PRIVATE GEORGE (FRUTS) FRUITS REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER MEMORIAL

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PRIVATE GEORGE (FRUTS) FRUITS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA SERVED AS A SOLDIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS. HE JOINED THE MILITIA AT AN EARLY AGE AND REPORTEDLY LIVED TO BE PAST 114. THIS MADE HIM THE OLDEST SURVIVING VETERAN OF THE WAR. GRANTING OF THE WIDOW'S PENSION AND THE INSCRIPTION ON HIS TOMBSTONE ARE EVIDENCE OF HIS SERVICE AND AGE.

Location

Address: COUNTRY ROUTE 400S AND ROUTE 600W
City: WAYNETOWN
State:
Zip Code: 47990

Details

Memorial Type: War Memorial Honor Roll Plaques
Access: Cemetery
Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By:
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