{"id":34389,"date":"2018-07-27T10:20:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T14:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=34389"},"modified":"2018-08-02T10:18:09","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T14:18:09","slug":"revolutionary-war-veterans-part-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/revolutionary-war-veterans-part-8.html","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionary War Veterans \u2013 Part 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Estimates are that 92,000 American and French troops fought 314,000 British troops, Hessian mercenaries and loyalists during the American Revolutionary War. Of that number 25,000 Americans died in the war and an estimated 25,000 more were wounded.<\/p>\n

Their stories were told in America\u2019s newspapers \u2013 especially in the veterans\u2019 obituaries, such as this one for 100-year-old John Peters: \u201cHe was honest, industrious and temperate in his habits and rendered his services in times that tried men\u2019s souls.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Virginia), 1 May 1832, page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are just some of their stories that you can find in GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a>. We\u2019ve included the name of the newspaper and the exact page where you can find an article about that veteran.<\/p>\n

Nehmire, John H. (1751-1836)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nAlbany Argus<\/em> (Albany, New York), 22 January 1836, page 3<\/p>\n

Nellis, George H. (-1855)<\/strong>
\nColorado
\nIrish American Weekly<\/em> (New York, New York), 11 August 1855, page 1<\/p>\n

Nichols, William (1760-1851)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts, Vermont
\nBattles fought in: Bennington, Saratoga and White Plains
\nChristian Alliance and Family Visiter<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 25 April 1851, page 3<\/p>\n

Noble, John (1762-1843)<\/strong>
\nDelaware, Maine
\nAge<\/em> (Augusta, Maine), 25 August 1843, page 2
\nWorcester Palladium<\/em> (Worcester, Massachusetts), 16 August 1843, page 3<\/p>\n

Ogden, Aaron (-1839)<\/strong>
\nNew Jersey
\nMichigan Argus<\/em> (Ann Arbor, Michigan), 2 May 1839, page 2
\nSun<\/em> (Baltimore, Maryland), 23 April 1839, page 2<\/p>\n

Olmsted, Gideon (1749-1845)<\/strong>
\nConnecticut
\nNew York Herald<\/em> (New York, New York), 10 February 1845, page 1<\/p>\n

Olney, Stephen (1755-1832)<\/strong>
\nNew Jersey, New York, Rhode Island
\nBattles fought in: Brandywine, Germantown, Yorktown and Monmouth
\nAmerican<\/em> (New York, New York), 4 December 1832, page 1
\nNew-York American for the Country<\/em> (New York, New York), 7 December 1832, page 1
\nUnited States’ Telegraph<\/em> (Washington, D.C.), 18 December 1832, page 1<\/p>\n

Orser, Joseph (-1834)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nAlexandria Gazette<\/em> (Alexandria, Virginia), 12 July 1834, page 3<\/p>\n

Oviatt, Samuel (1763-1851)<\/strong>
\nConnecticut
\nColumbian Register<\/em> (New Haven, Connecticut), 23 August 1851, page 2<\/p>\n

Parkhurst, Phineas (1759-1844)<\/strong>
\nNew Hampshire, Vermont
\nNew York Herald<\/em> (New York, New York), 28 October 1844, page 2<\/p>\n

Parson, John (1744-1845)<\/strong>
\nOhio
\nGreene County Torch-Light<\/em> (Xenia, Ohio), 25 December 1845, page 1<\/p>\n

Pawling, Albert (1749-1837)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nDaily Pennsylvanian<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 15 November 1837, page 2<\/p>\n

Peck, Daniel (1748-1841)<\/strong>
\nColorado, New York
\nCentinel of Freedom<\/em> (Newark, New Jersey), 19 January 1841, page 3
\nColumbian Register<\/em> (New Haven, Connecticut), 30 January 1841, page 4
\nNewark Daily Advertiser<\/em> (Newark, New Jersey), 18 January 1841, page 2<\/p>\n

Peckham, Josiah (1755-1840)<\/strong>
\nVermont
\nBay State Democrat<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 2 October 1840, page 2<\/p>\n

Peters, John (1731-1832)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia
\nAlexandria Gazette<\/em> (Alexandria, Virginia), 1 May 1832, page 2<\/p>\n

Pettibone, Samuel (1750-1822)<\/strong>
\nVermont
\nBattles fought in: Bennington
\nVermont Gazette<\/em> (Bennington, Vermont), 3 September 1822, page 3<\/p>\n

Pike, Moses (1750-1845)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nBoston Recorder<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 4 September 1845, page 143<\/p>\n

Plympton, Ebenezer (1755-1834)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nDaily Atlas<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 10 December 1834, page 2<\/p>\n

Pollard, Jonathan P. (1759-1824)<\/strong>
\nMaine, Massachusetts
\nConcord Gazette and Middlesex Yeoman<\/em> (Concord, Massachusetts), 17 January 1824, page 3<\/p>\n

Pope, John (1753-1834)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nBattles fought in: Dorchester
\nBoston Recorder<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 21 November 1834, page 187<\/p>\n

Prior, Gideon (about 1764-1854)<\/strong>
\nNew Jersey
\nBattles fought in: Yorktown
\nTrenton-State Gazette<\/em> (Trenton, New Jersey), 9 February 1854, page 2<\/p>\n

Purse, William (1761-1845)<\/strong>
\nSouth Carolina
\nCharleston Courier<\/em> (Charleston, South Carolina), 14 January 1845, page 2<\/p>\n

Randall, Elaezer (1753-1847)<\/strong>
\nVermont
\nBattles fought in: Bunker Hill and Trenton
\nVermont Phoenix<\/em> (Brattleboro, Vermont), 24 June 1847, page 3<\/p>\n

Randall, Jethro (1756-1826)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nBoston Traveler<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 8 December 1826, page 3<\/p>\n

Randall, Thomas (-1811)<\/strong>
\nNew York, Virginia
\nBattles fought in: Germantown
\nFederal Gazette<\/em> (Baltimore, Maryland), 17 January 1811, page 3
\nVirginia Patriot<\/em> (Richmond, Virginia), 26 January 1811, page 3<\/p>\n

Randolph, Robert (1760-1825)<\/strong>
\nVirginia
\nBattles fought in: Green Spring
\nAlexandria Gazette<\/em> (Alexandria, Virginia), 24 September 1825, page 3<\/p>\n

Raynord, James (1754-1842)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nDaily National Intelligencer<\/em> (Washington, D.C.), 25 August 1842, page 3<\/p>\n

Rickels, John (1752-1856)<\/strong>
\nKentucky, Virginia
\nLouisville Daily Democrat<\/em> (Louisville, Kentucky), 18 February 1856, page 2<\/p>\n

Ripley, E.W (-1820)<\/strong>
\nLouisiana
\nEastport Sentinel<\/em> (Eastport, Maine), 30 December 1820, page 4<\/p>\n

Robinson, Ebenezer (1795-1857)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
\nCaledonian<\/em> (St. Johnsbury, Vermont), 19 December 1857, page 1<\/p>\n

Rodney, Thomas (-1811)<\/strong>
\nMississippi
\nRepublican Star<\/em> (Easton, Maryland), 5 March 1811, page 3<\/p>\n

Rogers, John (1757-1849)<\/strong>
\nMaine
\nGospel Banner<\/em> (Augusta, Maine), 24 February 1849, page 3<\/p>\n

Rogers, Peter (1750-1849)<\/strong>
\nIllinois
\nWeekly Miners’ Journal<\/em> (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 29 December 1849, page 3<\/p>\n

Rooker, Jous, Rev. (1754-1834)<\/strong>
\nSouth Carolina
\nCharleston Courier<\/em> (Charleston, South Carolina), 15 July 1840, page 2<\/p>\n

Royce, Jonas (-1839)<\/strong>
\nVermont
\nUniversalist Watchman, Embracing the Impartialist and Christian Repository<\/em> (Montpelier, Vermont), 6 April 1839, page 3<\/p>\n

Russell, Eleazer (1761-1843)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nVermont Gazette<\/em> (Bennington, Vermont), 24 October 1843, page 3<\/p>\n

Russell, Thomas (1744-1824)<\/strong>
\nVirginia
\nBattles fought in: Yorktown
\nBoston Telegraph<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 16 September 1824, page 3<\/p>\n

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