Esther Sumner Damon

Esther Sumner Damon
Born August 1, 1814 (1814-08)
Plymouth Township
Died November 11, 1906 (1906-11-12) (aged 92)
Plymouth Union, Vermont, USA
Occupation Retired- Last American revolutionary war widow

Esther Sumner Damon (August 1, 1814[1] - November 11, 1906) of Vermont was the last American Revolutionary War widow to receive a pension. She married Noah D. Damon on September 6, 1835, at Bridgewater when she was 21 and he was 75. Noah served with the Massachusetts troops as a private, and he applied for a war pension in November 13, 1848 being resident of Plainfield, New Hampshire. He died five years later. Upon his death, on July 2, 1853, she applied for a pension, and it was granted on October 25, 1855. This pension was increased by the United States Congress on February 28, 1905. She died November 11, 1906. She held the distinction of being the last pensioner of the American Revolution. A 1903 U.S. Pension report listed two Revolutionary War widows (Damon and a Rebecca Mayo of Virginia) and three "Real Daughters" of Revolutionary War veterans. Esther Sumner Damon was buried at the Plymouth Notch Cemetery, in Windsor County.

References

  1. ↑ Bayles, J. C. (18 June 1905). "The Last of the Revolutionary Widows". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2014.


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