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Lemuel Lamb

Birth
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death
28 May 1812 (aged 73)
Stamford, Delaware County, New York, USA
Burial
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At A Meeting of the Governor and Council of Safety, Lebanon, 28th July, 1779. Wednesday
Cap. Robert Swan, of the 4th troop of light-horse in the 2d regiment of horse, produced an order from Elijah Hide, Esq., major of said regiment, to lead to the choice of a captain in his stead and other needful officers &c., and a certificate of his having so done, and that they made choice of Lemuel Lamb of Stonington to be Captain, and Isaac Wheeler of said town to be Lieutenant of the same: Whereupon this Board on consideration do establish said officers elect in their respective offices. (The Public Records of the State of Connecticut, from May, 1776 to April, 1780, inclusive with the Journal of the Council of Safety from May 15, 1778, to April 23, 1780, and an Appendix" Pg 374, by Charles J. Hoadly, 1895; online in Google Books)

Militia Light Horse 1776-1783, Second Regiment of Light Horse - Captains included Lemuel Lamb, Stonington.
Detachments from Militia horse, 1779, 2nd Regt. of Light Horse in CT, to serve in Continental Army until 15th Jan. next - Capt Lemuel Lamb's Company, Stonington - names six men. ("Record of Service of CT Men in the War of Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War", 1889, Pg 443, 556)

Ancestor No. A068048, Lemuel Lamb, Captain, born 5 Nov. 1738; died 28 May 1812, Stamford, NY; 4th Troop, 2d Reg of Light Horse; residence Stonington, CT; wife Desire Swan;
DAR National Number 185609, Helen Stires - Chapter NE, descent through his son, Lemuel Lamb and Margaretta Carswell (DAR Genealogical Research Databases)

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At A Meeting of the Governor and Council of Safety, Lebanon, 28th July, 1779. Wednesday
Cap. Robert Swan, of the 4th troop of light-horse in the 2d regiment of horse, produced an order from Elijah Hide, Esq., major of said regiment, to lead to the choice of a captain in his stead and other needful officers &c., and a certificate of his having so done, and that they made choice of Lemuel Lamb of Stonington to be Captain, and Isaac Wheeler of said town to be Lieutenant of the same: Whereupon this Board on consideration do establish said officers elect in their respective offices. (The Public Records of the State of Connecticut, from May, 1776 to April, 1780, inclusive with the Journal of the Council of Safety from May 15, 1778, to April 23, 1780, and an Appendix" Pg 374, by Charles J. Hoadly, 1895; online in Google Books)

Militia Light Horse 1776-1783, Second Regiment of Light Horse - Captains included Lemuel Lamb, Stonington.
Detachments from Militia horse, 1779, 2nd Regt. of Light Horse in CT, to serve in Continental Army until 15th Jan. next - Capt Lemuel Lamb's Company, Stonington - names six men. ("Record of Service of CT Men in the War of Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War", 1889, Pg 443, 556)

Ancestor No. A068048, Lemuel Lamb, Captain, born 5 Nov. 1738; died 28 May 1812, Stamford, NY; 4th Troop, 2d Reg of Light Horse; residence Stonington, CT; wife Desire Swan;
DAR National Number 185609, Helen Stires - Chapter NE, descent through his son, Lemuel Lamb and Margaretta Carswell (DAR Genealogical Research Databases)

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