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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
April 2026, Old Delhi Yarn by Marianne Greenfield, Delhi Historian
Jonathan Finney
B:1758
D:1843
Revolutionary War Veteran, Private
Served in: Captain Joseph Palmer’s Company, Colonel Josiah Whitney’s Regiment and Captain Samuel Fish’s Company for 8 days, Capt. Moses Ashley's Company, Col. John Paterson's 15th Massachusetts Regt., 1776
Jonathan Finney applied for a pension in May 1820. He stated he owned no real estate but… Read More
Officials
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Marianne Greenfield |