Third Generation

8. James3 MacLachlan (James2, John1) was born in Londonderry, Rockingham, NH 1758. James died after1832.

He married Mary Malone 1783 in Charlestown, Sullivan, NH. Mary was born 1757 in Killarney, Ireland. Mary died 16 November 1829 in Charlotte, Washington, ME, at approximately 72 years of age. James enlisted in the Continental Army, April 1775 under Capt. James Gilmore and marched on the alarm at Lexington. "He continued in the service at that time for the space of about seven weeks & then returned home - on the time of the battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775, he was there present under the command of the said Capt. Gilmore." "In September 1775 he enlisted in the company commanded by Capt. Charles Furbish of Massachusetts at Cambridge...he performed guard and camp duty with the forces there stationed in the vicinity of Boston for the term of three months." "After that time he enlisted in the company commanded by Capt. Gilmore at Cambridge, in December 4th & served two months...." "In July 1776 at Andover in Massachusetts he again enlisted under Capt. Johnson for the term of five months, in Col. Fuller's Regt. Col. Fuller died soon after & the command developed of Lieut. Col. Wigglesworth, march from Andover to Ticonderoga & was discharged there at the latter place at the end of his term of enlistment on or about the 4th of December 1776. There was a battle on the lake while he remained there - he was not engaged in it but the Col. of his Regiment was second in command under Gen Arnold. During the battle about the middle of July 1777, he again enlisted for the term of two months in Capt. Wildon's company, he thinks, & a company commanded by the said Wildon in the regiment commanded by Col Nichols of Amherst in this State of New Hampshire. He was marched to Bennington & was in the Battle of Bennington August 16, 1777 under the command of Gen. Stark." "He was born in Londonderry in New Hampshire in the year 1758. He was living in Salem in New Hampshire when he first joined the service. Since the Revolution he has lived in Acworth in New Hampshire & in Charlestown aforesaid in which he is living now."(From his pension request, 27 July 1832)

James MacLachlan and Mary Malone had the following children:

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