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We the People - Old Delhi Yarn July 2026
United States of America 250th Anniversary Celebration
1776 - 2026
This article will be my final Old Delhi Yarn sharing the stories of some of the Revolutionary War Veterans buried in Delhi. It’s been my privilege and honor to bring the stories of their lives and service to help us appreciate how much our Veterans have sacrificed for our country. The most famous words in America are “We The People”, the first words of the Preamble to the Constitution of the… Read More
June 2026 Old Delhi Yarn James Redfield
PVT James Redfield, Veteran, Revolutionary War and the War of 1812
When James Redfield was born on 27 June 1767, in Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Captain James Redfield, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Grinnell, was 28. He married Sarah Haines in 1790, in Saybrook Manor, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut. He died on 19 August 1858, in Delhi, Delaware, New York, at the age of 91. He is recognized as a Revolutionary… Read More
May 2026 Yarn: Thomas Farrington
LTC Thomas Farrington, 1735-1808
Birth: Mar. 8, 1735 Andover Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Death: Apr. 9, 1808 Delhi, NY
Thomas Putnam Farrington, born March 8, 1735 in Andover, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts April 9, 1808, was the son of Daniel Farrington of Andover, Massachusetts and Elizabeth Putnam, who was born in Salem, Massachusetts. His mother, Elizabeth… Read More
Officials
| Name | Contact | Position |
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| Marianne Greenfield |