Biography
Andrew Tufts served as a private with the Northern Army at Saratoga.
Service Record
Town: Medford; Worcester · Dates: 1761 – 1836
Born 6 Jan. 1761 in Medford; died 20 Apr. 1836 in Worcester; private with the Northern Army at Saratoga, N.Y.; head of household 1790 and 1800. (Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I, p. 164, family no. 43-3)
Family Connection
Family number 43-3 in Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I. Parents are not named in the extract seen.
Spouse(s)
Not found in the sources checked (Brooks 1855 Register of Families; Wild; Find a Grave data on file; Tufts Kinsmen Vol. I extract).
Authoritative IDs / Index Numbers
| Source | ID / status |
|---|---|
| Perseus person index (auth=) | Checked, not found (no auth=tufts,… key for this name in Brooks, the Medford Historical Register or Historic Leaves). |
| Find a Grave memorial | Checked, not found |
| Brooks, History of Medford (1855) register no. | Checked, no entry confidently matched |
| Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I family no. | 43-3 |
| Mass. Soldiers and Sailors | Not yet checked for this page |
| DAR ancestor no. | Note: Pending further work. |
| FamilySearch ID | Note: Pending further work. |
| Geni profile | Note: Pending further work. |
| WikiTree ID | Note: Pending further work. |
| Town / vital records | Medford VRs not yet checked by volume and page |
Only IDs confirmed against dates and family are given as matches. “Not yet checked” means the source has not been searched; “Checked, not found” means it was searched without a match.
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Links and Resources
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Maps, Surveys and Artifacts
- — Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 17, 1777 (Trumbull). A period illustration: John Trumbull’s painting in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, commissioned 1817 and completed 1821. Image: John T
- Source: Wikimedia Commons — Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 17, 1777 (Trumbull). A period illustration: John Trumbull’s painting in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, commissioned 1817 and completed 1821.Image: John Trumbull. Public domain.
- — …Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 17, 1777 (Trumbull). A period illustration: John Trumbull’s painting in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, commissioned 1817 and completed 1821.Image: John Trumbull. Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons
- Source: Wikimedia Commons — Saratoga Battlefield, Freeman’s Farm. The Freeman’s Farm area of Saratoga National Historical Park, scene of the first battle of Saratoga, September 19, 1777.Image: Nsausa. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- — …Wikimedia CommonsSaratoga Battlefield, Freeman’s Farm. The Freeman’s Farm area of Saratoga National Historical Park, scene of the first battle of Saratoga, September 19, 1777.Image: Nsausa. CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons
- Source: Wikimedia Commons — Gen. John Burgoyne (Joshua Reynolds). Portrait of John Burgoyne by Sir Joshua Reynolds, about 1766.Image: Joshua Reynolds. Public domain.