Levi Sr AUSTIN, SOLDIER U.S. REVOLUTUIONARY WAR
Will mentions a widow Catherine. Levi served as a Private in Captain Aaron Rowley's Company, ColonelJohn Brown's Regiment of the Berkshire, Massachusetts Militia. His servicewas for the periods; 30 JUN to 26 JUL and 05 SEP to 29 SEP, 1777; Private,(same Company) Colonel David Rossiter's Regiment, Berkshire County,Massachusetts Militia. Periods; 13 to 20 AUG, 1777 at Bennington, Vermont. Private,Captain John Bacon's Company, same Regiment. Periods; 17 to 19 OCT, 05 to 07NOV, 1780 and 13 to 22 OCT 1781. Served at Stillwater to reinforce GeneralStark. Descendent; Frank Howard Lord (Reference; Sons of the AmericanRevolution yearbook (1925). SOURCE: GEDCOM posted by Robert Thomas Reed, Sr., on America Online's Genealogy Forum 20 July 1998.
Sources: Connecticut Marriages, by Bailey General Gates Manuscript. SOURCE: GEDCOM posted by Robert Thomas Reed, Sr., on America Online's Genealogy Forum 20 July 1998.
The 1810 Census finds this family to have two males and two females asmembers of the household under the age of 10 years.Also it shows one maleand one female between the ages of 26-45 years. With this record, I haveentered the family as such. (JFN,1995). Source includes, but is not limited to: Richmond, Massachusetts Vital Records George GATES Manuscript located in the Long Island (New York)Historical Society Library. Bennett-Austin Genealogical Magazine, Volume III, page 96. (1913). East Haddam Manuscript, by Dr. Patterson.
Also spelled Dieadamia.
He married Mary Gates 30 Nov 1769 at Richmond, Massachusetts . Mary Gates was born at East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut 23 Mar 1749 .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Levi Austin
born 27 Sep 1770.
Russell Austin
born Abt 7 Aug 1772.
Erastus Austin
born 5 Aug 1775.
Alonson Austin
born 7 Nov 1777.
Deidamia Austin
born 7 Nov 1777.
James Austin
born 29 Oct 1779.
Sylvester Austin
born 3 Dec 1781.
Elijah Austin
born 1 Mar 1784.
Elsie Austin
born Aft 1789.
Levi Sr Austin, Soldier U.S. Revolutuionary War died 4 Oct 1823 at Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts .
Mary Gates died 25 May 1818 at Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts .