Memorial Day Rememberence

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French and Indian War ( 1754-1743)

A short story about a soldier of the French & Indian War that was present when his battle buddy died and then visited his friend's widow with personal items and his death message.

He marries the widow and goes on to serve in the American army of the revolution.

As most know, I have been doing family linage research on my clan. It has spread to encompass family laterally as well as vertically. I also had two DNA tests from different providers. They are pretty much the same but with slightly different suggested global parentage.

The suggested net is that I am of approx 40+% Irish and 20+% Scottish. The family tree research upholds the numbers.

Yesterday, I found the first Scottish link by marriage. Not a blood link but a start.

Mehatible (Mabel) Johnson's (1742-1827) first husband Richard BLAKE (1738–1762) died in the French-Indian war. She would marry Martin McNary (1724–1809), the man that served with Richard and delivered his personal effects and a death message.

Martin was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland to David William McNary and Mary Esther McNary Cowden Warrick. In the story, you will see that Martin and his family used different last names, I do not know why??

Attached is a page from Rev William Pollock McNary (1839-1927) with the story of Mabel and Martin. The last line in the store "the whole family is said to be of a mechanical mind" Love it