Ellis-Ellsworth-Giddings Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameJohn Giddings , Capt. 
Birth9 Nov 1757, Hartland, Hartford, CT.
Death2 Mar 1834, unknown
FatherJoshua Giddings (1719-1807)
MotherJane Reed (1726-1803)
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Captain John Giddings was the first male child born in the town of Hartland, Mass. He served through the Revolutionary war as a Captain; was at the battle of Bunker Hill and at Valley Forge, and had to eat horses that were killed in battle to keep from starving.
Captain John Giddings was the first male child born in the town of Hartland, Mass. He served through the Revolutionary war as a Captain; was at the battle of Bunker Hill and at Valley Forge, and had to eat horses that were killed in battle to keep from starving.