McKown Genealogy - Captain Samuel Titus

Captain Samuel Titus

M, #5591, b. Mar 13, 1734, d. circa Dec, 1818

Relationship

5th great-grandfather of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.

Pedigree

Father*

John Titus b. Jun 20, 1703, d. Oct 13, 1785

Mother*

Mary Daggett b. Apr 21, 1707, d. Dec 1, 1791

Family

Ann Bigelow b. May 30, 1740, d. circa 1840

Children

Eleazer Titus+ b. Apr 5, 1764, d. Nov 14, 1818
Samuel Titus b. Mar 2, 1765, d. circa 1826
Luther Titus b. circa 1771, d. Jun 18, 1868
David Titus+ b. Apr 19, 1774, d. Oct 19, 1843
Calvin Titus+ b. May 22, 1777, d. Jan 15, 1819
John Smith Titus+ b. circa Nov, 1780, d. Jun 18, 1868
Mary W. Titus+ b. circa 1781, d. Aug 26, 1825

Chronological Events

Birth*

Mar 13, 1734

Captain Samuel Titus was born on Mar 13, 1734 at Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States

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He was the son of John Titus and Mary Daggett.

Marriage*

Sep 11, 1760

Captain Samuel Titus married Ann Bigelow on Sep 11, 1760 at Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States

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Death*

circa Dec, 1818

Captain Samuel Titus died circa Dec, 1818 at Lyman, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States

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Burial*

circa Dec, 1818

He was buried circa Dec, 1818 at Parker Hill Cemetery, Lyman, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States

, Find A Grave Memorial# 27249354.³

Book Excerpt*

Samuel Titus moved to Bath from Rhode Island and settled on the Harris farm. About 1782 he moved to Landaff, where he held many offices of trust. He came to Lyman in 1805,where he reared a family of eight children, namely: Eleazer, Samuel, John, Luther, Calvin, (married Sarah CHAMBERLAIN) Mary (married Benjamin SHERMAN. He married 2nd Sarah TITUS widow of Calvin) and two others. He died in 1818, at the age of 85.

He was made Captain at town meeting in 1772. He was commissioned Captain in the Continental Army Sep 5 1775, 7th Company (Bath), 12th Regiment of Foot, Colony of New Hampshire (Rev Rolls, vol 3 page 924).

History of Lyman New Hampshire, Page 109-111.⁴

Military*

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in the Revolutionary War.

Citations

[S79] Gravestones - Death Cert, Obits, Books, Photos.
[S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
[S80] Gravestones - Death Cert Proof, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
[S950] Book - New Hampshire - History of the Town of Lyman,.

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