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Macdonald, John. Interview with {} ({}). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 2043. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 18 of 69 301 words

He is listed as a head of household in the Town of Greenburgh, New York, in the 1840 United States Census. The one free white male aged 80-89 in this household was presumably the interviewee. DIBBLE, John John Dibble told John Macdonald that he was 89 years old at the time of his interview on November 2, 1847. DICKMAN, Daniel Daniel Dickman is likely Daniel Dikeman, who is listed as an 89-year-old resident of the Town of Westport, Connecticut, in the 1850 United States Census. DISBROW, Ebenezer Squire Ebenezer Squire Disbrow is listed as "Squire Disbrow," a 75-year-old resident of the Town of Westport, Connecticut, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in the Green Farms Upper Church Cemetery in Westport indicates that he died on August 13, 1868, aged 93 years, 6 months, and 16 days. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35666479/ebenezer-squire-disbrow

The McDonald Interviews: Interviewees DUSENBURY, John John Dusenbury is listed as a 69-year-old farmer in the Town of Greenburgh, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in the White Plains Presbyterian Church Cemetery in White Plains, New York, indicates that he died on July 5, 1864, aged 83 years, 10 months, and 22 days (WCHS Book #6, p.12). DYCKMAN, Jane Jane Dyckman is listed as a 60-year-old resident of the Town of Cortlandt, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. Her tombstone in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Montrose, Town of Cortlandt, indicates that she died on October 18, 1870, aged 87 years, 8 months, and 10 days (WCHS Book #28B, p.50). DYCKMAN, Michael Michael Dyckman was a nephew of Westchester Guides Abraham "Brom" Dyckman and Michael Dyckman. He resided in the present Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in Manhattan. His tombstone in Oakland Cemetery in Yonkers, New York, indicates that he died on November 24, 1854 (WCHS Book #40, p.43).

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