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Capt Jonathan Bardwell

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Capt Jonathan Bardwell Veteran

Birth
Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
27 May 1781 (aged 66–67)
Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Capt Jonathan Bardwell, son of Ebenezer Bardwell, Sr. and Mary Field was the husband of Violet Amsden and the father of 11 children. His eldest son, Corp. Simeon Bardwell, served with his father in the Revolutionary War.
"Jonathan Bardwell, a descendant of the pioneer Walker family, was a captain in the hardy little band of patriots who responded to the call to arms to defend Lexington, Massachusetts, April 19, 1775, and his name frequently occurs in the official reports of the war of the Revolution. "
Excerpt from 1901 Biographical Memoirs of Wabash County, Indiana.


Capt Jonathan Bardwell, son of Ebenezer Bardwell, Sr. and Mary Field was the husband of Violet Amsden and the father of 11 children. His eldest son, Corp. Simeon Bardwell, served with his father in the Revolutionary War.
"Jonathan Bardwell, a descendant of the pioneer Walker family, was a captain in the hardy little band of patriots who responded to the call to arms to defend Lexington, Massachusetts, April 19, 1775, and his name frequently occurs in the official reports of the war of the Revolution. "
Excerpt from 1901 Biographical Memoirs of Wabash County, Indiana.



Inscription

"In Memory of
Cap't Jonathan
Bardwell who
died May 27
1781
In the 67 year
of his age.

In all my trouble/ Sharp and strong/ My soul to/ Jesus flies./ My anchor hold/ is fast in him/ When swift/ billows rise."

Gravesite Details

Sandstone monument, foot stone to match.



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