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Sgt John Christopher Shearer

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Sgt John Christopher Shearer Veteran

Birth
Germany
Death
14 Mar 1830 (aged 77)
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.3549316, Longitude: -75.9320293
Memorial ID
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Christopher made the memorable Christmas Eve crossing of the Delaware with George Washington. Re: his son Jonathan's obituary. He served in Capt. Diehl's company
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This tombstone was added many years after his death and the surname spelling is the later English variation.As a private during the American Revolutionary War in Captain Diehl's Company (muster roll of 22 January 1777).
Christopher made the memorable Christmas Eve crossing of the Delaware with George Washington. Re: his son Jonathan's obituary. He served in Capt. Diehl's company
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This tombstone was added many years after his death and the surname spelling is the later English variation.As a private during the American Revolutionary War in Captain Diehl's Company (muster roll of 22 January 1777).


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