Torrey, William

Birth Name Torrey, William
Gender male
Age at Death 72 years, 23 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1759-09-15 Boston, Suffolk, MA  
 
Death 1831-10-08 New York, NY  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Torrey, John1734-08-141808-02-09
Mother Bowditch, Susannah1733-05-191766
         Torrey, William 1759-09-15 1831-10-08

Families

    Family of Torrey, William and Nichols, Margaret
Married Wife Nichols, Margaret ( * 1768-11-09 + 1839-10-07 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage 1793-07-30    
 
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Torrey, William A.1797-05-061891-06-15

Narrative

Per history of Archibald Alexander Schenck - 1936: WilliamTorrey enlisted in 1776 and became one of General GeorgeWashington's aides. Had charge of the squad that conducted MajorJohn Andre, British spy, to the scaffold. Andre expected to beshot. When he saw the scaffold he turned to Lieutenant Torreyand said, "My God, is it this?"William Torrey was at the battle of White Plains William Torreyrose to the rank of Captain and became on of the originalmembers of the Society of the Cincinnati, July 17, 1786.History of Archibald A. Schenck, Old Lyme 1978.

Pedigree

  1. Torrey, John
    1. Bowditch, Susannah
      1. Torrey, William
        1. Nichols, Margaret
          1. Torrey, William A.

Ancestors