Torrey, William, 1751?-1828

Continental Army officer.

From the description of Papers of William Torrey, 1777-1783. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061931

Biographical Note

William Torrey, born circa 1751, died 1828, from Hanover, Massachusetts, was a soldier and army officer in the Revolutionary War. He was a member of the company of Minute Men at Lexington, April 19, 1775; a sergeant in Bailey’s Massachusetts Regiment, May to December 1875; first lieutenant in the Second Massachusetts Regiment as of January 1777; and became regimental adjutant in March 1778. He served in the American cause until June 1783.

From the guide to the William Torrey Papers, 1777-1904, (bulk 1777-1783), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)