Unknown Beckwith

  Noted events in his life were:

• Given Name: Various Sources. Elisha given in The Beckwiths by Paul Beckwith

Samuel given by Fox and others

Research is continuing

• Military Service: From DAR Patriot Index, Page 49 1966: Washington, DC. Beckwith, Elisha b 1718, d. 10-28-1776, m Adelaide Carpenter Pvt CT

Note: The DAR no longer recognizes this patriot.

• Enlisted in Revolutionary Army: From Register of the California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, San Francisco, 1901, Page 106, Jun 1776, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. ELISHA BECKWITH was born in Lyme, Conn., in 1718, and died in White Plains, N. Y., October 28, 1776. He was a Private Soldier in the 6th Battalion of Gen. Wadsworth's Connecticut State Brigade, commanded by Col. Chester, in which he enlisted in June, 1776. He participated in the Battles of Long Island and White Plains.

• Death: Known Military Dead During the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 By Clarence Stewart Peterson, 1959, 28 Oct 1776, Baltimore, Maryland. Lists only two Beckwiths. Only Elisha is listed as killed. See Page 22.

Beckwith, Elisha Conn. Killed 1776 White Plains
Beckwith, Harris Prvt. Conn. Died 2-19-78

Record of Service of Connecticut Men
I War of the Revolution
II War of 1812
III Mexican War

Hartford 1889

Page 413,
CASUALTIES IN CHESTER 6 REGT.,
KILLED AT WHITE PLAINS,
OCT. 28, 76:
Corp. Sanger; privates, Tucker, Beckwith, Hernan.

Name: Beckwith
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 1776
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Military Regiment: Chester's Regt
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Death Date: 28 Oct 1776
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Page: 413
Source Reference: Adjutant Generals Office, Henry P. Johnston. Record of service of Connecticut Men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War Hartford, Connecticut : Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1889
Military Rank (Original): Private
Digital Folder Number: 101711093
Image Number: 00430



Citing this Record:
"United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-N1RQ : 18 March 2018), Beckwith, 1776.

Unknown married Unknown in 1750 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut.