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Subject: [NYCHAUTA] Daniel BARNES, Soldier of the Revolution 1763-1854 Portland
Date: 4 Nov 2001 05:28:31 -0700

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Surnames: BARNES, KING, PERRY
Classification: Biography

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Daniel BARNES
Son of Isaac Barnes and Alice
Was born at Watertown CT Dec 4, 1763. He died in the town of Portland, in 1854, and his grave is in lot 55 of this Portland Evergreen Cemetery. He served 3 enlistments in the CT militia, beginning in 1780 in Plymouth CT, in Col. Porter’s regimentm, His second enlistment was served in Captain Mansfield’s company and his third in Capt. Asahel Hodge’s co of Col. Isaac Sherman’s regiment in 1782. He married to Lucina KING in 1783 . They lived in Vermont until 1809 when he lost his farm because of a defective title. They came to Portland in the spring of 1810 and he articled on March 29, 1810 all lots 4 and 3 and part of lot 3 Twp 5, In 1811 he opened a tavern which he operated til after the War of 1812, Ovewr the years , he sold off his land to incoming settlers, and in 1832 or 1833 sold his homestead on which he had erected a frame house in 1830. Misfortune and hard times appear to have befallen him from this time forward for he was dependent o!
n public charity until his death. His one daughter Fanny , born in Vermont, the wife of Samuel PERRY, died Feb 14, 1822 and his wife had died several years before his death;

Patriot Soldiers, 1775-1783 Frederick Ward Kates

Again, he is NOT listed in the records for Portland Evergreen Cemetery;

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