Everett, Eleazer, 1761-1828.

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Revolutionary War soldier Eleazer Everett, Jr. (1761-1828) was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, to Bethia Morse and Eleazer Everett (1712-1786). He enlisted as a private in the company of the Dedham militia, raised for the American Continental army, and was stationed at Boston Harbor; Providence, Rhode Island; and West Point. In 1780, he witnessed the execution of the noted British spy, Major John André.

Everett married Lucy Battelle (1764-1857) in 1783, and together they had 12 children. In 1791, he and his family moved to Francestown, New Hampshire, where he died on December 22, 1828.

From the guide to the Eleazer Everett orderly book, Everett, Eleazer orderly book, 1780, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)

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associatedWith Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799 person
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United States
West Point (N.Y.)
West Point (N.Y.)
United States
Fort Montgomery (N.Y.)
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Desertion, Military
Military discipline
Part songs, English
Part songs, Sacred
Spies
Treason
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Birth 1761

Death 1828

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