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Childsburg (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry mcneill-john
McNeill, John 1784- Military officer; born in Hillsboro, N. C., in 1784; entered the army as captain in March, 1812, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for his conduct at the battle of Chippewa. The next year he was wounded at the battle of Niagara, or Lundy's Lane, and was brevetted colonel. In 1830 he resigned his commission, and was appointed, by President Jackson, surveyor of the port of Boston, which office MacOMBmb's medal. he held until his death, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 23, 1850. His wife was a halfsister of President Pierce.
Niagara County (New York, United States) (search for this): entry mcneill-john
McNeill, John 1784- Military officer; born in Hillsboro, N. C., in 1784; entered the army as captain in March, 1812, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for his conduct at the battle of Chippewa. The next year he was wounded at the battle of Niagara, or Lundy's Lane, and was brevetted colonel. In 1830 he resigned his commission, and was appointed, by President Jackson, surveyor of the port of Boston, which office MacOMBmb's medal. he held until his death, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 23, 1850. His wife was a halfsister of President Pierce.
Lundy's Lane (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): entry mcneill-john
McNeill, John 1784- Military officer; born in Hillsboro, N. C., in 1784; entered the army as captain in March, 1812, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for his conduct at the battle of Chippewa. The next year he was wounded at the battle of Niagara, or Lundy's Lane, and was brevetted colonel. In 1830 he resigned his commission, and was appointed, by President Jackson, surveyor of the port of Boston, which office MacOMBmb's medal. he held until his death, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 23, 1850. His wife was a halfsister of President Pierce.
Washington (United States) (search for this): entry mcneill-john
McNeill, John 1784- Military officer; born in Hillsboro, N. C., in 1784; entered the army as captain in March, 1812, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for his conduct at the battle of Chippewa. The next year he was wounded at the battle of Niagara, or Lundy's Lane, and was brevetted colonel. In 1830 he resigned his commission, and was appointed, by President Jackson, surveyor of the port of Boston, which office MacOMBmb's medal. he held until his death, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 23, 1850. His wife was a halfsister of President Pierce.
Macomb, McDonough county (Illinois, United States) (search for this): entry mcneill-john
McNeill, John 1784- Military officer; born in Hillsboro, N. C., in 1784; entered the army as captain in March, 1812, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for his conduct at the battle of Chippewa. The next year he was wounded at the battle of Niagara, or Lundy's Lane, and was brevetted colonel. In 1830 he resigned his commission, and was appointed, by President Jackson, surveyor of the port of Boston, which office MacOMBmb's medal. he held until his death, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 23, 1850. His wife was a halfsister of President Pierce.
John McNeill (search for this): entry mcneill-john
McNeill, John 1784- Military officer; born in Hillsboro, N. C., in 1784; entered the army as captain in March, 1812, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for his conduct at the battle of Chippewa. The next year he was wounded at the battle of Niagara, or Lundy's Lane, and was brevetted colonel. In 1830 he resigned his commission, and was appointed, by President Jackson, surveyor of the port of Boston, which office MacOMBmb's medal. he held until his death, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 23, 1850. His wife was a halfsister of President Pierce.
William Pierce (search for this): entry mcneill-john
McNeill, John 1784- Military officer; born in Hillsboro, N. C., in 1784; entered the army as captain in March, 1812, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for his conduct at the battle of Chippewa. The next year he was wounded at the battle of Niagara, or Lundy's Lane, and was brevetted colonel. In 1830 he resigned his commission, and was appointed, by President Jackson, surveyor of the port of Boston, which office MacOMBmb's medal. he held until his death, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 23, 1850. His wife was a halfsister of President Pierce.
Thomas J. Jackson (search for this): entry mcneill-john
McNeill, John 1784- Military officer; born in Hillsboro, N. C., in 1784; entered the army as captain in March, 1812, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for his conduct at the battle of Chippewa. The next year he was wounded at the battle of Niagara, or Lundy's Lane, and was brevetted colonel. In 1830 he resigned his commission, and was appointed, by President Jackson, surveyor of the port of Boston, which office MacOMBmb's medal. he held until his death, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 23, 1850. His wife was a halfsister of President Pierce.
1830 AD (search for this): entry mcneill-john
McNeill, John 1784- Military officer; born in Hillsboro, N. C., in 1784; entered the army as captain in March, 1812, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for his conduct at the battle of Chippewa. The next year he was wounded at the battle of Niagara, or Lundy's Lane, and was brevetted colonel. In 1830 he resigned his commission, and was appointed, by President Jackson, surveyor of the port of Boston, which office MacOMBmb's medal. he held until his death, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 23, 1850. His wife was a halfsister of President Pierce.
February 23rd, 1850 AD (search for this): entry mcneill-john
McNeill, John 1784- Military officer; born in Hillsboro, N. C., in 1784; entered the army as captain in March, 1812, and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for his conduct at the battle of Chippewa. The next year he was wounded at the battle of Niagara, or Lundy's Lane, and was brevetted colonel. In 1830 he resigned his commission, and was appointed, by President Jackson, surveyor of the port of Boston, which office MacOMBmb's medal. he held until his death, in Washington, D. C., Feb. 23, 1850. His wife was a halfsister of President Pierce.
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