In memory of Uriah Jacobs, my Paternal 5th Great-Grandfather on the DYKEMAN branch.
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Uriah Jacobs
Honorable Soldier of the American Revolution
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Birth:
1754 Aug 27
Crompond (Yorktown), Westchester, New York
Marriage:
1781 Oct 11
Summerstown (Somers), Westchester, New York
Death:
Burial:
1841 Nov 2
Candor, Tioga, New York
Baptist Corners Cemetery
Spencer, Tioga County, NY
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Mother:
Biography
Uriah Jacobs was born on August 27, 1754, in Crompond, Westchester County, New York. He was a soldier of the American Revolution and soon after the war ended, in 1781, he married to Elizabeth Ruff. They were married at the home of Widow Lucy Brown, by Presbyterian Rev. McGregory. They did not commence living together for two years because of his active military duty. They then removed to Delaware County. He died on November 2, 1841, at the age of 87, in Candor, Tioga County, New York and is buried in Baptist Corners Cemetery in Spencer, Tioga County, New York.
Children
Uriah Jacobs & Elizabeth Ruff were the parents of my ancestor,
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