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John Shreve
John Shreve (April 8, 1762 – September 8, 1854) began his military service during the American Revolutionary War when he was thirteen years old.
John Shreve was born on April 8, 1762 to Israel Shreve and Grace Curtis, his wife. John was welcomed into a large family of Quaker farmers that had settled in 1699 at Mount Pleasant in Mansfield Township, Province of New Jersey. The former Shreve homestead, Mount Pleasant, and the former Curtis homestead, Ogston, are still close neighbors on Mount Pleasant Road.
While living near Salem, Ohio, John wrote his autobiography on April 8, 1853: "My mother died when I was about nine years old. My father married again in about three years after." After Grace died on December 12, 1771, Israel married Mary Cokely in Christ Church, Philadelphia on May 10, 1773.
Prior to the outbreak of war in 1775, John was reportedly living with his father on a farm near the village of Rancocas in southern Burlington County.
The 2nd New Jersey Regiment, or Jersey Line, was raised on October 9, 1775 with Israel Shreve appointed Lieutenant colonel. Israel brought John into his regiment where he received the rank of ensign. Three of Israel's brothers (Caleb, Samuel and William) and two of his nephews (Caleb's son, Benjamin, and William's son, Richard) also enlisted as volunteers and served during the Revolutionary War. They were all members of the Society of Friends, a religious group that supported pacifism.
On November 21, 1775, Israel and John were quartered in the nearby town of Burlington.
During March of 1776, Israel and John were stationed at Albany, New York where they were preparing for the planned invasion of Canada.
On June 12, 1776, Israel wrote a letter to John directing him to return home to Philadelphia and to attend school. Here he would receive the care and supervision of Mary, his stepmother.
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John Shreve
John Shreve (April 8, 1762 – September 8, 1854) began his military service during the American Revolutionary War when he was thirteen years old.
John Shreve was born on April 8, 1762 to Israel Shreve and Grace Curtis, his wife. John was welcomed into a large family of Quaker farmers that had settled in 1699 at Mount Pleasant in Mansfield Township, Province of New Jersey. The former Shreve homestead, Mount Pleasant, and the former Curtis homestead, Ogston, are still close neighbors on Mount Pleasant Road.
While living near Salem, Ohio, John wrote his autobiography on April 8, 1853: "My mother died when I was about nine years old. My father married again in about three years after." After Grace died on December 12, 1771, Israel married Mary Cokely in Christ Church, Philadelphia on May 10, 1773.
Prior to the outbreak of war in 1775, John was reportedly living with his father on a farm near the village of Rancocas in southern Burlington County.
The 2nd New Jersey Regiment, or Jersey Line, was raised on October 9, 1775 with Israel Shreve appointed Lieutenant colonel. Israel brought John into his regiment where he received the rank of ensign. Three of Israel's brothers (Caleb, Samuel and William) and two of his nephews (Caleb's son, Benjamin, and William's son, Richard) also enlisted as volunteers and served during the Revolutionary War. They were all members of the Society of Friends, a religious group that supported pacifism.
On November 21, 1775, Israel and John were quartered in the nearby town of Burlington.
During March of 1776, Israel and John were stationed at Albany, New York where they were preparing for the planned invasion of Canada.
On June 12, 1776, Israel wrote a letter to John directing him to return home to Philadelphia and to attend school. Here he would receive the care and supervision of Mary, his stepmother.