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Aldrich, Gustavus

 Person

Biography

Gustavus Aldrich (1760-1822) was a soldier in the Massachusetts Line of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Gustavus Aldrich was born in 1760, in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts to parents Silas Aldrich and Elizabeth Browne. He went on to serve in the Massachusetts Line of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War from 1777 to at least 1781. Aldrich married Hope Smith on August 3, 1781 in Mendon, Massachusetts. He later married Susan DeWitt on December 29, 1812 in Mendon, Massachusetts. Aldrich passed away on August 3, 1822 in Mendon, Massachusetts.

Citation:
Wikipedia, via WWW, May 12, 2020 (of the Continental Army; American Revolutionary War).

Familysearch, via WWW, May 12, 2020 (born 1760; served in the Massachusetts Line of the Continental Army during the American revolutionary War from 1777 to at least 1781).

Familysearch, via WWW, May 12, 2020 (born in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts; parents Silas Aldrich and Elizabeth Browne; married Hope Smmith on August 3, 1781 in Mendon, Massachusetts; married Susan DeWitt on December 29, 1812 in Mendon, Massacusetts; passed away August 3, 1822 in Mendon, Massachusetts).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Henry Knox warrant

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293528]
Identifier: Vault MSS 620
Scope and Contents

Printed and signed warrant. This item 7 was issued at the War Office on May 26, 1789 and is addressed to the Geographer of the United States. This warrant requires the survey of one hundred acres of land for Gustavus Aldrich, a former soldier of the Massachusetts line.

Dates: 1789 May 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Henry Knox warrant

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