Henry Gleason (1750 - abt. 1835)

Born 26 Feb 1750 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 4 Sep 1835 at about age 85 in Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Henry Gleason is an American Patriot (see sources below)

Henry was born in 1750 at Oxford, Massachusetts to parents Aaron and Eunice. ^[1] Many of the Gleasons living in Worcester, Massachusetts were tempted by cheap land prices in a new plantation called Myrifield. This community was later renamed "Rowe" and Henry was one of its original settlers. ^[2]

He and many other family members served in the Revolutionary War. Henry was a private who responded to alarms and marched in the Ticonderoga campaign. ^[3] He is listed as a patriot ancestor by the Daughters of the American Revolution; his ancestor number is A045415. He served under Capt. Chapin, Taylor, in the Myrfield, Massachusetts Minute Men. in Massachusetts ^[4]

There is an unsourced death date commonly cited as September 4, 1835.

Children

Henry and his wife had several children ^[5] and by the US Census of 1790, Henry and family had moved to Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York. ^[6]

1. Amasa Gleason, b Feb 15, 1776
2. David Gleason, b May 9, 1778
3. Joseph Gleason b Apr 24, 1780; died before the age of two
4. Lucy Gleason, b Apr 15, 1785; died as an infant
5. Samuel Gleason, b Jul 11, 1795; born in New York

Research Notes

Henry's wife was named Hannah, and may have been Hannah Gleason, daughter of Phineas, but no confirming sources have been found.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJV-NV3 : 15 January 2020), Henry Gleason, 1749.
2. ↑ Holland, Josiah Gilbert. History of Western Massachusetts, Vol II. Springfield, MA: Samuel Bowles and Company, 1855. Page 419. <https://books.google.com/books?id=PnsFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA419&dq=myrifield+gleason&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhkPGo06ToAhXEWM0KHcpuCyIQ6AEwBHoECAAQAg#v=onepage&q=myrifield%20gleason&f=false
3. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War : a compilation from the archives; Volume 06. Boston,IL: Wright & Potter Printing. Page 492 Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
4. ↑ Pvt Henry Gleason Revolutoinary War service in DAR Patriot Ancestor index accessed 5 Apr 2021 Pvt Henry Gleaon Revolutionary War military service
5. ↑ Wilson, Lillian May. Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason. Haverhill, MA: John Barber White, 1909. Page 86. https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce1909whit/page/86/mode/2up/search/212+henry
6. ↑ US Census, 1790; Census Place: Half Moon, Albany, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 323; Image: 308; Family History Library Film: 0568146

See Also

MinuteMen Wikipedia article