Thomas Gould "Gold" Bacon - Pioneer Cemetery, Sidney, NY - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

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"DAR records indicate he is a Revolutionary War Veteran
Family information: Bachelor, no children
He came from Connecticut about the year 1788 and settled on lot #76 on the east side of the Susquehanna River, 1 1/2 miles above Bainbridge New York. He afterwards removed to the mouth of the Unadilla River. He was an eccentric genius, and a bachelor, living alone in a small log hut, which stood upon a low flat, adjacent to the river. Two interesting anecdotes of his life are contained in "The History of Chenango County" by James Smith. "

Location type: Single Grave Date of Birth: 5/9/1749 Date of Death: 4/1/1821 Cause of death: Died Later Grave Marker Text: "Tombstone inscription: In Memory of Gold Bacon Died April 1 1821 ae 75 He toiled for heirs he knew not whom and straight was seen no more" Ranks: Not listed

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