Last updated: August 11, 2021
Person
Simon Choychoy (Chawchoy/Joyjoy)
Quick Facts
Significance:
Patriot of Color at the Battle of Bunker Hill
Place of Birth:
New London, Connecticut(?)
Date of Birth:
Circa 1754
The following is from the 2004 National Park Service study Patriots of Color researched and prepared by George Quintal:
Simon Choychoy was born circa 1754, the son of Simon & Sarah (____) Choychoy and early resided in New London, Connecticut.I
He enlisted on 10 May 1775 in the company of Capt. John Durkee, in Col. Israel Putnam’s regiment. This company marched from Norwich CT to Cambridge shortly after the Lexington Alarm and was engaged in the Battle of Bunker Hill, stationed at the rail fence. He was listed as sick for 4 days and was discharged on 31 December 1775.II
There is no record of 1776 service.
He again served in Col. Seth Warner’s regiment from 7 February 1777 to 1781, enlisting from New London, and is also listed as serving in Capt. Stephen Billing’s company from 1 January 1781 to 31 December 1781. His final service was in 1783, nature unknown.III
Footnotes:
- “Revolutionary War Master List.” Mohegan Archives, Uncasville, CT, 1.
- Adjutant General’s Office [CT]. Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution (1889). 1 vol, 54.
- “Revolutionary War Master List.” Mohegan Archives, Uncasville, CT, 1.