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This invaluable reference work provides a detailed list of Revolutionary War soldiers who resided or died in Onondaga County, New York, as well as a supplementary list of possible veterans based on a pension list compiled by Franklin H. Chase. Written by military history experts Franklin Henry Chase and William Martin Beauchamp, it is an essential resource for anyone conducting research into this fascinating period of American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Jewel Corney Reid married Dolly Mae Harrison. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Scotland, England, Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee and Missouri.
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John Lewis Benson, born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, was an 8th generation descendant of John Benson, who arrived in America at Plymouth Colony on 11 April 1638 on the ship "Confidence." After being reared in Chautauqua County, New York, John Lewis Benson's father, William, took him to Rock Island County, Illinois, following his daughters who had already made the migration. Shortly after reaching his majority, John Lewis Benson went to "Bleeding Kansas" as part of the wave of Abolitionists who sought to "keep Kansas free," which action reflected the devout Puritan Calvinism of his Benson forebears. He enlisted in the 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry two months after the first canon was fire...