The Soldiers
West Brookfield soldiers from the French and Indian Wars & The Revolutionary War buried in the Old Indian Cemetery
The French and Indian Wars is a name used in the United States for a series of conflicts in North America that represented the actions here that accompanied the European dynastic wars. Most were between Great Britain, its colonies and Indian allies on one side, and France, its colonies and Indian allies on the other. The expanding French and British colonies were contending for control of the western or interior territories. Whenever the European countries went to war, there were actions within and by these colonies. The North American wars and their associated European wars in sequence, are:
| Years of War | North American War | European War | Treaty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 – 1697 |
King William's War 1st Inter-colonial War |
The War of the Grand Alliance War of the League of Augsburg |
Treaty of Ryswick |
| 1702 – 1713 |
Queen Anne's War 2nd Inter-colonial War |
The War of the Spanish Succession | Treaty of Utrecht (1713) |
| 1744 – 1748 |
King George's War 3rd Inter-colonial War |
War of Jenkins' Ear The War of the Austrian Succession |
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) |
| 1754 – 1763 |
The French & Indian War 4th Inter-colonial War |
The Seven Years' War | Treaty of Paris (1763) |
French & Indian Wars
| Name | Lot | Inscription | Photo of Gravestone | |
| Abbott, Captain Jacob | Center | yes | ||
| Banister, Thomas | Center | yes | ||
| Bartlett, Elijah | West | yes | ||
| Cowen, Captain Thomas | West | yes | ||
| Foster, Colonel Jedediah | Center | yes | yes | |
| Gilbert, Nathaniel | South near Entrance | |||
| Goss, Captain Philip | West | yes | yes | |
| Grosvenor, John | Southwest | yes | Haymaker | |
| Haywood, Ebenezer | Southwest | yes | Haymaker | |
| Jennings, Benjamin | Southwest | yes | Haymaker | |
| Jennings, Stephen | Southwest | yes | Haymaker | |
| Kellogg, Joseph | Southwest | yes | Haymaker | |
| White, John | Southwest | yes | Haymaker | |
| White, Sergeant Cornelius | Center | yes | ||
| Witt, David | West | yes | ||
| Tuff, John | West |
Revolutionary War
| Name | Lot | Inscription | Photo - Gravestone | |
| Barnes, Lieut. John | Northwest corner | yes | ||
| Cutler, Lieut. Abijah | Northwest | yes | ||
| Cutler, Captain Joseph | Northwest | |||
| Gilbert, Aaron | Center | yes | ||
| Gilbert, John, 2nd | Center | |||
| Lincoln, Captain Loring | West | yes | ||
| Kent, Jacob | Southeast | yes | ||
| Ross, James | Center | |||
| Newton, Corp. Josiah | South | |||
| Willis, Azariah | South | |||
| Wood, Benjamin | Center |