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Macdonald, John. Interview with Lyon, Phoebe Merritt, 1768-1855; (1849-12-01). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 995. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.

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993 107 [margin: 84] Decr. 1st Phœbe Lyon, born Merritt in King Street: "I am sister to Thomas and Shubael Merritt, and was born July 22d 1768. Thomas was about nine or ten years older than me, and Shubael, about six or seven years my senior. Thomas, when he called at St. Catharine's took off the Family Bible, which contained our ages. I think I have heard that Thomas belonged to Emmerich's before…
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They then proceeded to strip him when the women of the house exclaimed: "For God's sake don't leave the dead man naked here!" They then desisted, and the next day a party came up from below and took him to West Chester where they buried him. This party was of Delancy's Refugees. Shubael lost his hand in consequence of his carbine going off while he was using the ram rod. He always considered that …
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