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)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | Pickering family. Pickering Family Papers, 1662-1887. | Peabody Essex Museum | |
creatorOf | William Torrey Papers, 1777-1904, (bulk 1777-1783) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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associatedWith | Pickering family. |
associatedWith | United States. Continental Army |
associatedWith | United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1776-1783) |
associatedWith | United States. Continental Congress. |
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Death 1828
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