Silas Bartoo was in the Patriot Army of the American Revolution. At one time his family, wife & several small children had to seek protection in the fort, sinking their pewter ware in a pond nearby; and putting their clothes and bedding in a dry well and covering them with boards. Their house was burned as well as the clothing concealed in the well. ~~~~~His parents were Francis Barteau (1711 NY - 1759 Albany Co. NY) and Mary Ketchum (1711 MA - 1790 Livingston Co. NY).
Silas Bartoo was in the Patriot Army of the American Revolution. At one time his family, wife & several small children had to seek protection in the fort, sinking their pewter ware in a pond nearby; and putting their clothes and bedding in a dry well and covering them with boards. Their house was burned as well as the clothing concealed in the well. ~~~~~His parents were Francis Barteau (1711 NY - 1759 Albany Co. NY) and Mary Ketchum (1711 MA - 1790 Livingston Co. NY).
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Silas Bartoo. Erected by Buffalo Chapter N.S.D.A.R.
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