Stiles, Jonah^[1]

1 Sep 1759–60 - 1840

• Name	Stiles, Jonah
  Birth	1 Sep 1759–60	Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _COLOR	13
  _UID	B41F40140CC34287AFFAA975B3B53AED15B2
  Death	10 Mar 1840	Truxton, Cortland County, New York   [1]
  Person ID	I14289	Tree_1
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Stiles, Lt. Gideon,   b. 10 Aug 1731, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Taylor, Sarah,   b. 1733, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	BY 1757	Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut   [2]
  Family ID	F4842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Brooker, Sophia,   b. 17 Jan 1760, Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts d. 1836 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	17 Nov 1784	Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Residence	SAY 1790	Rupert, Bennington County, Vermont   [1]
  Children	1. Stiles, Otis,   b. 22 Dec 1787, Southwick, Hampden County, Massachusetts d. 7 Aug 1867, Cortland County, New York (Age 79 years)   2. Stiles, Sophia,   b. 12 Dec 1789, Southwick, Hampden County, Massachusetts d. Aft 1859, Ohio, United States (Age > 71 years)   3. Stiles, Jonas,   b. 16 May 1791, Rupert, Bennington County, Vermont d. Aft 1859, Ohio, United States (Age > 69 years)   4. Stiles, Julia,   b. 10 Feb 1794, Rupert, Bennington County, Vermont d. 10 Mar 1869, Cortland County, New York (Age 75 years)   5. Stiles, Harriet,   b. 12 Jun 1797, Truxton, Cortland County, New York d. Bef 1859, Cortland County, New York (Age < 61 years)   6. Stiles, Samuel,   b. 12 May 1798, Truxton, Cortland County, New York d. Yes, date unknown   7. Stiles, Electa,   b. 29 Oct 1801, Truxton, Cortland County, New York d. 3 Nov 1803, Truxton, Cortland County, New York (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F4841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Sep 1759–60 - Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Marriage - 17 Nov 1784 - Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Residence - SAY 1790 - Rupert, Bennington County, Vermont Death - 10 Mar 1840 - Truxton, Cortland County, New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The records of the US. Pension Office, at Washington, DC, furnish the following details of the services of Jonah Stiles (No. 28,585 on the Pension Polls), from which we learn that he was; “In January, 1804, of Truxton, Cortland Co., N. Y., and states that lie was born in Southwick, Mass., Sept. 1, 1700, where he was living in August, 1775, when he enlisted for 4 months with Capt. Gray, marched to Ticonderoga, N. Y., there joining the Mass. Regt. of Col. Woodbridge. At the time of the alarm in the Spring of 1777, caused by the advance of Gen. Burgoyne from Canada, he turned out, and again at the time of the Battle of Bennington, Vt., (Aug. 15, 1777); was absent both times 2 weeks. In Sept., 1777, he was ordered out in the Co. of Capt. Fowler, to reinforce the Northern Army at Saratoga, and was present at the surrender of the British army under Gen. Burgoyne—absent 6 weeks. He was drafted in Oct., 1778, for 3 months, into Capt. Stebbins Co., to guard public property at Boston. About 8 years after the war he removed to Rupert, Bennington Co., Vt., remaining 4 years; then to Cortland Co., N. Y., where he has since resided. Shubael Stiles, a brother of Jonah, was a witness & living Sept., 1833, at Southwick, Mass., aged 70 years.” He died March 10, 1840, in Truxton, N. Y. His wife died Feb. 5 (or 7), 1836.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2254] Stiles Family in American (Stiles, 1895), pg. 58. [S2254] Stiles Family in American (Stiles, 1895), pg. 54.