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DAVID LUSK · k 1891. [File# W.C. 34, 603]
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1\Iay 19 1871 . Pension application of Dav1d Lus , aged 76
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a rest en o ' ' pETER S. REXFORD
·den name was Mary Schoultz, and they were
his w1 es mat April 7, 1871. Pension application of Peter s R xf
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marne on 5 October 1830 at Darlington, Durham County. He ?6, of Armada, Macomb County, Mich. He enlistedat Norwich
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serve · th New York Militia in which he enhsted at Canan- N. Y., in Capt. N. Taylor's Company of New York Militia i~
· a as a substitute in December 1813; he was d1scharged
d atgu . t h' . which he served from Sept 8, 1812 to Nov 2 1812 H
at the same place in March 1814. Wltnesses o 1s Signature , . e was
present at the Battle of Queens ton Heights on Oct 13, 1 . He
were George Shoultz Shaw, of Darlington, and Samuel Wihnot 812
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is married, and his wife s mai den name was Mary Dodge to
of Clarke Township.
whom he was married 12 August 1821 at Oxford, Canada West.
May 9, 1878. Pension application of Mary E. Lusk, aged 72,
Witnesses to his signature were: Ira Spencer of Richmond
of Bowmanville, widow of David Lusk who died 25 Aug 1875 in
Mich., and Cyrus W. Humphrey of Armada, Mich. '
Darlington. Her application was attested to by George Haines,
Sept 14, 1876. Affidavit of Sophia Thornton of West Oxford
aged 57, and James McClung, aged 55, both of King Street,
Township, Oxford County, Ontario, wife of Benjamin Thornton,
Bowmanville.
that she was present at the marriage of Peter Sylvester Rex-
1Iay 9, 1878. A joint affidavit of Dorothea Burk, aged 81,
ford to Mary Dodge in the Township of West Oxford in 1821.
and Henry Shoultz, aged 70, residents of Darlington, that they
July 8, 1878. Pension application of Mary Rexford, aged 76,
witnessed the marriage of David and Mary Lusk.
of Plainwell, Allegan County, Mich., widow of Peter S. Rex-
Mary Lusk died 21st December 1887 at Bowmanville. The
ford who died 7 January 1872 at Armada, Mich. Her husband
youngest daughter of David and Mary was Naomi E. Lusk who
enlisted in Broome County, N.Y., in which county he was born,
was living in 1888. [File# W.C. 25, 488J
and at the time of his enlistment he was about 19 years old.

She and her husband were married 12 August 1821 at Oxford,
JOSEPH MICHENER
Canada West, by Peter Teeple, J. P. After their marriage,
Jan 7, 1881. Pension application of Joseph Michener, aged they resided in Oxford for five years and at Zorra, C. W., for
87, a resident of Clinton Township, Lincoln County, Ontario. twenty-three years, and in Clyde and in Armada the remaind~r

He was drafted 5 September 1814 at Plumstead, Bucks County, of the time until her husband's death. Attesting to her apph-
Pennsylvania, and he served three months and twenty days as cation were Albert S. Pierson, aged 39, and Amelia J. Pier-

a private in Capt. Nathan James' Company of Pennsylvania son, aged 40, both of Plainwell, Mich. _
1'~iliti.a. At the time of his enlistment he was a carpenter. After Feb 21 1879. A joint affidavit of James Flower, aged 1 0 •

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his dtscharge he resided about five years in Plumstead, and and John Neeper, aged 53, both of rma a, J.Yiich ·' as to the
then came to Canada where he has ever since resided in the
town he now lives in. death of Peter S. Rexford. d was Beach-
In 1883 the post office address of Mary Rexfor t..· t
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July 17 • 1~86. Pension application of Margaret Michener of VIlle, a village in West OXford Towns tp, 0
Campden, Lmcoln County, widow of Joseph Michener who died [File# W.C. 21, 886J
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March • 86 aged 92 yrs, 5 ms, 10 days. Her maiden name
was Margaret Hippie, and she was married to Jos Michener
2 7 Feb 1821 by a · · t · BOSTWICK SQUIRES . . of Bostwick Squires,
Her a l' . mtms er of the Church of England at Grimsby. March 21 1871. Pension apphcatwn t Oh· He ser-
PP ICahon was witnessed by Jacob M' h A later ' on Conn y, 10 ·
entry in the fl 8 t 1c ener. aged 83, a resident of Norwalk, Hur 181" His
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e ates that Margaret Michener died Jan 24, Ved during the War of 1812 from Julv 8 to Dec 13. ...
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