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SPALDING, Simon, soldier, born in Plainfield, Connecticut, 16 January, 1742; died 24 January, 1814. He removed to Wyoming, Pennsylvania, in 1772, and was a soldier in the Revolutionary army, becoming a lieutenant, 26 August, 1776, and being promoted to captain, 24 June, 1778. He was present at the action of Bound Brook, New Jersey, 13 April, 1777, and the escape of the Americans with slight loss was largely due to his personal efforts. He served until the close of the war, and he was in the Sullivan campaign, during which he and his company won honor for heroic service. On 80 May, 1783, he removed to Shesequirt, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, the upper part of the Wyoming settlement, where he rose through the various grades to general of militia. He was a large man, of fine and imposing appearance.
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