Jeremiah Tracy (1744 - 1812)

Born 4 Aug 1744 in Old Falmouth (now Portland), Cumberland, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Leighton) Tracy — married 1771 in Gouldsboro, Hancock, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1812 at age 67 in Tracy, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Private Jeremiah Tracy served with Lincoln County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Jeremiah Tracy is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A115918.

Jeremiah was born in 1744 at Falmouth, Maine.^[1] He was the son of Jonathan Tracy and Abigail Riggs.

He married Sarah Leighton.

He fought on the American side during the American Revolution, participating most notably in the disastrous attack on a British fort on the Penobscot in 1781 which resulted in 500 American soldiers and 43 American ships being lost. This remains to this day the worst American naval defeat in history. ^[2]

Souring on the American cause, he took his family and travelled East to the Saint John River. He settled in Sunbury County where he became the founder of the current village of Tracy. It was noted in General Studholm's report prior to the arrival of the Loyalists that he had a log house and about 2-3 acres of cleared land in 1783.^[3][4]

He passed away in 1812 and was interred at the Pioneer Cemetery in Tracy.^[5]

Known Children

• Abigail Tracy Smith (____ - 1813)
• Solomon Tracy (1772–1856)
• Mary Tracy Nason (1774–1838)
• Jeremiah Tracy (1786–1869)

Sources

1. ↑ Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1744; Birth city: Falmouth; Birth state: ME. Ancestry.com :
2. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTY-PXWH : 22 August 2019), Jeremiah Tracy, 18 Jul 1779; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140759.
3. ↑ Studholm Report, Rootsweb.com. Retrieved July 21, 2023
4. ↑ Jeremiah Tracy: Pioneer of the Village of Tracy, New Brunswick
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #127973868 Jeremiah Tracy (1744 - 1812)

See Also:

• R. L. Colwell Family History File
• Jeremiah Tracy: Pioneer of the Village of Tracy, New Brunswick, John Wood History Blog. Retrieved July 21, 2023.