Joseph Plumb Martin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Plumb Martin

American revolutionary war soldier; farmer; public official

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1760

Place of Birth: Becket, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 02-May-1850

Profession: soldier, memoirist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Joseph Plumb Martin also spelled as Joseph Plum Martin in military records and recorded as Joseph P.
Martin in civilian town clerk records.
(November 21, 1760 – May 2, 1850) was a soldier in the Continental Army and Connecticut Militia during the American Revolutionary War, holding the rank of private for most of the war.
His published narrative of his experiences, re-discovered in the 1950s, has become a valuable resource for historians in understanding the conditions of a common soldier of that era, as well as the battles in which Martin participated.