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BABCOCK, WILLIAM F.
Seattle, WA State No. 66 Nat'l No. 7941

Admitted:

    
Demitted: 1911 Transferred to Illinois Society
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
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BACON, CECIL HENRY
Seattle, WA State No. 193 Nat'l No. 15043

Admitted:

 July 20th, 1903  
Born: January 26, 1873 Champaign, Illinois
Married: 1902 Ellen R. Cook
Died:    
     
Son of Jonathan and Ellen (Hunt) Bacon; grandson of John and Lucy (Sawin) Bacon; great-grandson of Jonathan and Submit (Bacon) Bacon; great2-grandson of John and Zerniah (Drury) Bacon Jr.; great3-grandson of John Bacon Sr.
John Bacon Sr.1 First Lieut. on Lexington Alarm, in Capt. Caleb Kingsbury's Company, Col. Aaron Davis' Massachusetts Regiment. Killed in Battle of Menotomy.
John Bacon Jr.2 Sergeant in Capt. Aaron Smith's Company, Col. William Heath's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia, April 19, 1775. Lieutenant Capt. Samuel Kelton's Company, Col. John Patterson's Regiment, Hampshire County, 1775-6. Lieutenant in Capt. John Raymond's Company, Col. Israel Chapin's Regiment, 1777. Captain in Col. Rossiter's Regiment, 1780, and in Col. Hyde's Regiment, 1781.
Source:
1 - Massachusetts Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. I, page 414.
2 - Massachusetts Revolutionary Rolls

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BAILEY, ALBERT E.
Seattle, WA State No. 119 Nat'l No. 9869

Admitted:

    
Demitted: 1906 Transferred to California Society
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
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Author, History of Seattle, Washington and History of King County, Washington
Seattle's Bagley Avenue, northward from the shores of Lake Union, honors both Daniel and Clarence Bagley
BAGLEY, CLARENCE BOOTH

Daniel Bagley
(1818-1905)		 Clarence B. Bagley
(1843-1932)
Seattle, WA  State No. 452 Nat'l No. 27227

Admitted:

 February 13th, 1915  
Born: November 30th, 1843 Troy Grove, Illinois
Married: December 24th, 1865 Alice Mercer
Died: February 26th, 1932 Seattle, Washington
Buried:   Mount Pleasant Cemetery,
Seattle, Washington
Son of Daniel and Susannah R. (Whipple) Bagley; grandson of Jeremiah and Nancy A. (Pelton) Whipple; great-grandson of Ezra and Chloe (Wright) Pelton; great2-grandson of Ithamar Pelton.
Ithamar Pelton private in Capt. Silas Dunhauty's Company from Chatham, Connecticut. Marched to the Relief of Boston, in the Lexington Alarm.
Source:
  • Connecticut Men in the Revolution. Lexington Alarm List.

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BAKER, CHARLES HINCKLEY
Seattle, WA State No. 132 Nat'l No. 12432

Admitted:

1899  
Resigned: 1912  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
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BAKER, WILLIAM RAY
Colville, WA

State No. 385

Nat'l No. 25910

Admitted:

 February 23rd, 1914  
Born August 20th, 1876 Hastings, Minnesota
Died:    
     
Son of Charles A. and Helen Sophia (Rogers) Baker; grandson of Zoan and Phoebe Sparrow (Kenrick) Rogers; great-grandson of Zenas and Sarah (Mayo) Rogers; great2-grandson of Josiah Rogers.
Josiah Rogers Captain in Col. Joseph Doan's Regiment of Barnstable County, Massachusetts Militia. Commissioned Captain April 21st, 1776.
Source:
  • Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. XIII.

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BAKES, WILLIAM COURTNEY
Tacoma, WA State No. 333 Nat'l No. 22208
Admitted: January 26th, 1911  
Born: June 28th, 1876 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died:    
     
Son of William Courtney and Mary Hope (Early) Bakes; grandson of James C. and Deborah (Clark) Early; great-grandson of Jeremiah, Jr., and Matilda de Ford (Donohue) Clark; great2-grandson of Jeremiah Clark.
Jeremiah Clark Lieutenant in Essex County, New Jersey Militia.
Source:
  • Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War [Stryker], page 423.

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BANKS, LYMAN
Seattle, WA State No. 163 Nat'l No. 14013
Admitted: 1901  

Dropped:

1909  
Born:    
Died:    
 
 

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BARDWELL, RALPH STEWARD
Seattle, WA State No. 496 Nat'l No. 27896

Admitted:

February 22nd, 1916

  
Born: July 29, 1888 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Married:   Ruth Nelson
Died:    
     
Son of Francis N. and Nancy Harrington (Newhall) Bardwell; grandson of George and Elizabeth (Harrington) Newhall; great-grandson of Timothy and Eunice (Curtine) Newhall; great2-grandson of Ezra Newhall.
Ezra Newhall private in Capt. Lindsay's Company, Col. B. R. Woodbridge's Regiment. Enlisted May 25th, 1775, Lynn, Mass. Later in Capt. Galusha's Company, same regiment, and received bounty coat for his service in 1775.  Served in several other companies and regiments until his death in May, 1777.
Source:
  • Massachusetts Archives, Vol. X, page 142; Vol. LVI, page 163; Vol. LVIII, file 5.
  • Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolution, Vol. XI, page 359.
  • Waters' History of the Newhall Family of Massachusetts.
  • 1930 United States Federal Census. (Moved to Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California)

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BARNES, SAMUEL DENHAM
Seattle, WA State No. 321 Nat'l No. 20996

Admitted:

 1906  
Demitted: 1913 Transferred to Hawaiian Society
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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BARTHOLOMEW, J, H. S. (Washington State Society Charter Members)
Monte Cristo, WA State No. 9 Nat'l No. 7318

Admitted:

 1894  
Demitted: 1898 Transferred to California Society
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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BATEMAN, CEPHAS CALEB
Spokane, WA State No. 82 Nat'l No. 6713

Admitted:

 1892  
Demitted: 1908 Transferred to New Mexico Society
Born: abt 1857 Michigan
Married:  December 24th, 1880 Luna Barnes
Died: July 18th, 1934 San Antonio, Texas
Buried:   Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery
San Antonio, Texas
REV. CEPHAS CALEB BATEMAN, was educated at California College, San Francisco, A.B. 1878; Honorary degree, D.D., 1905; appointed a Post Chaplain by President HARRISON, December 6th, 1890, accepted 12th January, 1891; served in Cuba during the Spanish American War, having been assigned at his own request to 16th Infantry; embarked with said Regiment from Tampa on San Marcos, 14th June, 1898; debarked at Siboney, 24th June; engaged in hospital work until 10th July, when he joined Division Hospital at General SHAFTER'S headquarters. Rejoined 16th Infantry, after capitulation and was granted first pass given any Chaplain to enter City of Santiago. Returned to Montauk Point, Long Island, on La Grand Duchesse, and assigned hospital duty Camp Wykoff. Mentioned in books on Spanish War by General O. O. HOWARD, Capt. John BIGELOW and others. [p.48] Commended in letters by General H. S. HAWKINS and others. Ordered to Manila, Philippine Islands, 1899; returned on sick leave 1900. Assigned 28th Infantry and returned to Philippine Islands, 1901. Served in field with troops in Laguna, Cavite and Batangas provinces. On two occasions commanded troops in action, commended by letter for conduct in action also for service as Intelligence officer by Gen. S. S. SUMNER during this period. Wrote monograph on Moros of Mindanao and Jolo, now on file in Insular Burcau, War Department and engaged in further research work among the Moros. Served under General Leonard WOOD against Pang Lima Hassan during November, 1903. Returned to United States January, 1904, and was stationed at Presidio, of San Francisco, with 28th Infantry. Served seven years at General Hospital at Fort Bayard on detached service though assigned to Artillery Corps. Found worthy of "special distinction for exceptional efficiency," and promoted by selection to the grade of Major 17th January, 1908. Became the senior Chaplain of U. S. Army, 21st September, 1912. Besides his life work, as an Army Chaplain, Reverend BATEMAN has gained much notice as a lecturer and writer.
Son of Calvin Augustus and Rhoda Cordelia (Harris) Bateman; grandson of Calvin and Harriet (Barber) Bateman; great-grandson of Zadoc Bateman.
Zadoc Bateman private Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment.
Source:
  • Mackenzie, George Norbury, Ed. Colonial Families of the United States of America. New York: 1907, Vol. 5, page 48

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BAXTER, CHAUNCEY LUTHER
Seattle, WA State No. 311 Nat'l No. 18472

Admitted:

April 16, 1907

Transferred from Minnesota Society

Born:

 May 14th, 1858 Carver, Minnesota

Married:

  

Margaret I.

Died:

    
     
Son of Luther Loren and Emma (Ward) Baxter; grandson of Chauncey L. and Philena (Peet) Baxter; great-grandson Lemuel and Roxalena (Stebbins) Peet; great2-grandson of Ebenezer Stebbins.
Ebenezer Stebbins private in Massachusetts Troops, Capt. Reuben Munn's Company, Col. Elisha Porter's Regiment. Enlisted Sept. 26th, 1777; discharged October 18th, 1777.
Source:
  • Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. XIV, page 892.
  • Record Index to the Military Archives of Massachusetts, Vol. XXI, page 76.

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BASSETT, FRANKLIN HARLEY
Hoquiam, WA State No. 449 Nat'l No. 26924

Admitted:

 February 13th, 1915  
Born: December 7th, 1860 Perry, Iowa
Died:    
     

Son of Norman Austin and Keziah (Hale) Bassett; grandson of John and Clarissa (Kellogg) Basset; great­ grandson of Samuel Kellogg.
Samuel Kellogg enlisted from Goshen, Connecticut, April, 1775, Eighth Company, Fourth Regiment, Continental Troops, under Capt. John Sedgwick, of Cornwall Hollow. He also served under Capt. Watson and Gen. Schuyler in 1776 in the Northern Department. Pensioned.
Source:
  • Hibbard's History of Goshen, Connecticut.

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BEALS, WALTER BURGES
Seattle, WA State No. 126 Nat'l No. 12426
Admitted: May 4th, 1899  
Born: July 21st, 1876 St. Paul, Minnesota
Married: July 14th, 1904 Othelia Gertrude Carroll
Died: abt 1936  
     
Son of James Burrill and Katharine (McMillan) Beals; grandson of Samuel James and Susan Burrill (Greene) Beals; great-grandson of Samuel and Abigail (James) Beals; great2-grandson of Samuel Beale.

Great-grandson of Col. William Ray and Susan Arnold (Burrill) Greene; great2-grandson of Samuel Ward and Polly (Nightingale) Greene; great2-grandson of Gov. William Greene.

Great2-grandson of Joseph and Elizabeth (Corlis) Nightingale.

Great2-grandson of Hon. James and Sally (Arnold) Burrill; great3-grandson of Capt. James and Elizabeth(Rawson) Burrill.

Great4-grandson of Ebenezer Burrill.

Great3-grandson of Dr. Jonathan Arnold.

Grandson of S. J. R. and Harriet (Butler) McMillan; great-grandson of Thomas Long and Jane (Gormly) McMillan; great2-grandson of Samuel McMillan.

Great-grandson of Major John B. and Catherine (Gazzam) Butler; great2-grandson of John Butler.

Great2-grandson of John and Elizabeth (Gill) Gormly; great3-grandson of John Gill.

Great4-grandson of George Corlis.

Great4-grandson of Samuel Nightingale.
Samuel Beale1 from Cohasset, Mass. Private in Capt. Cushing's Troops, Col. John Greaton's Regiment, August 1st, 1775. Also private same Company, Col. Heath's Regiment, and Matross in Capt. Edes Com­pany, Col. Thomas Craft's Artillery. Received bounty coat.
William Greene, Jr.2 was Deputy for Warwick, R. I., 1773, 1774,1775, and a member of the Committee of Safety. In August, 1776, was appointed Justice of the Superior Court and elected Chief Justice in February, 1777. He was a member of the General Assembly, and in May, 1777, was elected Speaker. He was elected Governor of Rhode Island in May, 1778, and held this office for eight years.
Joseph Nightingale3 of Providence, R. 1., was chosen by the General Assembly in 1775 to take charge of the removal of cannon and ball from Fort George. In 1775 and 1776 was Captain of the Independent Company of Cadets of Providence. In December, 1776, the General Assembly appointed him Major General of the Militia.
James Burrill4 lived in Providence, R. I. In 1776 he was Captain of the Second Company of Providence Militia, and in 1778 Captain in Col. Jabez Bowen's Regiment, and in 1781 Major of the First Regiment of Rhode Island Militia.
Ebenezer Burrill5 was delegate from Lynn to the General Court of Massachusetts, 1764-1774, and delegate to the Provincial Congress, 1774.
Dr. Jonathan Arnold6 in 1774 and 1775 was Captain of the Providence, R. I., Grenadiers, and also member of the Committee chosen to see that the agreement with the Continental Congress was strictly kept. In 1776 and 1777 was Deputy from Providence and a member, of the Committee to form a government for the state, and also examiner of surgeons for the Army and Navy. In 1774 was a member of the Committee to revise the Militia laws, and in 1780 Purveyor General to the Medical Department, and Superintendent of Hospitals for convalescents, and in 1782 and 1783 served as delegate to the Continental Congress.
Samuel McMillan7 enlisted January 1st, 1776, from Hartford County, Maryland, in Capt. Thomas Ewing's Company, Col. Smallwood's Regiment, of Maryland line. At the Battle of Long Island he was taken prisoner, and in November was taken to Halifax, where he was imprisoned until April, 1777, when he escaped. He returned to Massachusetts and re-enlisted in Capt. Lemuel Trescott's Company of Col. Henry's Regiment, August 1st, 1777, in which regiment he served until 1781. Pensioned.
John Butler8 enlisted May 29, 1777, in the Third Connecticut line and served three years as Sergeant. After his discharge was appointed Ensign in Capt. Allen's Company of Col. Samuel Canfield's Regiment and served one year, part of the time as Quartermaster.
John Gill9 of Western Pennsylvania, enlisted in May, 1777, in Capt. Isaac Seeley's Company of Col. Francis Johnson's Regiment, serving three years. He also served in Armand's Partisan Legion in 1781.
George Gorlis10 lived in Providence, R. I. He was chosen a member of the Committee of Inspection December 1774, and was a member of the Committee of Safety of Rhode Island in 1776.
Samuel Nightingale11 of Providence, R. I. Was chosen a member of the Committee of Safety and Correspondence, January 19th, 1774, and February, 1776.
 
Source:
1 - Massachusetts Archives, Vols. XIV, LVI and LVII. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution, pages 849 and 850.
2 - Official Records of the State of Rhode Island, Vol. VII, and Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography.
3 - Official Records of the State of Rhode Island, V ols. VII and VIII.
4 - Official Records of Rhode Island, Vol. VII, page 516, and Vol. IX, page 386. U. S. War Department.
5 - History of Lynn, Mass. Historical Collections of the Essex Institute, Vol. XIII, page 1.)
6 - Records of the State of Rhode Island. Appleton's Cyclopedia American Biography. Arnold's History of Rhode Island, Vol. II, pages 375-376
7 - Massachusetts Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. XLI, page 229. U. S. Bureau of Pensions.
8 - Connecticut Men in the Revolution.
9 - Pennsylvania Archives, 2nd Series, Vol. XI, page 149.
10 - Official Records, State of Rhode Island, Vol. VII, pages 285, 453 and Vol. IX.
11 - Official Records of the State of Rhode Island, Vol. VII, pages 273 and 453.

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BEAVERS, AVERILL

Kennewick, WA

 State No. 180 Nat'l No. 15030
Admitted: February 2, 1903  
Born: August 1st, 1864 near Exeter, Illinois
Married:   Ida
Died:    
     
Son of William A. and Mary Elizabeth (Smith) Beavers; grandson of Abalard Temple and Lucy Ann (Watkins) Smith; great-grandson of Joseph and Nancy (Minter) Watkins; great2-grandson of Joseph and Jane (Trabue) Minter; great3-grandson of John Trabue.
John Trabue Ensign in Regiment of Virginia troops
Source:
  • Land Warrant No. 2221, Dept. of Interior. War Dept. Files No. 1062039.
  • US Census 1920, King County, Washington

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BEEBE, ALBERT HENRY
Seattle, WA State No. 185 Nat'l No. 15035
Admitted: May 14, 1903  
Born: February 24th, 1878 Perrysburg, New York
Married:   Daisy Alleen Curtis
Died: October 17th, 1949 Seattle, Washington
     
Son of Orson and Ella Beebe; grandson of Clark and Candace (Warren) Losie; great-grandson of Asa and Anna (Stevens) Warren; great2-grandson of Jabish Warren.
Jabish Warren private under Capt. Parmlee Allen in 1779. Pensioned.
Source:
  • Bureau of Pensions

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BELL, JOHN WILLIAM, JR.
Spokane, WA State No. 383 Nat'l No. 25908
Admitted: January 20th, 1914  
Born: January 13th, 1891 St. Paul, Minnesota
Died:    
     
Son of John William and Mary Perkins (Horton) Bell; grandson of Gilbert and Elizabeth Pardee (Perkins) Horton; great-grandson of Silas and Sally (Jones) Perkins; great2-grandson of Daniel and Elizabeth Webb (Pardee) Jones; great3-.grandson John Jones.
John Jones Lieutenant in Capt. Noble Benedict's Company of Danbury, Conn.; in Col. Philip Burr Bradley's Company of Ridgefield, Conn.; Battalion of Wadsworth Brigade.
Source:
  • Adjutant General's Report of Men in the Revolution, page 414. Hartford, Conn.

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BEMAN, NATHAN S. (Washington State Society Charter Member)
Seattle, WA State No. 58 Nat'l No. 7933

Admitted:

1895  
Resigned: 1905  
Married:   Mary
Born:    
Died:    
     
Son of Samuel S. and Caroline W. Beman; grandson of Nathan S. S. and Caroline Beman; great-grandson of Samuel Beman, Sergeant, pensioned.
Samuel Beman Sergeant, pensioned.
Source:
  • U.S. Census 1920, Seattle, King County, Washington
  • Clark, A. Howard. A National Register of the Society Sons of the American Revolution, New York, NY: Louis H. Cornish, 1902.

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BENNETT, DANIEL
North Yakima, WA State No. 406 Nat'l No. 26531
Admitted: September 19th, 1914  
Born: January 17th, 1860 Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Died:    
     
Son of Edwin and Judith (Masterson) Bennett; grandson of Daniel and Eliza (Wetmore) Bennett; great-grandson of Benjamin and Thankful G. (Lucas) Wetmore; great2-grandson of Capt. John Wetmore.
Capt. John Wetmore at commencement of Revolution gave up his post in His Majesty's Army and joined the Volunteers under Col. Sage of Middletown and served throughout the war as Captain.
Source:
  • Connecticut Men in the Revolution, page 547. Revolutionary Rolls and Lists, page 208. Adjutant General's Office, Hartford, Conn.

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BENSON, CHARLES RODNEY
Seattle, WA State No. 347 Nat'l No. 22222
Admitted: January 19th, 1912  
Born: March 19th, 1870 Swan's Island, Maine
Died:    
     
Son of Captain Freeland Howe and Elizabeth Hannah (Sadler) Benson; grandson of Jephtha Benson.
Jephtha Benson private, took part in the Bagaduce Expedition. He enlisted at Middleboro, Massachusetts. Pensioned.
Source:
  • Bureau of Pensions. History of Swan's Island, Maine, by H. W. Small, M. D.

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BENSON, EDWIN FREELAND
Tacoma, WA State No. 349 Nat'l No. 22224
Admitted: February 22nd, 1912  
Born: February 2nd, 1861 Swan's Island, Maine
Died:    
     
Son of Captain Freeland Howe and Elizabeth Hannah (Sadler) Benson; grandson of Jephtha Benson.
Jephtha Benson private, took part in the Bagaduce Expedition. He enlisted at Middleboro, Massachusetts. Pensioned.
Source:
  • Bureau of Pensions. History of Swan's Island, Maine, by H. W. Small, M. D.

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BENSON, WILLIS DUKE
Seattle, WA State No. 307 Nat'l No. 20982
Admitted: June 21, 1909  
Born: April 11th, 1859 Clarendon, Vermont
Married:   Mary E.
Died:    
    Willis C.(1897-1968)
Richard (1899-1984)
Son of Willis and Emily (Crossman) Benson; grandson of Marmaduke and Laura (Spring) Benson; great-grandson of Amos and Azuba (Gates) Spring; great2-grandson of Amos Spring.
Amos Spring private in Capt. Elisha Jackson's Company, Asa Whitcomb's Twenty-third Massachusetts Regiment. Marched in "Alarm" to Cambridge.
Source:
  • Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. XIV, page 768

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BIBB, MARTIN LUTHER JR.
Orting, WA State No. 447 Nat'l No. 26922
Admitted: February 13th, 1915  
Born: December 5, 1887 Paris, Missouri
Married:   Alyce M.
Died:    
    Robert C. (1923-  )