John Pitman
- Born: 7 May 1732, Lee, Strafford County, New Hampshire
- Marriage (1): Susanna Keniston
- Died: 28 Feb 1834, Barnstead, Belknap County, New Hampshire at age 101
- Buried: Pitman Family Cemetery in Barnstead, Belknap County, New Hampshire
General Notes:
Find A Grave Memorial# 6722855 He was baptized on his 100th birthday, and walked to the minister Rev. Enos George's house. He was said to have fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill with a pitchfork.
Research of bevo123@email.msn.com on Rootsweb John Pitman's lands were in the east part of Barnstead, where no clearing had been previously made and no public road had been opened in the area. He began by cultivating one acre at a time. The bears and wolves troubled his flocks and crops. He had many difficulties to contend with, but by industry and frugality he overcame all obstacles. He was a man of stern integrity, and trained his children to be faithful to their friends and honest in their dealings, and charitable to the distressed. About the time of his 100th birthday he procured a set of new teeth, white, strong and fashionable, which was in truth a wonder in the neighborhood. He lived to the age of 101 years, nine months and 21 days.
John married Susanna Keniston. (Susanna Keniston was born circa 1742, died on 6 Mar 1835 in Barnstead, Belknap County, New Hampshire and was buried in Pitman Family Cemetery in Barnstead, Belknap County, New Hampshire.)
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