Jonas Gleason
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Jonas Gleason (1748 - 1815)

Cpl. Jonas Gleason
Born in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 8 Jul 1778 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at age 66 in Rowe, Franklin, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Jonas Gleason is an American Patriot (see sources below)

Jonas was born to Aaron Gleason and Eunice Kenney at Oxford in 1748.[1] He married Lucy Harwood at Leicester in 1773.[2] Jonas and brothers Aaron and Henry were early settlers of the Myrifield Plantation, later incorporated as Rowe, Massachusetts. Jonas and Lucy's children were born there.

Jonas was prominent in religious and civic affairs; he was a deacon, town treasurer, and Revolutionary War militia member.[3]

Revolutionary War Service

Jonas served as a corporal in Massachusetts, under the command of Capt Gideon Chapin (Lexington Alarm) and, as a private, under Captains Lawrence Kemp, and Seth Howard, Col. Leonard and Col. David Wells. His DAR ancestor # is A045437. [4]

Children

  1. Nathaniel b Jul 06, 1774; m Martha Brow
  2. Jonas b Apr 05, 1776; m Roxy Foster
  3. Amos b Mar 03, 1778; m Lucy Hall Emerson
  4. Jesse b May 03, 1780; m Mary Chase
  5. Joseph b Mar 31, 1782; died 1862
  6. Moses b Apr 29, 1784; m Prudence Merrill
  7. Lucy b Apr 03, 1787; Abijah Burnap

Death

He lived in Rowe until his death at age 66.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4X-CTR : 14 January 2020), Aaron Gleason in entry for Jonas Gleason, 1748.
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHWF-CMC : 24 January 2020), Lucy Harwood in entry for Jonas Gleason, 1773.
  3. ↑ Brown, Percy Whiting. History of Rowe, Massachusetts. Boston, MA: Self-Published, 1921. Pages 34-92. https://archive.org/details/historyofrowemas00brow/page/34/mode/2up?q=jonas+gleason
  4. ↑ Cpl. Jonas Gleason, ancestor # A045437 in DAR Patriot Index accessed 5 Apr 2021 Cpl. Jonas Gleason Revolutionary War service citing MA Sols & Sals, Vol. 6, page 494
  5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #126004489




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