Jeremiah Hatch was born in 1765 and died in
1851. The Iowa Census of 1850 listed
Jeremiah as living with his son, Josephus.
Jeremiah’s father was interested in the
Patriot’s Cause and joined the Connecticut
men and fought in some of the early battles.
He died in 1776 from a smallpox outbreak
when Jeremiah was only ten years old.
There were six other children in the family
to raise, so Jeremiah was “bound out” to a
miller and learn the trade and earn his
support, however, he was treated cruelly so
he was easily persuaded to join the fighting
and became a “fifer” for his company.
At 15, he joined the 3rd Massachusetts
Regiment. After his service years, he
moved to the Midwest with his family to
Nauvoo, Illinois. He left there in
1846 with a Mormon group to Winter Quarters,
Nebraska, where his wife, Elizabeth died.
He must have then moved to Iowa to be with
his son. His exact burial site is
unknown.
Jeremiah
Hatch