Military Service of Captain Elijah DENBO - French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, Indian War

Captain Elijah DENBO
Birth 3 Mar 1738 in Durnham, Strafford County, New Hampshire

Death 5 Jan 1823 in English, Crawford County, Indiana

"Elijah was from New Hampshire. [At age 19] he served in the French and Indian War, was captured by the French at the Battle of Fort William Henry 1757. He escaped in 1760. "

• Siege of Fort William Henry: In one of the most notorious incidents of the French and Indian War, Montcalm's Indian allies violated the agreed terms of surrender and attacked the British column, which had been deprived of ammunition, as it left the fort. They killed and scalped a significant number of soldiers, took as captives women, children, servants, and slaves, and slaughtered sick and wounded prisoners. Early accounts of the events called it a massacre, and implied that as many as 1,500 people were killed, even though it is unlikely more than 200 people (less than 10% of the British fighting strength) were actually killed in the massacre. (Wikipedia)

"[At 37] he served in the Revolutionary War as a Captain in Col. Burham's New Hampshire Regiment. As a Captain he fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Portsmouth, Boston and in Canada during the Revolution."

• Elijah Denbo and his brother, Cornelias , were the first men in Lee, New Hampshire to sign the association Test of November 28, 1774 in which test they "promised to oppose the British to the utmost of their powers at the risk of their lives and fortunes." ...
• The said Elijah Denbo entered the service in Durham New Hampshire, was commissioned a Captain in the New Hampshire Line and fought at the Battle of bunker Hill. He served as Captain of the Company in Colonel Burnham's New Hampshire Regiment at cambridge during the siege of Boston from November 1775 to Jun, 1776.
• Also, he served as First Lieutenant in Captain Smith Emerson's company of Militia stationed on Seavey's Island under command of Colonel Joshua Wingate. This service was rendered in the early fall of 1775 when Portsmouth and Piscataqua Harbor were being threatened and attacked by the British....
• The said Elijah Denbo served throughout the Revolutionary was in Colonel or General Poor's New Hampshire Regiment of General Washington's Army....
• Colonel Poor's New Hampshire Regiment served throughout the War of the Revolution in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.... The service of Elijah Denbo in assisting in the establishment of American Independence during the War of the Revolution are authenticated by the New Hampshire Historical Society.

"Elijah migrated to Kentucky in 1788, moved to Corydon, IN in 1802, then moved to English IN."

"According to Francis J. Denbo, Elijah served 4 years in Col Meserve's New Hampshire Regiment in the French & Indian War. Entered the Revolutionary War at Lee, New Hampshire in April 1775. He served as a Captain of the New Hampshire Troops. Then served in Col Burnham's and General Poor's Regiments. Elijah was Captain of the New Hampshire Scouts during the Indian War, 1781 -1785 [at age 43]."

Ancestry Chain: 5th great-grandfather Elijah DENBO b.1738, Joseph DENBO b.1779, Woodfield Grant DENBO b.1827, Mary Ann DENBO b.1857, Reuben Russell ROBERSON b.1893, Grandma Wanda, MR, JR.