Sylvester Walworth

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Sylvester Walworth

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Birthplace: Groton, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Death: September 06, 1781 (47-56)
Fort Griswold, Groton Heights, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Walworth
Husband of Sarah Walworth
Father of Lucy Middleton; George Walworth; Philena (Phila) Walworth; Sylvester Walworth, Jr.; Edward Walworth and 2 others
Brother of Benjamin Walworth

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About Sylvester Walworth

Killed in defense of Fort Griswold, September 6, 1781

Revolutionary War Patriot, served during the Fort Griswold Massacre led by Benedict Arnold of the British forces

"Sylvester Walworth who was a volunteer living on the north side of Fort Hill was buried in the Led yard Cemetery His grave is known to have been left unprovided with memorial stones"

source: The Battle of Groton Heights: A Collection of Narratives, Official Reports ... By William Wallace Harris, p. 248



HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 436


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Sylvester Walworth's Timeline

1729
1729
Groton, New London County, Connecticut Colony
1758
April 9, 1758
New London, CT, United States
1759
September 1, 1759
1760
November 24, 1760
1762
November 4, 1762
1766
June 1766
1768
March 31, 1768
1769
April 8, 1769
1781
September 6, 1781
Age 52
Fort Griswold, Groton Heights, New London County, Connecticut, United States