Rufus Williams (1750 - 1778)

Born 7 Mar 1750 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut

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Died 3 Jul 1778 at age 28 in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

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Rufus Williams served with 24th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Rufus Williams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A126625.

Name: Rufus Williams. ^{[1] [2]} Born 7 Mar 1750. Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA. ^{[1] [2]} Military Service: Third Company of the 24th Regiment of the Connecticut Militia under Captain Asaph Whittlesey and was killed in the battle of Wyoming, July 3, 1778.^[3] Died 3 Jul 1778. Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[2] Buried Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. ^[2] File File: Media Format: jpg. A History of Wilkes-Barre pg 1096. File: Media Format: jpg. Williams Family slain in battle. File: Media Format: jpg. Wyoming massacre monument. File: Media Format: jpg. Field officers slain in battle.

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: #S202489752 Ancestry Record 1034 #62979
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Source: #S-240612201 Ancestry Record 60525 #35579482
3. ↑ Blair. Page 543.

• Source: S-240612201 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60525
• Source: S202489752 Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 1034
• Blair, Williams. The Michael Shoemaker Book (International Textbook Press, Scranton, PA., 1924)

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 15 Aug 2023), "Record of Rufus Williams", Ancestor # A126625.