Misc. Notes
He was bequeathed twenty dollars at the age of 21 in the will of his father, Noah Moody, of 19 Sep 1811.
®423 He was a member of the rank and file during the War of 1812: “Headquarters: Northfield, Massachusetts, 15th Division of Massachusetts Militia
Commander: Major General John Nevers of Northfield, Massachusetts
Stationed: Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Sept 1814:
Captain: Elijah Mattoon
Lieutenants: Charles Bowen and Isaac Gregory
Sargeants: Calvin Stearns, King Harris, Samuel Alexander,Jason Horsley, John Whiting
Corporals: Sharon Field ,Elmer Wait, Nathan Simonds, Ansel Graves,
Rank and File: Pvt. Artemas Moody”
®1145He died of sickness in 1814.
®408He enlisted as a Private in the 40th US Infantry Regiment at Northfield, Massachusetts on 10 February 1814 to serve in the War of 1812. He was five feet seven and three quarters inches tall, with blue eyes, dark hair and a light complexion. He was trained as a mason. He was stationed at Fort Independence on 28 February 1814 which was on an island in the Boston harbor, where he died of illness on 4 October 1814.
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