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CPT Samuel Poston Veteran

Birth
Death
13 Aug 1823 (aged 48)
Burial
Athens County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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s/o Elias & Rebecca Cheshire Poston
h/o Jane Slane
Samuel served as a Captain in the militia being enlisted 1-30-1796. Samuel commanded Poston 114th Battalion, Va. Militia, War of 1812. The Battalion fought along the Canadian border after walking across the Alleghenies to encamp in Ohio.
s/o Elias & Rebecca Cheshire Poston
h/o Jane Slane
Samuel served as a Captain in the militia being enlisted 1-30-1796. Samuel commanded Poston 114th Battalion, Va. Militia, War of 1812. The Battalion fought along the Canadian border after walking across the Alleghenies to encamp in Ohio.


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