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<\/a>I found there were plenty of them.<\/p>\n
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- My sixth-great-grandfather Peter Brier<\/span> (1738-?) fought in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- My cousin Isaac Billington, Sr.<\/span> (1758-1829) was a Private who served for two years from Rhode Island.<\/li>\n
- My fifth-great-grandfather Lieutenant Joseph Appleby<\/span> (1731-1792) served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Westchester County, New York Militia. George Washington lived in his home during the battle there in 1781<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- My cousin Daniel McKinney<\/a> (1740-1809) fought under George Washington and participated in the Boston Tea Party<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- My ancestor Captain Isaac Sawyer Stevens<\/span> (1748-1820) was a Revolutionary War hero and the father of American tinware pioneer Zachariah Stevens<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- My fifth-great grandfather Lieutenant Nathaniel Haskell<\/a> (1742-1794) served in Colonel Edmund Phinney’s Thirty-first Regiment of Foot<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- My fifth-great-grandfather Noah Marsh<\/a> (1755-1830) served in the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment, which spent the brutal winter of 1777-1778 in Valley Forge.<\/a><\/li>\n
- My ancestor Deacon Edward Fox<\/span> (1755-1839) was a cordwainer and a Revolutionary War veteran of the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
It is so interesting to learn about these veterans of the American Revolution. I look forward to discovering more details of my family history in 2018.<\/p>\n
Genealogy Tip:<\/em><\/strong> Start your search for your Revolutionary War veteran ancestors today at GenealogyBank.com<\/a> \u2013 we\u2019d like to hear about whom you discover this year.<\/p>\n
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- Tracing Your Colonial & Revolutionary Ancestry in Newspapers<\/a><\/li>\n
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- Tracing Your Colonial & Revolutionary Ancestry in Newspapers<\/a><\/li>\n
- My cousin Isaac Billington, Sr.<\/span> (1758-1829) was a Private who served for two years from Rhode Island.<\/li>\n