Menomonie in Dunn County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Dr. Stephen Tainter
Revolutionary War Veteran
Photographed By Keith L, July 21, 2009
1. Dr. Stephen Tainter Marker (front)
Inscription.
Dr. Stephen Tainter. Revolutionary War Veteran. Up the hill on the left lies patriot Dr. Stephen Tainter, born October 13, 1760, in Westborough, Massachusetts. He first enlisted in December 1776, at the age of sixteen, as a drummer with Captain Kimball's company in Colonel Sparhawk's Massachusetts regiment. During the next three years, Tainter enlisted five more times. During the course of the Revolution, Tainter served with several Massachusetts militias that were stationed at various times in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, and New Jersey. , (Continued on / from other side) , According to his pension application, after the war Tainter practiced "physic" (medicine) for about thirty years in various places, including Somers, Connecticut; Bradford and New Fane, Vermont; Ludlow and Sheldon, Massachusetts; and Gainesville and Wethersfield, New York. In 1839, Dr. Tainter moved west to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Territory, to live with his children. In 1846, he moved to Utica, Crawford County. There, Stephen Tainter died on July 11, 1847, at the age of 86 years, 9 months. Later his grandson, Captain Andrew Tainter, relocated his body to Evergreen Cemetery, Menomonie, where he rests today.
Up the hill on the left lies patriot Dr. Stephen Tainter, born October 13, 1760, in Westborough, Massachusetts. He first enlisted in December 1776, at the age of sixteen, as a drummer with Captain Kimball's company in Colonel Sparhawk's Massachusetts regiment. During the next three years, Tainter enlisted five more times. During the course of the Revolution, Tainter served with several Massachusetts militias that were stationed at various times in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, and New Jersey. (Continued on / from other side)
According to his pension application, after the war Tainter practiced "physic" (medicine) for about thirty years in various places, including Somers, Connecticut; Bradford and New Fane, Vermont; Ludlow and Sheldon, Massachusetts; and Gainesville and Wethersfield, New York. In 1839, Dr. Tainter moved west to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Territory, to live with his children. In 1846, he moved to Utica, Crawford County. There, Stephen Tainter died on July 11, 1847, at the age of 86 years, 9 months. Later his grandson, Captain Andrew Tainter, relocated his body to Evergreen Cemetery, Menomonie, where he rests today.
Erected 2007 by the Wisconsin Historical Society; Wisconsin Society Sons of the American Revolution with contributions
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from the Stephen Tainter Chapter and the George Washington Endowment Fund. (Marker Number 501.)
Location. 44° 53.333′ N, 91° 54.678′ W. Marker is in Menomonie, Wisconsin, in Dunn County. Marker can be reached from North 5th Avenue / Evergreen Cemetery Road,, 0.4 miles north of Northeast 13th Street and Shorewood Drive, on the left. Marker is in Evergreen Cemetery, an island. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Menomonie WI 54751, United States of America. Touch for directions.
(front) In memory of the Union Veterans of 1861 to 1865.
May their deeds of valor forever inspire love of liberty and country.
Erected by the Wm. Evans Woman's Relief Corps No. 7, of Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1901. (back) In memory of those who sacrificed their lives in the Spanish-American War of 1898. (base - clockwise) Gettysburg · Appomattox · Porto Rico · Vicksburg
Photographed By Keith L, July 21, 2009
6. Memorial
Photographed By Keith L, July 21, 2009
7. Memorial
Photographed By Keith L, July 21, 2009
8. Cemetery Entrance Plaque
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Site #06001117; added 2006.
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance: Landscape Architecture
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,503 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on July 30, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.