Dr. Lemuel Gustine and Rebecca Parker

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Husband Dr. Lemuel Gustine ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1749 - Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT 1 4
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           Died: 7 Oct 1805 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 1 4
         Buried:  - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA

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         Father: [Father] Gustine (      -      )
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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Smith (      -1778)

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Wife Rebecca Parker ^{1 3}

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           Born: Abt 1758 - near Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 3
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         Father: James Parker (Abt 1731-Abt 1782) 5 6
         Mother: Mary (Eleanor) Boyd (      -      ) 5 6

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Children

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1 M Dr. James Gustine ^{1 4}

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           Born: 1780 4
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2 M Dr. Samuel Gustine ^{1 4}

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3 M Dr. Richard Gustine ^{1 4}

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4 M Lemuel Gustine ^{1 4}

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5 F Maria Gustine ⁴

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6 F Jane Gustine ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Lemuel Gustine

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He was a surgeon in the American army during the Revolutionary War. [HVC 1890, 192]

After obtaining a liberal education, but in what institution it is not known, he settled in the Wyoming Valley about 1769. It is probable that he studied medicine with Dr. Wm. Hooker Smith, a prominent citizen of Wyoming, and a Surgeon in the Continental army; at any rate, Dr. Gustine married his daughter. This lady died a few weeks before the "Massacre of Wyoming," and was buried at "Forty Fort," leaving a daughter, Sarah, four years old, who was with her father at the time of the surrender.
In 1778, when the invasion of the valley took place by the British and their Indian allies, the two Wyoming companies of Continental troops were absent, having been ordered to join the Commander-in-Chief, "with all possible haste." The number of men and boys able to bear arms, in the valley, was about 400. The enemy consisted of about 400 British and Tories, and 600 Seneca and Mohawk Indians.
Col. Zebulon Butler, who commanded the Wyoming troops, in conference with Col. Dennison and others, determined to march out of the Fort and attack the enemy without delay lest they should be reinforced. The Wyoming men fought well, but they were overpowered by superior numbers and were obliged to retreat after the loss of many lives. Dr. Gustine, who was aid to Col. Dennison, was among the last to leave the field, and with a few friends regained the fort from which they had marched to meet the enemy. Major John Butler, who commanded the British and Indians, now advanced and demanded a surrender of the fort, which was agreed to by Col, Dennison. One of the terms of capitulation which were signed by Dr. Gustine and others, contained the following; "That the inhabitants that Col. Dennison now capitulates for, together with himself, do not take up arms during the present contest." Soon after Major Butler had taken possession of the fort, he said to Dr. Gustine: "I can protect you and the others with you, to-day, and for this night also, but I can not promise you safety by to-morrow." That night the doctor was enabled to procure a boat, and the next morning set off in it with his family and a few others, down the Susquehanna.
Landing, for a short time, at Fort Augusta and also at Fort Hunter, he reached John Harris' Ferry, now Harrisburg; and from thence Dr. Gustine proceeded to Carlisle. His daughter accompanied him.
After he located in Carlisle, he soon became distinguished as a practitioner of medicine. He was a Presbyterian, and was elected a trustee in the old church, in the borough of Carlisle, in 1795. He was buried in the old Cemetery, in the borough of Carlisle.

1 Conway P. Wing, D.D., History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with Illustrations (Philadelphia, PA: James D. Scott, 1879), Pg 182.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 192.

3 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 581.

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 586.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 579.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 985.