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Samuel Wiggins
Revolutionary War Vet Obituary
Extracted from
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 38, January 1, 1914
OBITUARY NOTICES OF PENNSYLVANIA SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION
COLLECTED BY WILLIAM SUMMERS
pages 443-60
[The following obituary notices of officers and privates who
served in the Continental Line and Militia of Pennsylvania during
the Revolution have been collected from the newspapers of Montgomery
county.]
Samuel Wiggins.-Died May 9, 1831, Samuel Wiggins aged 75 years.
He was at the Massacre of Paoli, was a faithful soldier in time
of need and a worthy citizen in time of Peace.
-Free Press, May 10,1831.
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