Nicholas Johnston, Revolutionary War Veteran
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member Web-ling
N 39° 14.254 W 084° 23.757
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The grave of Nicholas Johnston, Revolutionary War veteran
Waymark Code: WMGMJY
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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Little is known about Nicholas Johnston.

At the age of about 13, Nicholas Johnston was conscripted to be a British soldier in the Revolutionary War. He deserted the British army in 1778, floated down the Hudson River in winter to join the American Army as a soldier. After the war, the Reverend Nicholas Johnston migrated west and bought two lots in Cincinnati in 1789, when it was still called Losantiville.
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According to the small plaque attached to his headstone, he was a Revolutionary War veteran. He is buried in Plainfield Cemetery in Blue Ash, Ohio.

Location type: Single Grave

Date of Birth: c Jan 1764

Date of Death: Dec 24 1821

Cause of death: Died Later

Grave Marker Text:
Sacred to the memory of NICHOLAS JOHNSTON Native of Dumfries SCOTLAND Who departed this life Dec 24 1821 Age 57y 11m On a small plaque: SOLDIER AMERICAN REVOLUTION CINCINNATI CHAPTER N S D A R

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PLEASE NOTE: This category is for American Revolutionary War Veterans only. Veterans of other revolutions are not part of this category.

I have allowed one entry for a grave of British solders, but it was an exception. Please only list graves for Colonial soldiers.

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