SAR John Hancock Chapter Members - Daniel J. Haas and James R. Haas
Solomon Courtright (Kortright, Cartwright) was born on July 8th, 1752 in Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey in 1749. He married Hannah Ayers around in 1774. He was a Sergent in the New Jersey Militia. He served under Ephraim Martin's regiment serving in engagements such as the Elizabethtown and the Battle of Long Island. He also fought in engagements against Indians in Northern New York, and manned the Wantage, New Jersy blockhouse for the remainder of the war. Following the war, he resided in New York State until the death of his Wife, and then removed to Peru Township, Huron County, Ohio in the late 1830's living with his daughter until his death on May 27th, 1844. He was buried in Peru Center (or Old Schoolhouse Cemetery) in Peru Township, Huron County, Ohio. His grave now bares a new Revolutionary War headstone, applied for by SAR member James Haas. The Ohio Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, John Hancock Chapter held a formal grave marking ceremony for Solomon Courtright (1752 Wantage, Sussex County, NJ - 1844 Huron County, Ohio) on Sunday, May 15th, 2011 at Peru Center (Old Schoolhouse) Cemetery, south of Monroeville, Ohio. At the ceremony a recently set military headstone was dedicated.
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