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John Silverthorn3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia

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John Silverthorn was born on the 14th of September 1786 in Hardwick Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.  He was one of nine known children born to Thomas Silverthorn Jr. and Rachel Huff who settled in Stamford around 1787.  John was the grandson of Thomas Silverthorn Sr. UEL and Johanna Newman.

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Jeremiah Tuttle3rd Regiment Lincoln Militia

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Jeremiah Tuttle was born on the 14 September 1764.  According to his 1796 Upper Canada Land Petition, Jeremiah had been in the Province for nine years (since 1787) and had a wife and five children.   No information about Jeremiah’s origins was provided.

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