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Harrison Township Patriots Rush & Wood

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 Annette Stewart

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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