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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 69 of 69 263 words

Her tombstone in Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye indicates that she was born in 1761 and died in 1853. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188986188/elizabeth-bush-wetmore WILLIAMS, John John Macdonald indicated that John Williams was 90 years old at the time of his interview on November 18, 1848, and 93 years old at the time of his interview on October 17, 1850. WILSON, Hannah Hannah Sherwood Wilson told John Macdonald that she was born on January 21, 1767. WOOD, James James Wood is listed as an 87-year-old resident of the Town of Bedford, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in Oakwood Cemetery in Mount Kisco, New York, indicates that he was born on September 23, 1762, and died on September 3, 1853 (WCHS Book #1, p.21). YERKS, John John Yerks told John Macdonald that he was 87 years old at the time of his interview on November 12, 1845. His tombstone in Hawthorne Reformed Church Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, New York, indicates that he died on September 9, 1848, aged 89 years, 10 months, and 28 days (WCHS Book #54, p.77).

His tombstone in Oakwood Cemetery in Mount Kisco, New York, indicates that he was born on September 23, 1762, and died on September 3, 1853 (WCHS Book #1, p.21). YERKS, John John Yerks told John Macdonald that he was 87 years old at the time of his interview on November 12, 1845. His tombstone in Hawthorne Reformed Church Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, New York, indicates that he died on September 9, 1848, aged 89 years, 10 months, and 28 days (WCHS Book #54, p.77).

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