{"id":9344,"date":"2015-01-09T16:09:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T16:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=9344"},"modified":"2015-01-09T16:33:55","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T16:33:55","slug":"john-mdonogh-loyal-american-patriot-till-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/john-mdonogh-loyal-american-patriot-till-death.html","title":{"rendered":"John M\u2019Donogh \u2013 Loyal American Patriot \u2019till Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deemed an upstanding citizen by the Salem Gazette<\/em>, two-time American war veteran John M\u2019Donogh passed away, losing a long fight with disease on 19 March 1809.<\/p>\n

M\u2019Donogh is noted for serving directly under a young General George Washington during the French & Indian War. M\u2019Donogh fought during British General Braddock\u2019s failed expedition in 1755 against the French, in which a 23-year-old Washington led troops, including M\u2019Donogh, into battle on the Monongahela River.<\/p>\n

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American and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, Maryland), 22 March 1809, page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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M\u2019Donogh also served for the Maryland 3rd Regiment during the Revolutionary War, under Captain Cox. \u201cOne of the patriotic band of Baltimore,\u201d Captain Cox led M\u2019Donogh and other troops into battle at Germantown and Brandywine. M\u2019Donogh survived, and went on to lead an exceptional life in Baltimore.<\/p>\n

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Providence Gazette (Providence, Rhode Island), 8 April 1809, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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