Thomas Stickney
Col. Thomas Stickney | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 15, 1729 |
| Died | January 26, 1809 (aged 79) |
| Burial place | Concord, New Hampshire, USA[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Military Officer |
Thomas Stickney[2][3] (June 15, 1729 – January 26, 1809) was an American military officer and statesman born in Bedford, Massachusetts.
He moved to Concord, New Hampshire, as a young man with his father Jeremiah and brother William. Their house was made into a "garrison house" where others could come for protection from Indian raids.
During
rangers
).
Stickney married Anna Osgood, also of Concord; they had eight children.
On January 20, 1774, Thomas was promoted to Lt. Col. in the
Saratoga Campaign. Col. Stickney led his men at the Battle of Bennington, where 2 detachments of British Gen. John Burgoyne's army were defeated. In 1778, Col. Stickney raised men for Gen. John Sullivan for the unsuccessful Battle of Rhode Island
.
Thomas Stickney was the moderator at the New Hampshire
New Hampshire Constitution
. He died on January 26, 1809, at his beloved home in Concord.
References
- ^ a b "Colonel Thomas Stickney". geni_family_tree. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ Bouton, Nathaniel (1856). The History of Concord: From Its First Grant in 1725, to the Organization of the City Government in 1853, with a History of the Ancient Penacooks ; the Whole Interspersed with Numerous Interesting Incidents and Anecdotes, Down to the Present Period, 1885 ; Embellished with Maps ; with Portraits of Distinguished Citizens, and Views of Ancient and Modern Residences. Benning W. Sanborn. pp. 786.
Thomas Stickney.
- ^ Willey, George Franklyn (1903). Willey, George (ed.). State Builders: An Illustrated Historical and Biographical Record of the State of New Hampshire at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century. The New Hampshire Publishing Corporation. pp. 503.
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