James ORCUTT^[1]

1754 - 1804  (50 years)

• Name	James ORCUTT
  Born	17 Jan 1754	Taconic, Albany, New York
  Gender	Male
  Military Event	American Revolution - MA, Battle of Bunker Hill: Cpl  [2]
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	4 Sep 1804	Aurelius, Cayuga, New York
  Person ID	I15207	Main
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2009

  
  

  Father	Joseph ORCUTT,   b. 6 Jul 1717, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts ,   d. 1785, Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Temperance LOOMIS,   b. 19 Feb 1732
  Married	Abt 1749	Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
  Family ID	F7246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Deborah CADY,   b. 10 Jan 1759, Whitehall, Washington, New York ,   d. 21 Oct 1845, Rushford, Allegany, New York  (Age 86 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1780	Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. James ORCUTT,   b. 23 Jul 1781, Westfield, Washington, New York ,   d. 21 Mar 1832, Nile, Scioto, Ohio  (Age 50 years)   2. Stephen ORCUTT,   b. 17 Jul 1783, New York ,   d. 1849  (Age 65 years)   3. Rachel ORCUTT,   b. 27 Apr 1786   4. Isaac ORCUTT,   b. 11 Sep 1788   5. John ORCUTT,   b. 17 Jan 1791   6. Deborah ORCUTT,   b. 25 Feb 1793   7. Patience ORCUTT,   b. 13 Aug 1795   8. Daniel ORCUTT,   b. 30 Jul 1797   9. Samuel ORCUTT,   b. 13 Apr 1800
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2023
  Family ID	F6995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 10 Mar 1780 - Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  The biography of James Orcutt is derived from his Revolutionary War records and depositions filed by his wife, Deborah, in her attempt to obtain a widow's pension. In her deposition of Dec. 22, 1843, Deborah Orcutt attached a record taken from the family Bible kept by James Orcutt wherein he stated his birth date as Jan 17, 1754. Although it stated that James was born in Egremont, Mass, it's pointed the area where James was born was in the disputed area of Mass. and N.Y., and didn't become part of Mass. until 1774. James Orcutt enlisted on April 19, 1775, in Capt. John Holm's Company of Minutemen, Berkshire County, Col. Fellows Regiment. On April 20, 1775, the day following his enlistment to an active status, James Orcutt in the regiment of Col. John Ashley, "marched in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775." This was in response to the British attack on Lexington and Concord, Mass. The action encountered on this march by his regiment is not known and James was discharged from active duty on May 7, 1775, after 17 days of service. James continued to serve in the militia and the Continental Army during the War. His next call to action occurred May 8, 1775. He enlisted in Bacon's company, Col John Fellows regt. and was discharged August 1, 1775, after serving 3 months and 1 day. This service included the Battle of Bunker Hill. After that battle James Orcutt joined the forces of Gen. Montgomery on his march to Quebec, Canada during which they suffered greatly from smallpox.

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell. [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution.