John M J Hardee - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

John M J Hardee is interred in Michaels Cemetery in rural Montgomery County, Indiana.


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John M J Hardee
PVT CO.B 1 VA Regt.
Revolutionary War
June 2 1761 - June 1 1839

John Hardee (Hardy) was born June 2, 1761 in Virginia. He died June 1, 1839 and is buried in Michaels Cemetery near Yountsville, Indiana. He enlisted 1775 or 1776 in the Virginia Line, served under Gen. Washington at attack on Hessians; taken prisoner later in the war and placed on prison ship; escaped. (Pension claim, Va., S16140). He was married twice: name of first wife unknown, second wife Lucy Sears. Children: Lucinda McMullen (a DAR Real Daughter), Bella; William; Joseph; Curtis; Frankie (Hardee) Hollingshead. Source: Page 178, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938 (with some information added). John Hardee was at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-78 with the 1st Virginia State Regiment. His name appears on a fine-looking brass shield that is part of the veterans' memorial in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Find A Grave (visit link)

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Location type: Section of a Cemetery/Mass Grave Date of Birth: 6-2-1761 Date of Death: 6-1-1839 Cause of death: Died Later Grave Marker Text: John M J Hardee PVT CO.B 1 VA Regt. Revolutionary War June 2 1761 - June 1 1839 Ranks: Private

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