Thaddeus Todd (1757-1826)

Thaddeus Todd can be found in numerous documents with his first named spelled variously including: Thad, Thads, Thaddeus, Thaddens, Thaddius, Thaddous, Thadds, Thaddues, Thadeas, Thadeous and Thadeus. He is honored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for his service. Birth: Feb. 19, 1757 Death: Feb. 26, 1826 Thaddeus Todd was a revolutionary war soldier, enlisting April 16, 1776 from Wallingford, Conn. He was a blacksmith by trade, and had a shop in North Haven, Conn. He assisted in forging the great chain which was stretched across the Hudson River just below West Point, it having been placed there to impede the British advance up the Hudson to meet Burgoyne's army from Canada. He was a pensioner. *S36346 His burial site is in the Old Cemetery on the Green in North Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA