Biography
Jonathan Tufts, brickmaker of Medford, served as a private in the lines around Boston.
Service Record
Town: Medford · Dates: 1739 – 1784
Born 25 Feb. 1739 in Medford; died 26 Sep. 1784; brickmaker; private, served in the lines around Boston. (Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I, p. 153, family no. 36-8)
Family Connection
Family number 36-8 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=) | auth=tufts,jonathan. This is a name-level key shared by every Jonathan Tufts in Perseus, not a personal ID. Use it with the passages cited on this page. |
| Find a Grave memorial | 26903914 (dates and family checked) |
| Brooks, History of Medford (1855) register no. | Checked, no entry confidently matched |
| Tufts Kinsmen, Vol. I family no. | 36-8 |
| 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.
⚑ Unverified
Possible match to “Tufts Jonathan” on the Medford 1925 Minute Men monument; not confirmed. No other source on this site has yet been checked for this man.
Find a Grave
Find a Grave memorial 26903914. As given there (secondary; not checked against original records): Born 25 Feb 1739; died 26 Sep 1784, aged 45. Salem Street Burying Ground, plot 78.
Business
A man of this name appears in Brooks’s History of Medford in connection with the brickyards. Whether it is this man is Unverified. See Businesses.
Links and Resources
Every source, record, map, survey, marker and artifact tied to this person, gathered in one place. Page numbers are given where a book is cited.
Maps, Surveys and Artifacts
- — Gravestone of Jonathan Tufts, Salem Street Burying Ground, Medford. The stone reads in part “Jonathan Tufts … Sep 26 1784 Aged 45 Years.” Photo: BobBoston, Find a Grave
Graves and Memorials
- Find a Grave memorial · 26903914
Markers, Plaques and Places
- Businesses — A man of this name appears in Brooks’s History of Medford in connection with the brickyards. Whether it is this man is Unverified.