King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Ancestors Sir John D. Kendall, Secretary to the King, participated and died in the battle.
★ Pre-United States ★
Cuthwine
Cuthwine
- 43rd Great-Grandfather
- Fought against The Britons, taking Gloucestor, Cirenster & Bath.
- Died in the Battle of Barbery Hill in 584.
- 27th Great-Grandfather
- August 10th, 1047
- Killed at the Battle of Val-es-Dunes (near Conteville)
- Rebellion against William, Duke of Normandy
- c. 1276 - March 16, 1321
- 24th Great-Grandfather
- Battle of Bonockburn
- June 23-24, 1314
- Led a cavalry charge against Robert the Bruce on the first day of the battle and was routed, but uninjured.
- Led a group of Welsh Knights and Archers on the second day of the battle but was overrun by Cavalry.
- Was taken prisoner the second day after Scottish victory and traded for Robert the Bruce's wife and daughter.
- Battle of Boroughbridge
- Mach 16th, 1321
- Royal Pikeman were hidden beneath the bridge and stopped his charge.
- Killed leading a charge to cross the bridge
- Rebellion against King Edward II
- c. 1400 - August 7th, 1486
- 17th Great-Grandfather
- Battle of Bosworth, final battle in the Wars of the Roses.
- 22nd August, 1485
- Secretary to King Richard III
- Died with the King in Battle against Henry Tudor.
- 10th Great-Grandfather
- Plymout Military Company, 1643
- About 1650
- East Hampton Militia Townsman
- May 19th, 1661
- Indian Raid on Windsor, Connecticut
- Died helping to defend the town against the attack.
- Also murdered were his two twin grandchildren, both less than 1 month old.
- July 18, 1694
- King Williams War
- Raid on Oyster Creek & Oyster Creek Massacre
- May 15th, 1656 - June 15th, 1736
- 9th Great-Grandfather
- Expedition against Indians in Hampshire, Mass
- Commissioned a Lieutenant by Colony of Connecticut Governor Gurdon Saltonstall.
- August 28th, 1719 - March 13, 1795
- 7th Great Grandfather
- French and Indian War
- 10th Company of the First Regiment of the Connecticut Militia
- French and Indian War
- 1st Company, Third Regiment
- Commander: Colonel Nathan Whiting
- French and Indian War
- Second Regiment, 5th Company
- Company Commander: Captain Jabez Thompson
- Regimental Commander: Colonel Nathan Whiting
- 9th Great-Grandfather
- Captain
- Connecticut Militia
- 9th Great-Grandfather
- King Phillips War
- Falls Fight
6th Great Grandfather Thomas Baker, a Sergeant in the Continental Army, fought at Bunker Hill.
★ American Revolutionary War ★
Private Isaac Allen
Private Isaac Allen
- 6th Great-Grandfather
- Third Regiment, New York Militia
- Battle of Wyoming (Wyoming Massacre)
- 6th Great-Grandfather
- American Revolutionary War & War of 1812
- Enlisted May 30th, 1777 (Revolutionary War)
- Promoted to Corporal 1st August, 1778
- Battle of the Thames October 5th, 1813 (War of 1812)
- 3rd Maryland Regiment
- 7th Great-Uncle
- Revolutionary War
- 4th Maryland Regiment
- Died at the Battle of Bennington, August 16th, 1777
- 6th Great-Grandfather
- Captain Hugh McClellans Company, New York Militia
- Massachusetts Continental Army
- Battle of Lexington
- Private in Captain Oliver's Company at Bunker Hill
- Sergeant in Captain Child's Company at Ticonderoga
- 7th Great-Grandfather
- American Revolutionary War
- 6th Great-Grandfather
- American Revolutionary War
- Chase's Regiment of Militia (13th New Hampshire Regiment of Militia)
- May 7th, 1778
- 7th Great-Grandfather
- 6th Great-Grandfather
- Enlisted at Winchester, VA and served as a private 15 months in Captain Labart's Company., Colonel Armand's Legion
- Discharged 15 NOV 1783
- 4th Great-Grandfather
- Captain Ezra Whittlesey's Company, Colonel John Brown's Detachment
- September 7, 1777 - September 30, 1777
- Captain John Collar's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Regiment
- July 19th, 1779 - August 27th, 1779
- 6th Great-Grandfather
- Connecticut Militia
- Middlesex County Militia
- Battle of Monmouth, August 1778
- 1st Massachusetts Regiment
- 6th Great-Grandfather
- 3rd Maryland Regiment
- XXX Great-Grandfather
- Private
- New York
★ American Civil War ★
John Washington Quiggins
John Washington Quiggins
- 5th Great-Grandfather
- Union
- 4th Great-Uncle
- Union
- Company A, 27th Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry
- Died of illness at Camp Jackson Reed, Tennessee.
- 4th Great-Uncle
- Union
- Company K, 21st Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry
- Enlisted August 16, 1862 (Age 25)
- Mustered August 23rd, 1862.
- Drummer
- Died of illness, December 28th, 1862 Houston, Mo.
- 3rd Great-Grandfather
- Union
- Company D, Iowa 38th Infantry Regiment ("The Martyr Regiment")
- Date of Enlistment: August 21st, 1862
- Rank at Enlistment: 2nd Lieutenant
- Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on June 7th, 1863
- Promoted to Captain on January 1st, 1865
- Transferred to Company H, Iowa 34th Infantry Regiment
- Mustered out on August 15th, 1865 at Houston, Texas.
- 3rd Great-Grandfather
- Union
- Iowa Volunteers, Company I, 9th Infantry Regiment
- Battle of Pea Ridge
- Enlisted September 5th, 1861. Mustered September 18, 1861. Discharged August 27th, 1862.
- 3rd Great-Grandfather
- Union
- Company F, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery (Union)
- Fort Elsworth, Alexandria, VA
- Defense of Washington D.C.
- 4th Great-Grandfather
- Union
- Company K, 10th Kentucky Infantry
- 4th Great-Grandfather
- Union
- Company C, 18th Kentucky Infantry
- Union
- Company F, Third Kentucky Cavalry
- Wounded at the Battle of Stones River (st Battle of Murfreesboro)
★ War of 1812 ★
Sergeant Abraham Marlatt
Sergeant Abraham Marlatt
- 6th Great-Grandfather
- War of 1812
- 2nd Regiment (Swift's) New York Militia
- War of 1812
- 5th Great-Grandfather
- War of 1812
- 2nd Regiment of Indiana Militia
- 6th Great-Grandfather
- Captain Alney McLean's Company, 1st Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Militia
- Mustered September 18, 1812
- Engaged October 30th, 1812
★ Spanish American War ★
Charles Louis Topliff
Charles Louis Topliff
- 2nd Great-Grandfather
- Spanish-American War
★ World War I ★
★ World War II ★
Charles Edward Faith
Charles Edward Faith
- Great-Grandfather
- World War II
- United States Army
- Enlisted July 30, 1942
- United States Army Air Corps
- September 19, 1946
- United States Air Force
- Honorable Discharge March 5, 1954
★ Korean War ★
AC3 Marion Wesley McArthur
AC3 Marion Wesley McArthur
- Grandfather
- United States Air Force
- United States Army
★ Vietnam ★
★ War on Terrorism ★
Lance Corporal Timothy Rene Alcoser Jr (me)
Lance Corporal Timothy Rene Alcoser Jr (me)
- Operation Iraqi Freedom
- March 2008 - October 2008
- Al Anbar Province, Fallujah, Iraq
- Field Artillery & Convoy Escorts
