NORWICH NEW LONDON CO CONNECTICUT Death: 9-6-1781 FORT GRISWOLD NEW LONDON CO CONNECTICUT Service Source: CT MEN IN THE REV, PGS 577-578 Service Description: 1) LT.COL.WILLIAM LEDYARD,CT MILITIA ECN Note: Fought in the Revolutionary War, was a Sergeant in the Conn.Division. Gave life in defense of Fort Griswold.