John Greenslit (1767-1856) was born in Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut in June 1767. At age 15, Greenslit enlisted in September 1782 for a period of one year in the Connecticut Militia. He served in Captain Benjamin Dundee's Company of Colonel McLellan's Regiment, and was stationed at Fort Trumbull, New London, for the first six month of his enlistment. Greenslit served the balance of his time at Fort Griswold, Groton, Connecticut, and was discharged there in September 1, 1783.

After the war, John moved to Vermont and then to Wisconsin, accompanied by his wife and son, Henry. John Greenslit died, at the age of 89, on April 1, 1856, Dellona, Sauk County, Wisconsin. Greenslit is buried in the Dellona Center Cemetery, Section 27, Town of Dellona, Sauk County. His grave is marked with a bronze government maker and a SAR marker. The entrance of the cemetery has a Sauk County Historical Society marker about Greenslit.

To visit patriot Greenslit, take State Highway 23-South toward Reedsburg to Simpson Road. Turn right on Simpson. Should one travel on Hwy 23 into Reedsburg, one has gone too farC and missed Simpson Road. The cemetery is at the intersection of Simpson and South Avenue. Greenslit's grave is on the left side of the cemetery.

GPS coordinates -- N43.57665°; W089.88902°

(Portions reprinted from Solders of the American Revolution Buried in Wisconsin by Robert G. Carroon, who was Curator of Research Collections for the Milwaukee Country Historical Society in 1975.)