General Notes

SAMUEL ADAMS was born in Boston June 24, 1762 on Prince St. After his father's death he was apprenticed to Mr. Joseph Howard of Concord from where he enlisted for war at Aston. Aston uses the Concord Fostoffice. He served for 6 months on the Frigate  `Boston' under Capt. Wm. Brown and in the spring of 1778 enlisted in the army under Capt. Hunt, Col. Gerrich's Regiment for 6 months. He again enlisted in the fall of 1779 in the same company. He was wounded at the battle of Monmouth.
    After serving in the war he went to Dublin NH where Mr. Howard had moved. There he met and married JULIANA STONE on July 7, 1783 and lived there until after the birth of their first child Amos, when they moved to Leicester, Addison Co., Vermont. Thirteen children were born to them there.
    He applied for pension, Jul 5, 1833, which claim was allowed. In 1835 he moved with his wife to Cuyahoga Co. Ohio to live with children. Samuel and Joseph were living in Cleveland. His wife died there in 1836 where she was buried in old Erie St. Cemetery. Later her body was moved to Highland Park Cemetery to the lot of her son Samuel, who died in 1867. There are no stones or markers on this lot.
    In 1843 Samuel moved to Bedford Township, Monroe Co., Michigan where his sons Lucas, Amos and Jonathan were living. He died at home of his son Lucas on Oct. 15, 1855. He was housewright as was his father and his grandfathers. His grave in Hitchcock Cemetery, Monroe Co. Mich was marked by the D.A.R on June 23, 1946. About 200 people, including the American Legion, attended.