Samuel Beach

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The following is the real story of the supposed 64-mile trek of Gershom Beach Jr to rally volunteers for the assault on Ft Ticonderoga in May of 1775. It was really Gershom Beach's son Samuel and even then the 60 odd miles covered by foot in 24 hours is a gross exaggeration.
From "Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association...The Ticonderoga Expedition Of 1775" pp 300-320:
Major Samuel Beach of Whiting, Vt., was bom in New Jersey, his parents removing to Virginia and finally to Vermont prior to the Revolution.
He was at Castleton with Allen and was sent to rally the Green Mountain Boys. He started on this mission at day-break, going from Castleton to Rutland, to Pittsford, Brandon, Leicester, Salisbury, Middlebury, Cornwall, Whiting, and Shoreham, a distance of 64 miles.
Smith in his history says this was accomplished "between the rising and the setting of the Sun". Others say that the time occupied was 24 hours. Perhaps the expresssion "between the rising and the setting of the sun" might be considered a figurative one. Smith says, "The following day at early dawn he entered the fort by the side of Allen".
His descendants still treasure the silk stockings worn by him on this march and the staff which he carried, and they likewise preserved a silk vest presented him by Washington, which has the general's profile woven in the silk in over 30 different places.
He served throughout the revolution as a recruiting officer and in later years received a pension.
Two daughters survive him. The monument marking his grave at Whiting village bears this inscription: "Major Samuel Beach, died April 10th, 1829, aged 77 years. An officer in the war of the Revolution and one of the few who under Allen surprised and took Ticonderoga. - Smith's History of Addison County, page 728. Statement E. N. Bissell, East Shoreham, Vt.
From "Rutland Historical Society, Quarterly", Volume 39 No. 4 2009, Faces of the Past: A Calendar, Samuel Beach, 1752-1829:
Though born in New Jersey, Samuel Beach had come to Rutland with his family by 1770. During the Revolution he distinguished himself by participating in a number of pivotal battles and events. His pension records state that he was with Ethan Allen at the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in May 1775, was with Montgomery at Quebec, fought in the Battle of Bennington, and was present at Burgoyne's surrender.
Like his father, Gershom, Samuel was a blacksmith by trade. Surveying was another of his talents and he was appointed Rutland County's first surveyor in 1781. He had a farm on the north side of Main Street near Tenney Brook. He sold it in 1784 and moved with his extensive family to Whiting where in 1820 he had a farm of 37 acres.

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Gershom Beach III died 1812 in Salisbury, Addison Co, Vermont NOT Gershom Beach Jr b. 1729

Gershom married Mary Salter on 24 Apr 1751 in Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut. Mary was born about 1733 in Cheshire, New Haven Co, Connecticut; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Biblical name Gershom is Hebrew in origin from the Book of Exodus. It's meaning is refugee or stranger or exile (Six Exile names that mean exile for boys are Arvad, Cain, Doran, Gershom, Goliath and Nehemiah). Gershom is pronounced gay-resh-ome'. Gershom has four variant forms: Gersham, Gershon, Gershoom and Gerson.

Gershom married Deliverance Howe on 26 Oct 1721 in Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut. Deliverance was born about 1705 in Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut Colony; died about Dec 1748 in Cheshire, New Haven Co Connecticut Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Surname spelling could be "How".

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Thomas Beach married first Ruth Peck, who died, after which he married second Phoebe Wilcoxson, daughter of Timothy Wilcoxson. Thomas had a large family and his sons all settled in Wallingford. Thomas died and isburied at Meriden, Conn.
Meriden was originally a part of the neighboring town of Wallingford. It was granted a separate meetinghouse in 1727, became a town in 1806 with over 1000 residents, and incorporated as a city in 1867 with just under 9000 residents. It was once proposed as the Connecticut state capital. It was named for the village of Meriden, West Midlands, England, near Birmingham. - Wikipedia

Thomas married Phebe Wilcoxen about 1688 in Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut Colony. Phebe was born on 9 Aug 1669 in Stratford, Fairfield Co, Connecticut Colony; died on 30 Apr 1758 in Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Vital Statistics, Stratford