Deacon Joseph Mather slated to be honored by the Sons of the American Revolution

In an earlier blog we looked at Deacon Mather’s efforts to secure his Revolutionary War pension.  It was not until 1902 that the Bureau of Pensions confirmed his service, noting that Sarah, the Deacon’s wife, was pensioned as his widow.

In that letter we learn that Deacon Mather served nearly two years (23 months) between 1775 and 1781 and that he was engaged in the successful six-week siege of Fort St. John on the Richelieu River in Canada.

As part of a program marking the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States, The Sons of the American Revolution have established an initiative to plant 250 Liberty Trees across the nation.  These trees are symbolic of the original Liberty Tree elm which was a rallying point for early revolutionaries in Boston.

With a tentative date of this coming May 17th one of those trees will be planted at the Mather Homestead with a plaque reading:

 LIBERTY TREE

                        Planted by the Roger Sherman Branch

                            of the CTSSAR in honor of 

                         DEACON JOSEPH MATHER 

                              Commissioned officer in the 

                             War of the Revolution

                                1775-1781 

                         Engaged in the Siege of

                                     Fort St. John

                           Dedicated May 17, 2025