Ancestry of
Stanton Prentice Babcock
(1778–1856)
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- Father of Stanton Prentice Babcock — 2nd Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 2
- Father:
- Isaac Babcock
- Mother:
- Mary Worden
- Birth Date:
- 4 Oct 1750
- Birth Location:
- Westerly, Kings (now Washington), Rhode Island
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 6 Sep 1781
- Death Location:
- Battle of Groton Heights, Fort Griswold, Groton, New London, Connecticut
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Spouse Name:
- Anna Gavitt
- Marriage Date:
- 15 Mar 1778
- Marriage Location:
- Westerly, Kings (now Washington), Rhode Island
- Child:
Stanton Prentice Babcock (Ahnentafel No:1 )
- Notes:
Revolutionary War veteran
Killed at the Battle of Groton Heights
Old Ground at Burnett's Corners, Groton, Connecticut
“In Memory of John P Babcock who together with a small party of Americans in Fort Griswold withstood an Assault made by a Detachment of British Troops until being overcome by superior numbers he was Massacred Sept 6th 1781 AE 30 years.”
John Prentice Babcock
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Sources for John Prentice Babcock
- 1 Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Groton, p. 19, Death record for John Prentice Babcock.
- 2 Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A004255.
- 3 New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1923, Vol. 77, p. 42.
- 4 Allyn, Charles, The Battle of Groton Heights: A Collection of Narratives, Official Reports, Records, etc of the Storming of Fort Griswold, Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press (1882), 135, 205.
- 5 Babcock, Stephen, Babcock Genealogy, New York: Eaton and Mains (1903), 62, 120-121.
- 6 Wikipedia, "Battle of Groton Heights", (accessed 02/28/2021).