Revolutionary War Veterans

Revolutionary War Veterans (HMT6U)

Location: Whitewater, WI 53190 Walworth County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 50.034', W 88° 43.443'

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Two Revolutionary war veterans, Eli Pearce and Israel Ferris, are buried in this cemetery.

Born August 24, 1760, in Middleborough, Massachusetts, Eli Pierce enlisted April 13, 1776, and served six months in Col. Christopher Lippett's Rhode Island "Minute Men" Regiment. He reenlisted on May 1, 1777, and served three more years in Col. Thomas Marshall's Massachusetts Regiment. Along with 13,000 other troops, Pierce fought in the Battle of Monmouth, the Revolutionary War's biggest one-day conflict, on June 28, 1778. He was discharged April 3, 1780.

At age 37, Eli married Polly Lyon, from Woodford, Vermont, on April 28, 1798. Together they had ten children. In 1847, Eli and family relocated here from upstate New York. Eli died December 26, 1852.

Born October 25, 1751, in Connecticut, Israel Ferris enlisted November 18, 1776, in Lt. Col. Jonathan Mead's Ninth Connecticut Militia. He served nearly two months under General David Wooster at "Saw Pits" now Port Chester, New York, where both armies often fought for the nearby port. Israel was discharged January 11, 1777.

In 1774, Ferris married Ruth Mead, born March 27, 1757, in Greenwich, Connecticut. Together they had thirteen children. Ruth died in 1827 in Milo, New York. Afterwards, Ferris moved to Whitewater with his second wife, Mary, and his son Thompson. Israel died January 2, 1844.
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HM NumberHMT6U
Series This marker is part of the Sons of the American Revolution series, and the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series.
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Marker Number512
Year Placed2007
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society, the Wisconsin Society Sons of the American Revolution, the Whitewater Historical Society, the American Legion Post 173, VFW Post 5470, Fort Atkinson-Eli Pierce Chapter NSDAR, and Carol Pierce Calkins
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 2:33pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 359095 N 4743811
Decimal Degrees42.83390000, -88.72405000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 50.034', W 88° 43.443'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 50' 2.04" N, 88° 43' 26.58" W
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Area Code(s)262, 608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 415 E Main St, Whitewater WI 53190, US
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