JesseWorden (1761-1843) was born March 21, 1761, in Stonington, Connecticut. Jesse, a young lad of 16, enlisted in March 1777 at Fort Griswold, Groton, Connecticut, for a term of one-month. In April 1777, Worden re-enlisted in Colonel Prentiss' Regiment of the Continental Line. Jesse was discharged on January 1, 1778. He returned to Stonington and in March 1778, re-enlisted again for a one year tour in Captain Babcock's Company of Colonel John Toppins' Rhode Island Regiment. Worden saw action at the battle of Newport (also called Triverton or Quaker Hill). He remained in Triverton until his discharge on March 16, 1779.

After the Revolution, Worden lived in several New York communities. Sometime prior to 1843, Jesse Worden moved to Granville, Wisconsin. He died, at age eight-two in Granville on August 27, 1843. The exact location of Jesse's grave is unknown. It is believed he was buried in the Granville Cemetery. The Granville no longer exists and has become part of the Tripoli Country Club as well as a nearby highway exchange. A bronze "In Memory Of" marker in tribute to Jesse Worden has been placed at the Milwaukee County War Memorial.

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