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John Adlum
Captain, Frederick County Militia
Birth: about 1725 in Ireland
Death: April 29, 1819 in Frederick, MD
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Area NN, Lot 123
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Republican Gazette 1 May 1819



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Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. X pg 302
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Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. XI page 51
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Archives of Maryland, Vol. 11 pg 287
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Archives of Maryland, Vol 43 pg 520

ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE

Patriotic Service
              Member of the Committee of Observation, 12 Sep 1775
              Second Lieutenant in Capt. Beatty's Frederick
                  Militia, 1775
              Appointed Captain, Middle District, Frederick
                  County Militia, March 1776
              Juror to the Oath of Allegiance, 1778
              Loaned $1000 for use of the State of MD, 1780



​Personal Information:
Occupation:    Skin dresser
Father:             John Adlum
Mother:            Elizabeth Berwick
Spouse:            Margaret


Last known address:  on the Baltimore Turnpike East of Frederick City (now E. Patrick St.)



                                



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