Category: 8th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army, American Revolution

Categories: Massachusetts Line, American Revolution | Siege of Boston

8th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775)

The 8th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment contained eleven companies and had an official establishment of 658 officers and men. It was commanded by Colonel Timothy Danielson, of Brimfield, who served as colonel until the end of the year. In August 1775, Danielson's Regiment was designated "The 18th Regiment of Foot." It served in the Siege of Boston until its disbandment.


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19 Oct 1754 Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts - 29 Jan 1837
03 Jul 1752 Little Compton, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island - 15 Oct 1845

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31 Dec 1755 Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 10 Oct 1837
abt 1753 Woolwich, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 28 Mar 1838
05 Mar 1756 Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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20 Nov 1759 Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut - 16 Sep 1813 photo
28 Jul 1752 Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut Colony - 27 Dec 1795 photo
15 Apr 1764 Massachusetts Bay Colony - 01 Feb 1848 photo

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06 Dec 1733 Brimfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 19 Sep 1791
bef 1738 Massachusetts Bay - aft 1811
26 Dec 1740 Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 10 Jul 1775

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1752 Connecticut Colony - 1832

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10 Sep 1739 Blandford, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 29 Feb 1792
16 Feb 1722 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay - 07 Mar 1815
28 May 1733 Windham, Windham, Connecticut - 09 Feb 1812 photo

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25 Sep 1759 Stoughton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay - 1846
19 Dec 1746 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 27 May 1810 photo

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23 Jan 1746 Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts - 29 Oct 1822

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08 Jan 1756 Brimfield - 29 Jun 1825 photo
abt 1732 Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay - 12 May 1776

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abt 09 Apr 1740 Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay - abt 27 Jun 1806

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21 Jun 1728 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 10 Oct 1822
1737 Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 01 Jul 1777
27 Jun 1756 West Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony - Mar 1844

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13 Dec 1753 Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire - 26 Oct 1840
31 Jan 1730 Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut - 27 Dec 1793 photo
31 May 1757 Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts - 10 Aug 1847

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28 Jan 1746 Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts - 28 Dec 1808
abt 1742 Scotland - aft 1790
28 Aug 1733 Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts - 11 Jul 1775

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19 Jul 1743 Plympton, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 21 Nov 1794
26 Aug 1747 Medfield, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 07 Feb 1824

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11 Nov 1734 Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 10 Mar 1800

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13 Apr 1748 Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts - aft 1820
23 Oct 1744 Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America - 12 Dec 1818 photo
01 Dec 1737 Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay - 16 Nov 1817 photo
12 Oct 1729 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 24 Jun 1800 photo
abt 14 Jan 1762 Dartmouth photo
20 Jul 1742 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay - Nov 1818
15 Jan 1756 Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay - 21 Apr 1828
06 Feb 1750 Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay - 24 May 1833 photo

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06 May 1753 New Salem, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay - 28 Oct 1819
25 Mar 1733 Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay Province - 1795
18 Nov 1718 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts - 25 Jul 1776

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09 Jun 1758 Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 03 Apr 1844 photo
20 Oct 1750 North Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut - 03 May 1826
09 Oct 1739 Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony - aft 1802




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