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Colonel Samuel Carlton (Aug. 11, 1731- Mar. 28, 1804) | Lt. Colonel Samuel Carlton (Aug. 11, 1731- Mar. 28, 1804) | ||
Continental Army officer and member of the Massachusetts General Court. During the Revolution he raised a regiment at Salem in 1777 and marched to Fort Ticonderoga. | Continental Army officer and member of the Massachusetts General Court. During the Revolution he raised a regiment at Salem in 1777 and marched to Fort Ticonderoga. | ||
Served under George Washington at Valley Forge. He is buried at | Served under George Washington at Valley Forge. He is buried at Howard Street cemetery with his wife Eunice (Hunt). | ||
Lt. Colonel Carlton was paralyzed from the waist down during service. | |||
His former residence is on Union Street in Salem. | |||
For more, see entry on this wiki for [[Carltonville]] | For more, see entry on this wiki for [[Carltonville]] | ||
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[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9446942 Samuel Carlton] Find a grave site | [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9446942 Samuel Carlton] Find a grave site | ||
[http:// | [http://salem.noblenet.org/Record/1823471 Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War] Vol. 3, p. 106 | ||
*"Salem 250: Revolutionary Residences" ''Streets of Salem'' June 29, 2026 | |||
Latest revision as of 15:19, 1 August 2026
Lt. Colonel Samuel Carlton (Aug. 11, 1731- Mar. 28, 1804)
Continental Army officer and member of the Massachusetts General Court. During the Revolution he raised a regiment at Salem in 1777 and marched to Fort Ticonderoga. Served under George Washington at Valley Forge. He is buried at Howard Street cemetery with his wife Eunice (Hunt).
Lt. Colonel Carlton was paralyzed from the waist down during service.
His former residence is on Union Street in Salem.
For more, see entry on this wiki for Carltonville
See Also
Vertical File in the Salem Collection - Carlton, Samuel
Samuel Carlton Find a grave site
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War Vol. 3, p. 106
- "Salem 250: Revolutionary Residences" Streets of Salem June 29, 2026
