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Edward Salisbury

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Edward Salisbury

Birth
Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
29 Mar 1829 (aged 95)
Adams, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Burial
Adams, Jefferson County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.8059273, Longitude: -76.02211
Memorial ID
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age 104yrs
REV WAR:
age 104yrs
REV WAR:

Inscription

Marker inscription:

A NATIVE OF RHODE ISLAND,
MOVED TO WESTERN, ONEIDA CO. N. Y. IN 1793 AND TO ADAMS IN 1802.
HE WAS THE FATHER OF 12 CHILDREN:
NICHOLAS, EDWARD, DUTY, ENON, LODOWIGH,
ALEXANDER, DE-ESTING, SMITH, LOVINA
SARAH, CHARLOTTE AND ABIGAIL.
WAS 1ST LIEUT. IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR AND SERVED FROM 1755 TO 1759.
WAS IN SEVERAL BATTLES AT TICONDEROGA
WHERE GOOD MEN FELL.
HIS BROTHER WAS KILLED BY HIS SIDE
AND HE HAD 9 BALLS SHOT IN HIS SIDE.
HE WAS IN THE BATTLE
ON THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM.
WHERE WOLF FELL:
SERVED IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
AND DIED MARCH 1829.
AGED 104 YEARS.



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