John Penfield, , Col.^[1]

1731 - 1797  (65 years)

• Name	John Penfield
  Suffix	, Col.
  Birth	14 May 1731	East Middletown, CT, US   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	5B53836C31F341E9B1081D10121BB12BDA8F
  Death	22 Feb 1797	Chatham, CT, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I529	Donnelly and Dancey | Dancey_Branch
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2011

  
  

  Father	John Penfield,   b. 30 May 1683, Rehoboth, Bristol, MA, USA d. 3 May 1750, Chatham, Middlesex, CT, USA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Anne Cornwall,   b. 1688, Middletown, Middlesex, CT, USA d. 21 Jan 1779, Middletown, Middlesex, CT, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1724
  Family ID	F194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	1754  [2]
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 May 1731 - East Middletown, CT, US  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Revolutionary War service; Appointed Capt. of 17th Co. of Conn. Militiaby the General Court May 1770 and was promoted Major in 1775 of 23rdConn. Reg., to Lt. Col. in Oct. 1776 and resigned in 1781.

  
  

• Sources

  [S58] New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 109:34. [S54] Penfield Genealogy, Florence Benta Penfield,.