Joseph Ogle
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Joseph Ogle (June 17, 1737 – February 24, 1821) was an American soldier and frontiersman.
Early years
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American Revolutionary War
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1777, the family was living on Buffalo Creek in what is today Brooke County, West Virginia. Capt. Joseph Ogle commanded a Virginia company during the Revolutionary War. He was involved in the Siege of Fort Henry in what is now West Virginia.He married a second wife, Jemima Meiggs or Meeks, with whom he had four children. All of the children were born in what was then Virginia.[3]
Illinois
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Death
Joseph Ogle died on February 24, 1821, in New Design, Illinois.[1] He is buried in St. Clair County, Illinois. Ogle had a son who was also named Joseph Ogle. His son was involved in the Black Hawk War, and died in 1846.
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Notes
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- ↑ a b c Captain Joseph Ogle Chapter Retrieved on July 2, 2007
- ↑ a b c The Ogle Family Retrieved on July 2, 2007
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- ↑ A Brief History of St. Clair County Template:Webarchive Retrieved on July 2, 2007
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