Pelatiah King

1748 - 1813  (64 years)

• Name	Pelatiah King  [1, 2]
  Birth	24 Jul 1748	Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1813  [4]
  Burial	Fort Hill Cemetery, Le Roy, Genesee, New York   [4]
  Person ID	I23345	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	2 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph King,   b. 22 Dec 1724, Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut d. 1810, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Abiah Olds,   b. 26 Sep 1729, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut bur. Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut
  Marriage	5 May 1748	Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut   [3]
  Family ID	F23962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Archer
  Marriage	31 Dec 1773	Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Azuba King,   b. 1 Jun 1786, Willoughby, Barton, Orleans, Vermont d. 23 Aug 1817, Le Roy, Genesee, New York (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F23961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  "Responded to the Lexington Alarm April 19, 1775. He enlisted May 1, 1775, in Capt. Oliver Hanchett's company, 2nd Connecticut Regt. Was at the Battle of Bunker Hill and thereafter in Arnold's Expedition against Quebec, in which his company suffered severely, its officers, Capt. Hanchett and Lt. Savage, being taken prisoners, Lt. Samuel Cooper being killed, while seven of the men were killed, one wounded and twenty-nine made prisoners by the British. Pelatiah King was among the fortunate few who were not injured." [Cameron Haight King, citation details below]

  
  

• Sources

  [S3843] Vermont vital records, 1760-1954, on familysearch.org. [S3555] Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, on ancestry.com. [S7613] The King Family of Suffield, Connecticut by Cameron Haight King. San Francisco, 1908. [S7615] Find a Grave page for Pelatiah King.