Caleb North and Lydia North

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Husband Caleb North ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 15 Jul 1753 - Chester Co, PA 3 4
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           Died: 7 Nov 1840 - Philadelphia, PA 3 4
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         Father: Roger North (      -      ) 3 4 5 6
         Mother: Ann(a) Rambo (      -      ) 3 4 6

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Wife Lydia North ³

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Children

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1 M William North ^{2 3 7}

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General Notes: Husband - Caleb North

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He was of English origin and lived in Perry County, Pennsylvania.

He was an officer of the revolution; he was with Washington at the "crossing of the Delaware"; fought throughout the war, rising to the rank of colonel in the Pennsylvania line. He was president of the Society of the Cincinnati, and in 1819 sheriff of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

At the commencement of the war of the Revolution, he hired a British soldier to teach him the manual of arms. He was a captain in the Fourth Battalion and served in the Canadian Camp. Later he became a major in the Tenth Battalion. He rendered important service at Paoli. He was detailed by Anthony Wayne to direct a retreat, and he saved a troop. At the battle of Germantown he became lieutenant-colonel of the Eleventh Battalion. At the battle of Monmouth, July, 1778, he was transferred to the Ninth Pennsylvania; in January, 1781, to the Second Pennsylvania; and took part in the southern campaign. He had charge of the prisoners to be transported to York and Lancaster, and conducted Tarleton's Legion to Philadelphia. He removed to Philadelphia in 1819, and served as high sheriff of the county. He was president of the Order of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania, being the last of the field officers. He was assistant marshal at the celebration ratifying the Constitution.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 84.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 795.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 584.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 251.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1052.

6 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 159.

7 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 183.