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Sarah Mary Benjamin PA1638 Print E-mail
Revolutionary War heroine. At least 101 years old at her death in 1858, she lived here after 1822 and was known for here vivid recollections of the war. Sarah traveled with her husband's New York unit, 1780-1783, doing its sewing and washing and baking bread. She stood guard in his place as a sentinel at Kingsbridge. At Yorktown, she carried food to the soldiers in the heat of the battle.
West Hill, Pleasant Mount. Wayne County Pennsylvania.
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