Aaron Barlow b. 11 Feb 1750 Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 12 Aug 1800 Norfolk, Virginia

1750 - 1800 (50 years)

Name	Aaron Barlow [1]
Born	11 Feb 1750	Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Name	Aaron Barlow [2, 3]
Died	12 Aug 1800	Norfolk, Virginia [1, 2]
	Cause: yellow fever
Person ID	I11519	Jerry Milo Johnson
Last Modified	29 Mar 2015

Father	Samuel Barlow, d. 20 Dec 1773
Relationship	Natural
Mother	Esther Hull, b. 11 Jun 1721, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut , d. 28 Aug 1775 (Age 54 years)
Relationship	Natural
Married	07 Aug 1742 [2, 3]
Notes	Married: 7 aug 1744
Family ID	F3934	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Rebecca Sanford, b. 1747, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut , d. 15 Apr 1839 (Age 92 years)
Married	27 Dec 1772	Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut [2]
Family ID	F3936	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 11 Feb 1750 - Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut
	Married - 27 Dec 1772 - Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut
	Died - Cause: yellow fever - 12 Aug 1800 - Norfolk, Virginia

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Notes

http://newenglandgenealogy.pcplayground.com/f_33a.htm#64
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August 29 1787 VI Colonel Aaron Barlow son of Samuel 2 and Esther Hull Barlow was born at Redding Connecticut February n 1750 died of yellow fever at Norfolk Virginia August 12 1800 He was a most meritorius officer in the continental service and a trustee personal friend of General Israel Putnam He was with the Fifth Connecticut Regiment in the northern campaign of 1775 and was discharged November 28 1775 ensign of the Fourth Connecticut Militia engaged in the Fishkill campaign member of the committee of inspection December 22 1777 from April 1780 served nine months as lieutenant in Colonel Beebe's regiment of state troops on the Westchester front in May 1781 was lieutenant of coast guards at Green's Farms lieutenant colonel of Fourth Connecticut Militia 1794-99
In 1793 under a state law a specific tax was laid on the various trades and professions upon which roll Colonel Aaron Barlow entered his name and was taxed five dollars He built a large colonial house in West Redding with great double stone chimneys and it long roof reaching nearly to the ground in the rear and it was a long time a family tradition that General Putnam often rested in the kitchen herein whilst the circle of intimates quaffed their cider and smoked their pipes Colonel Barlow kept a diary of personal experiences while on the campaign in northern New York during the expedition of Generals Schuyler and Montgomery in the fall of 1 75 for the capture of Montreal and Quebec At this time he was second sergeant of the Tenth Company in the Fifth Regiment of the Connecticut Troops commanded by Colonel David Waterbury Jr Esq His regiment was a part of the quota of 30,000 men raised in New England to aid in the siege of Boston and also participate with the New York troops in the expedition against Canada Colonel Barlow's company was recruited largely in Redding and was commanded by Captain Zalmon Read It departed June 2 1775 reaching Norwalk the next day and Stamford the day after On July igth they pitched tents at Harlem and embarked for Albany July 26th There is an amusing entry for the date August 23d I went to the city to see some thieves tried for their life 3 negroes Dick a boy about 14 years old one negro condemned to be hanged one to be whipt 39 stripes on the naked body rest one week and receive 39 more to lie in prison one month and then be banished The other negro and boy receive 39 apiece On August 26th he left Albany reaching Half Moon and on the 29th was at Fort Edward on the 3Oth at Fort George set out on board the Battow for Ticonderoga on August 3ist and against a head wind reached Sabbath Day Point the same day some twenty miles September ist arrived at Ticonderoga and at Crown Point September 5th Colonel Aaron Barlow was married by Rev Nathaniel Bartlett at Redding Connecticut pastor of the Congregational church December 27 1772 to Rebecca Sanford Children i Elnathan died young 2 Elanthan died in the war of 1812 3 Samuel baptized at Redding May 4 1777 by Rev Nathaniel Bartlett 4 Stephen became a lawyer in Ohio 5 Daniel lived and died at Redding 6 Aaron died at sea 7 Esther died of yellow fever at Norfolk 8 Joel died at Redding 9 Rebecca lived and died at Ballston New York 10 Thomas adopted by his uncle Joel Barlow and called by him after Thomas Paine educated in France and became that uncle's private secretary

Born:

11 FEB 1749/50

Sources

[S289] Genealogical and family history of southern New York and the ..., Volume 3, Cuyler Reynolds, (Name: N.p.: n.p., n.d.;), Vol 3: 1366. (Reliability: 3).
[S482] Steve Condarcure's New England Genealogy, Steve Condarcure, http://newenglandgenealogy.pcplayground.com/f_330.htm#25 (Reliability: 3).
[S496] The history of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the ..., Volume 1, Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbell (Godfrey) Schenck, (Name: N.p.: n.p., n.d.;), Vol 1: 361. (Reliability: 3).