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FAY, Moses (b. 1763 Mass. d. 1829 Rutland) 1 HEDGE HICKS
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FAY, Moses (b. 1763 Mass. d. 1829 Rutland) 1 HEDGE HICKS
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{"page_1": " FAY, Moses\nBorn:\n* ( Daniel, Dea. JameS}63\nJohn, John)\nMarried:\nHardwich Hase\nSarah\nMass.\nJune\nFeb. 22,\n22, 1788\ndau. of Rev.\nSanuel\nHedge. in\nShe was born April 11,\nRutland,\n1768 and died\nVt. April 7, 1831, buried in West\nSt. Cemetery\nDied:\nRutland, Vt. Nov. 13, 1829, buried in West St.\nRes:\nCemetery Rutland,\nChildren:\nVt., Barnard, Barnard, Vt.\nVt., Hardwick, Mass.\nBorn in\n1. Frank b. July 12, 1792,\nm. Dorothy C. Hicks\ndo in the State of Georgia where he went for his health\n-\n2. Edwin b.\nCollege\n18et. 22, 1794; graduated fron farvard\n3. Susannah H.\nba July 19, 1796; do Aug. 13, 1803\nin Barnard,\n4. Eleutheria b. June 7, 1798; d. Apr\"Die\n1831\nin Rutland,\nas his ra wife\nGreen of Rutland, Vt.\n4 A2, 1M13. Nov. 24, 1800; do Barnard, Vt. May 12, 1813.\nNOTES: He was a soldier, enlisting at the age of 16 in the\nRevolutionary Army, but being thought too slender to\nbear arms and being\nactive\nand sprightly he was taken\ninto the fanily og General Washington ( for whom he alsays. retained a reverence bordering on\nadoration) and\nspent one\nafter which\nhe shouldered his musket and the close of the war.\ndoscripire roli as boing 18 years old, s reet 7 inones\nin height and light complexion.\nHe was in several\nskir-\nmishes\nin two of which he was wounded and once quite sev-\nerely.\nHe would have been in the battle of Yorktown but for the neglect of calling him when the army to which he belonge marched for Pennsylvania to rescue\nTirginia from the incur-\nof Cornwallis.\nHe was on picket guard about two miles\nfrom camp when the troops were called to march, and amid\nthe hurry and excitement of the moment they neglected to call him in.\nHe continued his weary round in momentary\nexpectation of being relieved after the accustomed period of "}
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2026-07-15 20:51:22
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