NO NIGHT CACHING
Abigail Corbin Peck
Revolutionary War Nurse Patriot
On the very windy, cold October 1, 2011 a historical marker dedication was held for Revolutionary War Patriot Nurse Abigail Corbin Peck at the Boughton Cemetery in Riley Township; located at the West end of Church Road at Dexter Trail, just South of Price Road. She is the only known female Revolutionary patriot to be buried in Clinton County, Michigan.
Born in Danbury, Connecticut in 1747, Abigail Corbin married Phineas Peck in 1776. In 1777, while her husband was away fighting for the Patriots, the British burned Danbury. She brought wounded into her home and cared for them. Some were returned to good health. Others she could only comfort as death approached.
In 1816 Phineas, Abigail and their family moved to Seneca County, New York. In 1837 a widow at the age of 90 Abigail moved west with her family. By way of ox teams they traveled and settled in Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan when it was still a wilderness. She died in 1948 at the age of 101.
Information aquired from. https://nsdac.org/work-of-the-society/historical/markers/abigail-corbin-peck/