Fryeburg War of 1812 Soldiers

Source: John Stuart Barrows, Fryeburg, Maine: an Historical Sketch [Ancestry.com] (Fryeburg, Me.: Pequawket Press, 1938).

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When the issues which led to the War of 1812 with Great Britain began to develop New England in general was not so enthusiastic over the situation as to show much military interest, but as the war went on and employment became less, there was more inducement for idle men to go with the colors. No active enlistment began in Fryeburg before 1814, when the danger of a possible attack drew the military companies from the surrounding country to the support of Portland, and most of the service was performed between the dates of June 24, and September 24, 1814.

This is the roster of the Artillery company raised at Fryeburg for this service:

Captain, James Charles Lieutenant, Joseph Colby. Ensign, Benjamin Woodman. Sergt. Nathaniel G. Jewett. Sergt. Jeremiah Bradley. Sergt. Isaac Charles. Sergt. Hall Chase.

Sergt. Jeremiah Chandler. Sergt. Nehemiah C. Dresser. Corp. Benjamin Wiley. Corp. Seth S. Chase. Corp. Moses Abbott. Corp. John Stevens. Corp. William Stevens.

Asa Abbott Micah Abbott Isaac Abbott Silas Abbott Amos Bemis David Bradley Isaac Burgin Isaac Chandler John Chandler Nathan Chandler John Charles Simeon Charles

Joshua Gamage, Jr. John Gordon Henry Gordon, Jr. William Harwood Joseph Gordon Samuel Hatch Amos Hill Daniel Hill Samuel D. Huntress Ichabod Hutchins Stephen Irish Andrew Johnson

Samuel Tibbetts William Thompson John Walker, Jr. Nathaniel Warren America Wiley John Wiley Oliver Whiting, Jr. Samuel Wiley Job Wiley Isaac Charles John Charles, Jr. Samuel Dutch

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Timothy Charles David Coombs Job Dresser William Eaton Jonathan Evans Jonathan Farrington Samuel Farrington Stephen Farrington Benjamin Fifield Frederic Frye Ephraim Fox John Gammage

James Johnson Eliphalet Knight Jesse Lewis John Marden John Mason Joshua Richardson Luther Richardson Jordon Stacey Oliver Stacey John S. Sterns Asa Smith Joseph Swan

Philip Farrington Jonathan F. Fifield William Hapgood Joseph Stevens Quartermaster William Russell, and Surgeon Moses Chandler of the staff of the Artillery Battalion served at Portland, June 13 to June 24.

At the same time a second company of Artillery went from Fryeburg to Portland, the roster of which was:

Captain Philip Eastman Lieutenant Ebenezer Fessenden Lieutenant John Evans Sergt. Abiel Farnham Sergt. Isaac Frye Sergt. Noyes Knight Sergt. William Shirley Stephen Abbott George Brooks Jonas Brown Samuel F. Carter Enoch S. Chase Robert Colby Jacob Evans Jonathan Fessenden William Fessenden Jacob Farrington William Frye Stephen G. Hardy John Hatch Ebenezer Haseltine Asa Head

Corp. Thomas Day Corp. Abel Gibson Corp. James Atwood Corp. Thomas Farrington Musician John Page Musician Jacob Emerson John W. Heath Senaca Howe John Hutchins Jonathan Hardy John Knight Israel Lassells Ebenezer McIntire James Osgood, Jr. Isaac Osgood Caleb Richardson Jonathan Shirley John Sterling, Jr. Benjamin Walker Jonathan Ward Isaiah Warren

Staff officers of the 2nd Brigade who served at Portland were: Brig. Gen. John McMillan, commanding brigade; Joshua B. Osgood, Brigade Major; James W. Ripley, Brigade Quartermaster; Enoch Lincoln, Aide de Camp.

Neither town or state records show how long these troops served, or how many of them served through the war. John W. Heath is known to have served the entire war, and was at the battle of Sackett's Harbor.