When Amos Hosford was born in 1737, in Litchfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Benjamin Hosford, was 37 and his mother, Experience Smith, was 35. He married Chloe before 1761, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America in 1776. He registered for military service in 1775. He died on 13 November 1822, in Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
English: probably a variant of Horsford . The surname has been established in Ireland (Cork) since the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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