Isaac Ridgeway

(May 27, 1758 – March 4, 1840)

Isaac Ridgeway was a young caulker in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1773. According to his obituary, Ridgeway participated in the “destruction of the tea” at Griffin’s Wharf on December 16, 1773.   

During the Revolutionary War, Ridgeway served in the Continental Army. He fought in numerous campaigns, including the Battles of Trenton, Brandywine, and Saratoga. In early 1783, Isaac Ridgeway was court-martialled for overstaying a month and a half’s leave to return to Boston but was acquitted. After Ridgeway’s discharge from service, he was recorded in the 1790 census in New York, where he remained until his death. 

Isaac Ridgeway died in Putnam Valley, New York, on March 4, 1840. His burial site is unknown.