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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 40 of 69 297 words

Her tombstone in Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye indicates that she was born on January 20, 1766, and died on August 27, 1855 (WCHS Book #17, p.83). MERRITT, Robert Robert Merritt told John Macdonald that he was in his 78th year at the time of his interview on December 6, 1848. He is listed as a 79-year-old farmer in the Town of Rye, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. MILLER, Abraham Abraham Miller was a son of Elijah Miller and Ann Fisher. His tombstone in White Plains Rural Cemetery in White Plains, New York, indicates that he died on September 29, 1846, aged 82 years (WCHS Book #38, p.86). MILLER, David (Captain, of Bedford) John Macdonald indicated that David Miller was 80 years old at the time of his interview on October 31, 1846.

He is listed as an 83-year-old resident of the Town of Bedford in the 1850 United States Census. His Tombstone in the Old Burying Ground in Bedford indicates that he died on May 14, 1859 aged 92 years, 9 months, and 17 days (WCHS Book #2, p.13). MILLER, David (of White Plains) David Miller is listed as a 60-year-old undertaker in the Town of White Plains, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. MILLER, Hannah Hannah Mabie Miller told John Macdonald that she was 86 years old at the time of her interview on November 19, 1845, 88 years old at the time of her interview on November 21, 1846, and that she was in her 90th year at the time of her interview on November 16, 1848.

Her tombstone in White Plains Rural Cemetery in White Plains, New York, indicates that she died on November 3, 1849, aged 90 years, 1 month, and 12 days (WCHS Book #38, p.87).

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