Our Harrison Township Revolutionary War Patriots buried at First Universalist Cemetery are: James Wood 1761-1840 and Peter Rush 1754-1819. These notes are from the Rush Book gathered by Garst Darke Genealogy. Peter Rush’s wife was Mary Slaughter. They had 8 children: Phillip, Jesse, Elizabeth, Catherine, Asa, Margaret, Phoebe and Isaiah. From the Beers book we
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Revolutionary War Patriots Harriman & Satterley
At old Castine Cemetery, in Butler Township, lays two Patriots: David Harriman 1756-1842 and Samuel Satterley 1745-1833. In researching and studying cemetery inscriptions, we read that the two patriots not only served but had family connections. According to the Stephens & Spencer Cemetery Inscriptions, David Harriman’s son, Charles, married Jemima Satterly the daughter of Samuel
Updates to Owens family and Old Lynch Cemetery and Methodist Church
Well, you know the saying, “One thing leads to another”. It certainly was in this story. The AWTHS has been working on displays for America-250 which includes our Southern Darke County Patriots and getting their stories together for display and research. We came upon the patriot, William Walker, who has a memorial stone at Ithaca
Samuel McClure & William Brodrick, Patriots
Both patriots have memorial stones in Harrison Township at the Old Friendship Cemetery. Samuel McClure, 1757-1818, was married to Rosannah Steele and had eight children. We read in the Beers book that Samuel was a commissioned justice, lived near the Whitewater, was a preacher and teacher at Otwellis Seminary, a prominent place of higher education
The 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
By NPS Photo – NPGallery, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80130509 This is a photo of the Memorial located in The Mall in Washington DC. The links below bring up photos and information on all the signers. Very informative. Credit to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_to_the_56_Signers_of_the_Declaration_of_Independence President of Congress1. John Hancock (Massachusetts)New Hampshire2. Josiah Bartlett3. William Whipple4. Matthew ThorntonMassachusetts5. Samuel Adams6. John Adams7. Robert Treat Paine8. Elbridge GerryRhode Island9. Stephen Hopkins10. William ElleryConnecticut11. Roger
The Sacrifices Made By The Declaration Signers…
By By MichaelWSmith.com inNews What happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence? This is the Price They Paid Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.