JohnShirtleff (1755-1839) was born about 1755 in Tollard, Connecticut. He enlisted at Tollard in May 1775 in Captain Solomon Well's Company. He marched with his unit to Brookline and Roxbury and was discharged at the expiration of his enlistment in December. Shirtleff re-enlisted in June 1776 and served six months under Captain Elderkin of Ellington, primarily as a boatman at Ticonderoga. In September 1777 John enlisted for six months in Captain Simeon Belknap's Company as a teamster and performed that duty until his discharge in March 1778. Thereafter he was twice drafted and served under Captain Lathrop at New London and on Long Island under Captain Parker.

Following the Revolution, John Shirtleff lived in Connecticut , New Hampshire, and Vermont. He moved to Milwaukee about 1838 in company of his son, Jason. The Shirtleff's ultimately settle in Lisbon, near present day Brookfield, and there , at the age of 84, John died on June 12, 1839. The exact burial place for John is unknown. However, there is an "In Memory Of" marker for him placed in the Milwaukee County War Memorial.

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