Samuel Tenney (1748 - 1816)

Born 27 Nov 1748 in Byfield, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Tabitha (Gilman) Tenney — married 23 Sep 1788 in North Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Died 6 Feb 1816 at age 67 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Surgeon Samuel Tenney served with 1st Rhode Island Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Samuel Tenney was a physician, scholar, scientist, judge, politician, and statesman.

Samuel was born 27 Nov 1748. He was the son of Nathaniel Tenney and Elizabeth Boynton.

He attended Dummer Academy and graduated from Harvard College in 1772.

He was a surgeon in the Revolutionary War. He tended the wounded patriots following the Battle of Bunker Hill then for the next year served as Surgeon's Mate alongside Massachusetts troops. For the balance of the war he was a surgeon attached primarily to the 1st Rhode Island Regiment. He was present at the surrenders of Burgoyne and Cornwallis; encamped at Valley Forge, PA, during that fierce Winter 1777/78; was designated Acting Surgeon General of the Army upon general orders of General George Washington. ^[1]

Name: Samuel Tenney Gender: Male Military Date: 1 Apr 1778 Military Place: Rhode Island, USA State or Army Served: Rhode Island Regiment: 2nd Battalion Rank: Surgeon under Colonel Israel Angell, Lt Col. Jeremiah Olney. From Rhode Island to Valley Forge. ^[2]

Elected as a Federalist to the Sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Gordon. Reelected to the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Congresses and served from December 8, 1800, to March 3, 1807. ^[3]

He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1791, and was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815.

He married Tabitha Gilman (1762–1837).

He passed away in 1816. Burial: Winter Street Burial Ground.

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia Samuel Tenney
2. ↑ Samuel Tenney in the U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1520007:4282?tid=&pid=&queryId=5d8eab3d175f14b0e6339a4bacf63f8b&_phsrc=KxY31&_phstart=successSource
3. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Samuel Tenney

• New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947.

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Samuel Tenney

• Wikipedia Samuel Tenney

• Wikipedia Tabitha Gilman Tenney

• Wikipedia Samuel Tenney House

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 December 2020), memorial page for Samuel Tenney (27 Nov 1748–6 Feb 1816), Find A Grave: Memorial #18675310, citing Winter Street Burial Ground, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .