Revolutionary War Records of Fairfield, Connecticut

Description

Covering hundreds of Revolutionary War veterans of Fairfield, Connecticut, this book contains abstracts of pension records that were originally on file at the old Pension Bureau in Washington, D.C., including soldiersÔÇÖ and widowsÔÇÖ applications, bounty land warrants, and rejected pension applications. Packed with information–much of it deriving from affidavits provided by friends and relatives in support of the veteranÔÇÖs application for a pension–the abstracts include some or all of the following data: name of pension applicant, place and date of birth, age, dates of enlistment and discharge, service record (sometimes very detailed but always interesting), place of residence before and after service, distinguishing characteristics, name of spouse, date of marriage, names of children, and names of parents and other family members. Technological advances notwithstanding, nowhere else can the researcher find so much information so quickly on FairfieldÔÇÖs Revolutionary War pensioners. In addition to the pension abstracts, this work also contains an exhaustive collection of muster rolls of Fairfield soldiers in the militia and Continental Army.