Daniel F. Bakeman was the last person to receive a veteran’s pension for his service in the American Revolutionary War.
Daniel F. Bakeman was the last person to receive a veteran’s pension for his service in the American Revolutionary War.
He died on April 5th, 1869 at the age of 109, and with that, the U.S. Commissioner of Pensions noted that “With the death of Daniel F. Bakeman, of Freedom, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., April 5, 1869, the last of the pensioned soldiers of the Revolution passed away.” While no evidence of Bakeman could be found in the rolls, his descriptions of his time in the service in his pension application were deemed as credible evidence that he served in the Continental Army.
He died on April 5th, 1869 at the age of 109, and with that, the U.S. Commissioner of Pensions noted that “With the death of Daniel F. Bakeman, of Freedom, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., April 5, 1869, the last of the pensioned soldiers of the Revolution passed away.” While no evidence of Bakeman could be found in the rolls, his descriptions of his time in the service in his pension application were deemed as credible evidence that he served in the Continental Army.
According to Bakeman, he served as a Private in the Tryon County, New York militia from 1777 until 1781 including at one of the last battles in the northern theatre of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Johnstown (October 25, 1781). Following the war, he married Susan Brewer and had 8 children, settling in Freedom, New York, and spending the remainder of his life as a farmer.
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