Esther Sumner Damon (August 1, 1814[1] – November 11, 1906) was cited as the last widow of the American Revolutionary War to receive a state pension.
[2] Esther Sumner married Noah D. Damon (August 25, 1760 – July 2, 1853) on September 6, 1835, in Bridgewater, when she was 21 and he was 75.
[2] Noah Damon enlisted in the Continental Army on April 19, 1775, as a private with the Massachusetts troops.
[1] Esther supported him for three years before financial necessity forced him to move in with his daughter in New Hampshire.
[4] Towards the end of her life, Esther received additional financial support from the Daughters of the American Revolution.