Portrait of William Smith Tallmadge
Ezra Ames (1768-1836)
Ezra Ames (1768-1836)
William Smith Tallmadge
Gender:
Male
Born:
1785
Died:
1822
Home Town:
Litchfield, CT
Later Residences:
Leicester, NY
Biographical Notes:
Lt. Colonel William Smith Tallmadge (1785-1822) was the oldest child of Colonel Benjamin and Mary Floyd Tallmadge, named for his uncle who died of starvation in a British prison. As an adult, William was a representative for B. Tallmadge & Co. in New York. He served in the War of 1812 as Lt. Colonel for the 46th United States Infantry. He died unmarried in Leicester (formerly Moscow), New York, in 1822 at the age of 37.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Military; Business
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Henry Floyd Tallmadge
Brother - Mary Floyd Tallmadge
Mother - Frederick Augustus Tallmadge
Brother
LLS (1811) - George Washington Tallmadge
Brother - Harriet Tallmadge Delafield
Sister
LFA (1811-1814) - Maria Tallmadge Cushman
Sister
LFA (1801-1802) - Benjamin Tallmadge
Father
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