Biography
Eliphalet Tufts of Lee, New Hampshire, joined the Continental Army under Gates at Saratoga in 1777 and served on and off in New Hampshire regiments until late 1781.
Service Record
Town: Lee, N.H. · Dates: 1759 – after 1807
Born 1759; died after 1807, unmarried. (Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I, p. 137, family no. 25-4)
Joined the Continental Army under Gen. Horatio Gates at Saratoga, 1777; at Soldiers Fortune near West Point, N.Y., 1778; mustered by Col. Wentworth into Capt. Sias’s Co., 29 Sep. 1779; Capt. George Tuttle’s Co., Col. Stephen Evans’s Regt., N.H. Militia. (Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I, p. 137, family no. 25-4)
Recruit for the three N.H. Continental regiments, mustered at Kingston, N.H., by Josiah Bartlett; served 4 July to 6 Dec. 1780, with pay for 100 miles of travel to Worcester; 1781 in Capt. Joshua Woodman’s Co., Col. Daniel Reynolds’s Regt., N.H. Militia, discharged 11 Nov. 1781. (Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I, p. 137, family no. 25-4)
Family Connection
Family number 25-4 in Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I. Parents are not named in the extract seen.
Spouse(s)
Unmarried (Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I, p. 137).
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. | 25-4 |
| 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 |
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Pictures
Links and Resources
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Maps, Surveys and Artifacts
- — 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. Source: Wiki
- 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.
- — 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. Source: Wikimedia Commons
- Source: Wikimedia Commons — West Point on the Hudson, about 1780. A watercolor view of West Point on the Hudson River, about 1780, from the National Archives.Image: Unknown artist (National Archives). Public domain.
- — …CommonsWest Point on the Hudson, about 1780. A watercolor view of West Point on the Hudson River, about 1780, from the National Archives.Image: Unknown artist (National Archives). Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons
- Source: Wikimedia Commons — Gen. Horatio Gates (Gilbert Stuart). Portrait of Horatio Gates by Gilbert Stuart, about 1793–94, Metropolitan Museum of Art.Image: Gilbert Stuart (Metropolitan Museum of Art). CC0.
- — …Wikimedia CommonsGen. Horatio Gates (Gilbert Stuart). Portrait of Horatio Gates by Gilbert Stuart, about 1793–94, Metropolitan Museum of Art.Image: Gilbert Stuart (Metropolitan Museum of Art). CC0. Source: Wikimedia Commons
- Source: Wikimedia Commons — Town Hall, Lee, New Hampshire. The town hall in Lee, N.H. (photographed 2013).Image: Bostonian13. CC BY-SA 3.0.