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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Soldier / Patriotic Service
Burial location not identified in Find-a-Grave - May 2022
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Author: Adam Michael Puhak
Michael Clore was born 4 December 1746, at present-day Madison County, Virginia, a son of John Clore, and grandson of Michael Clore, who came settled at Culpeper, Virginia, from Germany. He was nicknamed “Big Mike,” as there were others of the same name in the area. Clore was a blacksmith and cabinet maker. His descendants have carried on his cabinet making crafts, with some of his pieces surviving to the present.
Michael Clore married Margaret Weaver about 1770. They were the parents of Levi, Michael and Jerimiah.
Tradition records Michael Clore was a gunsmith during the Revolutionary War, serving in the Quartermaster General’s Department of the Continental Army. A Quartermaster General’s report for the District of Charlottesville lists Clore being paid for his services in 1781.
Clore died 7 December 1817. His burial place is unknown, however; it is thought he was buried at his Virginia farm.
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