♂ John Irish

1745 - 1777

John Irish
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Lucretia Irish
Lucretia Irish
1772 - 1850

death

Date:


1777

Description:


He was shot and killed by Lt. Isaac Clark, who was part of a scouting party under Captain Isaac Allen, during the revolutionary war, after suspicion that rose that he was a Tory. However, being a Quaker, he was likely not involved with the war. There are multiple versions of the events leading up to his death, however his wife gave a detailed personal account.

Location:

Tinmouth, Vermont, USA

Sources:

  1. Stories From Multiple Historical Cases
    (birth, burial, children, death, event, location, marriage, name, religion)

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