Two grave marking services for Revolutionary War veterans buried in the Bluffton and Pandora communities takes place on Saturday.
The two are Hezekiah Bloomfield Hubbell, buried in Hubbell Cemetery on Shifferly Road, rural Bluffton, and Israel Hubbard, Jr., buried in Malahan Cemetery, rural Pandora.
The Northwest Territory Chapter of the Ohio Society, Sons of the American Revolution, will conduct the services at the cemeteries, according to David Lupien of Bryan, the secretary of the chapter.
Lupien said the Northwest Territory Chapter is working with the John Hancock Chapter, Findlay, and the Centennial Chapter, Lima, on the project.
The ceremony at the Hubbard gravesite, off Putnam County Road M-6 near Pandora, will be held at 10 a.m. The ceremony at the Hubbell gravesite, on Shifferly Road in Richland Township, will be at 3 p.m.
Hezekiah Bloomfield Hubbell
Hubbell was born Sept. 1, 1755, in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey. He died at age 100 on Oct. 12, 1855, in Richland Township.
On the base of his original marker it stated: “He served under Washington for seven years during the Revolutionary War.” His grave is now marked with a U.S. Government Bronze marker. His is the only grave in the cemetery.
He enlisted into the New Jersey Continental Line under Capt. Nathaniel Randall, General Dayton’s Regiment in 1775.
He was stationed at the border of New Jersey and Staten Island. He served out his one-year enlistment and received a written discharge and returned home.
Upon returning home he found that his parents were deceased. Two months later he returned to his unit as a volunteer. He remained with the unit until 1780, when he left the service.
He was involved in the battles of Springfield, New Jersey, Brandywine and Monmouth.
Israel Hubbard, Jr.
Hubbard was born in 1752 in Sunderland, Massachusetts. He enlisted in military service three times from 1775-78.
In approximately 1837, the family moved to Putnam County where Hubbard lived with his son’s family until his death on March 20, 1840, at the age of 88.
He was buried in Malahan Cemetery, an old abandoned family cemetery that the township trustees later cared for and maintained.
An inscription at the bottom of his marker reads, “Was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.”
Anyone who may be a descendant of Hubbard is asked to contact Kurt Dahlberg at 419-270-1511 or [email protected].
All attending are encouraged to bring lawn chairs as the programs are expected to last about an hour.
