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Jacob Gerrish (1738 - 1817)

Colonel Jacob Gerrish
Born in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Died at age 79 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Colonel Jacob Gerrish served with 25th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
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Jacob Gerrish is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 165419
Rank: Colonel

Jacob Gerrish was Captain of a company which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. His name appears to have briefly been assigned to Col. Samuel Gerrish's 25th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment in May of 1775 before being reassigned to Col. Moses Little's 24th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment. Later in the war he became a Colonel in the Essex County, Massachusetts Militia. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Jacob Gerrish was born on February 09, 1738 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. His parents were Joseph Gerrish and Katherine Brown. [6]

He died on February 18, 1817 in Newbury. [6]

Burial (1817) Walnut Hill Cemetery, West Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. [7]

Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
  2. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
  3. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
  4. ↑ United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
  5. ↑ The Massachusetts Magazine
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
  7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58269028/jacob-gerrish : accessed 10 January 2022), memorial page for Col Jacob Gerrish (unknown–18 Feb 1817), Find A Grave: Memorial #58269028, citing Walnut Hill Cemetery, West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by John Glassford (contributor 47271570) .
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL65-VGQ1 : 20 February 2021), Jacob Gerrish, 19 Sep 1775; citing 19 Sep 1775, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,415.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-9JXJ : 20 February 2021), Jacob Gerrish, 1776; citing 1776, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,401.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL65-5W8D : 20 February 2021), J Gerrish, 12 Oct 1776; citing 12 Oct 1776, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,401.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-GFZ1 : 20 February 2021), Gerrish, 15 Mar 1778; citing 15 Mar 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,320.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-GJRG : 20 February 2021), Gerrish, 03 Apr 1778; citing 03 Apr 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,320.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-GVW5 : 20 February 2021), Jacob Gerrish, 03 Jul 1778; citing 03 Jul 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,320.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-G68B : 20 February 2021), Jacob Gerrish, Dec 1778; citing Dec 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,320.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-GVBX : 20 February 2021), Jacob Gerrish, 02 Dec 1778; citing 02 Dec 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,320.
  • "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch




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