52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Service

It is Week 19 in the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks’ writing challenge. This week’s writing prompt, Service, is timely because in a couple of weeks is Memorial Day, a day we remember our fallen soldiers and sailors, those who gave everything to protect others and our country.

During this time of tribute, I would like to acknowledge our direct ancestors who have served in the wars fought on American soil. “All gave some; some gave all.”

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FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, 1754–1763 (a part of the Seven Years’ War)

William Fleming (my 7th great-grandfather)

Abraham Sell (my 8th great-grandfather)

 

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AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1775–1783 

Christian Ardinger (my 6th great-grandfather)

Elisa Bailey (my 5th great-grandfather)

Daniel Busch (my spouse’s 5th great-grandfather)

James Campbell (my 6th great-grandfather)

Emanuel Carpenter (my 8th great-grandfather)

Theophilus Crossman (my spouse’s 5th great-grandfather)

Henry Delatush/Dilatush (my 6th great-grandfather)

John Felix (my 5th great-grandfather)

Samuel Fleshman (my spouse’s 5th great-grandfather)

Henry Francis, Jr. (my 6th great-grandfather)

Henry Francis, Sr. (my 7th great-grandfather)

Abraham Goss (my spouse’s 5th great-grandfather)

Johan Georg Goss (my spouse’s 6th great-grandfather)

William Hanson (my spouse’s 5th great-grandfather)

Andrew Hunter (my spouse’s 5th great-grandfather)

William Kelly (my spouse’s 5th great-grandfather)

John Kelsay (my 5th great-grandfather)

Charles King (my 6th great-grandfather)

David Kinkead (my spouse’s 6th great-grandfather)

Isaac McHenry (my spouse’s 6th great-grandfather)

Daniel Noel (my 5th great-grandfather)

William Roark (my 6th great-grandfather)

Irvin Robinson (my spouse’s 4th great-grandfather)

Abraham Sell (my 8th great-grandfather)

Heinrich Silvius (my spouse’s 6th great-grandfather)

Joseph Soper (my 7th great-grandfather)

Charles Spangler (my spouse’s 4th great-grandfather)

Philip Casper Spangler (my spouse’s 5th great-grandfather)

Jeremiah Stark (my 5th great-grandfather)

Thomas Stark (my 6th great-grandfather)

Francis Thornton (my 9th great-grandfather)

David Woodmansee (my 7th great-grandfather)

 

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WAR of 1812, 1812–1815

Henry Francis, Jr. (my 6th great-grandfather)

James McHenry (my spouse’s 5th great-grandfather)

George Record (my spouse’s 4th great-grandfather)

 

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MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR, 1846–1848

William Monroe Lewis (my spouse’s 3rd great-grandfather)

 

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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, 1861–1865

David Byron Bush (my spouse’s 3rd great-grandfather)

Levi Roark Campbell (my 3rd great-grandfather)

Charles T. Kenney (my spouse’s 3rd great-grandfather)

Josiah Marriner (my 3rd great-grandfather)

Mathias Noel (my 3rd great-grandfather)

Irwin/Irvin Robinson (my spouse’s 3rd great-grandfather)

Samuel D. Roush (my spouse’s 3rd great-grandfather)

Charles D. Spangler (my spouse’s 3rd great-grandfather)

George J. Spangler (my spouse’s 2nd great-grandfather)

Charles E. Stark (my 3rd great-grandfather)

William Ferguson Taylor (my 3rd great-grandfather)

Henry Conrad Trone (my 3rd great-grandfather)

John K. Watts (my 3rd great-grandfather)

Rumsey Shuler Watts (my 4th great-grandfather)

 

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