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Joseph Swearingen
Served in Frederick Light Dragoons
Birth:   about 1758
Death: July 15, 1825 in Middletown, MD
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Area E, Lot 27
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Associators, Maryland Historical Magazine Vol. XI pg 173
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Archives of Maryland, Vol. 43 pg 54
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Archives of Maryland, Vol. 47 pg 13
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Archives of Maryland, Vol. 47 pg 314
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Republican-Star. Oct 2, 1810
PictureVarle map, 1808

 
ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE

Patriotic Service:
                 Associator to the Committee of Observation, 1775
                 Juror to the Oath of Allegiance, 1788
                 Recruited for the 7th Regiment MD Militia, 1780
                 Member, John Ross Key's Troop of Horse, 1781
                 General, 9th Brigade, MD Militia, War of 1812 
          
                

​Personal Information:

Occupation:     Farmer
Father:              Van Swearingen
Mother:            Margaret Stull
Spouse:            Ruth Davis


Last known address:  Middletown, MD

A book titled Frederick’s Other City: War of 1812 Veterans includes biographies researched and written by Larry Bishop and Ron Pearcey.



                                



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