Captain Josiah Yale was a politician and military officer from Massachusetts. He became an early settler and pioneer of Lee, Massachusetts, and was made Justice of the Peace and Minister Treasurer. He also fought in the Stillwater Alarms of the Saratoga Campaign during the American War of Independence, and was a deputy in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving under Gov. James Sullivan and Lt. Gov. Levi Lincoln Sr..
British General John Burgoyne's surrender, during the Saratoga Campaign
Battle of Saratoga at Stillwater, New York, where Capt. Yale was engaged under General Rossiter during the Saratoga Campaign
Congregational Church of Lee, Massachusetts, under Dr. Hyde
Captain Elihu Yale was an American military commanding officer, and one of the first manufacturers of bayonets in Connecticut. He served during the American War of Independence, and later became the grandfather of penny press pioneer Moses Yale Beach.
Continental army at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Capt. Elihu Yale was a member of its 15th Regiment, during the American War of Independence
A Liberty Party publication, inciting to vote for the Liberty ticket, 1844