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Revolutionary War Veteran
Benjamin Yates/Yeates/Yeats
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Crawford
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Private,
Capt. Pichett's Co.
Reinlisted
in Capt. Murdock, Co.
Helped
build Fort McIntoch.
Was
wounded at Yorktown 3 days before
Cornwallis
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| Benjamin
Yates, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, died in
Manchester on 30 Jan 1849, and is buried in the old
graveyard there. He is said to have been over one hundred
and four years old when he died. He came from Meadville
PA. He had no descendants living, nearer than
great-grandchildren. He enlisted Mar 1778 for one year as
a private in Captain Pichett's
company, from Maryland, colonel not stated. He re-enlisted
May 1781 in Captain Murdock's
company; colonel not stated. He was wounded at the battle
of Yorktown by a piece of shell. He resided in Frederick
County, MD when he enlisted. He applied for a pension 10
May 1834, at which time he was eighty-eight years of age.
His claim was allowed. He died 30 Jan 1849, leaving a
widow, Sarah Robinson, whom
he married 16 Jul 1835. She obtained a pension as his
widow.
Research
submitted by Lyle E.
Yates
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