Early Life for Jonas

Jonas was born in Worcester, Massachusetts during a time of when the French were very active in the region. In 1746, an alarm of a French invasion spread through the country. Indian tribes partnered with the French to attack local forts near Worcester from 1746 through 1749. Jonas would have been under ten years of age during these conflicts. The French and Indian War did not happen officially until 1754 through 1763. Jonas was no stranger to conflict and war.

Captain Jonas Childs

Jonas Childs was born on February 28, 1743, in Worcester, Massachusetts, his father, Jonas, was 29 and his mother, Sybil, was 18. He married Eunice Alford on November 1, 1765, in Becket, Massachusetts. They had three children during their marriage. He died on October 20, 1805, in Becket, Massachusetts, at the age of 62, and was buried there.

Jonas Fought in the Revolution

Jonas was part of the Benjamin Simonds Regiment - Massachusetts during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. He was colonel of the all-Berkshire regiment of about five hundred men known as the “Berkshire Boys” during the American Revolutionary War. His regiment notably fought in the Battle of Bennington in the summer of 1777. Simonds Regiment