Veterans of the war of 1812 gathered in Woodstock in 1875 to get their pensions and John B Tree was at that time 92 years old and stated that he had served at Dover, Turkey Point and at the repulse at Turkey River near Malden.
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John Beriah Tree
Henry Lester
Oxford Militia
Henry Lester was born in New York State in 1788 and came to the Burford area probably as a young boy with his family after the American Revolution.
Jonathan Stephens
Oxford Militia
Commanding Officer: Captain Bela Brewster Brigham
Thomas Fowler
Oxford Militia
Commanding Officer: Captain Bela Brewster Brigham’s Rifle Co.
Robert P McAlister
Oxford Militia
Commanding Officer: Captain Marvel White
John Smith
Oxford Militia
Commanding Officer: Captain Bela Brewster Brigham’s Rifle Company
Nathaniel Landon
Oxford Militia
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Jacob Yeigh’s Detachment
Henry Gates
Oxford Militia
Commanding Officer: Captain John Malcolm’s Company
John W ClarkOxford Militia
Commanding Officer: Captain Bela Brewster Brigham
Henry A Cornwell
Oxford Militia
Commanding Officer: Captain Bela Brewster Brigham