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From: "Arline J. Sarver" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Militia lists
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 10:49:02 -0700


Bob Lynn wrote:
>
> Michelle,
>
> Does the name JEREMIAH FRENCH (or any other French) appear
> anywhere on this list? I have information that my Jeremiah French was
> a private in the Hunterdon County New Jersey Militia. He is said to
> have been born at Amwell in Hunterdon Co in 1762.
>
> Best regards from beautiful Alaska,
>
> Bob Lynn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 6:12 AM
> Subject: [NJHUNTER] Militia lists
>
> > I have a copy of the actual handwritten page of "A list of the first
> Company
> > of the Second Regiment and _?_ Bataliant of the Hunterdon militia
> Comanded by
> > Jacob _?_ [this name ends in LL] _?_ the _th day of June AD 1806
> > Batalian Tranning" [I spelled these words as they are written.] My
> > questions are: is this a list for 1 training session- would there be
> more
> > lists?, what are the column titles in the list?, was the list of
> privates
> > taken in any particular order-are people listed next to each other
> probably
> > from the same family? did these militias ever have to do any
> fighting? I
> > also need background info on everything about the militia (maybe
> even a book,
> > so I could learn what it was like back then).
> > -Michelle DeRemer
> >
> >
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> >
>
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Bob,
In the "History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties New Jersey" by
Snell, on page 87, Jeremiah FRENCH is listed as a private in Hunterdon
County Militia.

Best Regards,

Arline

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