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It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: PA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Birth: 1749 Amsterdam / / Holland Death: 14 Feb 1813 Steubenville / Jefferson / OH
Qualifying Service Description:
Considered a Patriot by giving aid and supplying clothing and stores to American Service Men as a wealthy merchant in Lisbon, Portugal.
Additional References:
Roster of Rev War soldiers buried in Ohio. Wilbur R. Branthoover, compiler. Veterans Affairs, Ohio. Reprinted by OHSDAR. 1929
Spouse: Rachel Banks Children: Francis Arnold; Marianna; Arnold Henry; Peter Arnold; Charlotte;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
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Instead the information provided is best effort, and from volunteers who have either researched grave sites, service records, or something similar. There is no documentation available at NSSAR HQ to order.
Photo used with permission of Michael B. Gunn, 185230, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
Author: Michael B. Gunn
Born in 1749 in Amsterdam, Holland. Served as a Pennsylvania Patriot in the Revolutionary War providing shelter, giving aid and supplying clothing and stores to American Service Men as a wealthy merchant in Lisbon, Portugal spent large sums assisting the United States. He married 1) __ ?, 2) Rachel Banks (1763-1855); children: George Arnold, Margaretha, Peter, Jacob Arnold, Maria, Charlotte, Francis Arnold and Arnold Henry. Arnold’s funds were so depleted that the Congress granted him a salary as an agent of the United States and also gave him land in what is now Ohio. He was given Twp. 13, R. 7 consisting of 23, 040 acres (six square miles). It was three-fifths of Franklin Township, including the dam and western part of Tappan Lake and the three southwestern sections and three half sections in Monroe Township, Harrison County, OH; as well as nine sections in Mill Twp., and a small part of Dennison and Rush Twp., including Stillwater in Tuscarawas County. He Died on February 14, 1813 in Jefferson County, OH and buried at Union Cemetery, Lot 2 – Section 1 – grave 1, 1720 Sunset Blvd., Steubenville, OH. 43952 GM by Steubenville D. A. R. with official marker. Veterans Grave Registration Belmont County, Ohio (Washington DC, Works Progress Administration.) DAR Patriot Index Centennial Edition, Part 1, p. 854. Dohrman Grant, Ohio Land Grants, (Columbus, Oh: State Auditor’s Office). Roster of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Ohio. Wilbur R. Branthoover, compiler. Veterans Affairs, Ohio. Reprinted by OHSDAR, 1929. Has a tombstone and a DAR marker.
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