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State of Service: MD
Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service
Richard Nagle was born in 1744 at County Cork, Ireland. He immigrated to the Colonies from County Cork in 1761. Richard married Mary Catherine Baum (1749-1837), in 1777, at Taneytown, Maryland. Their children were John Augustine, born 1779; Jacob, born 1781; James, born 1781; Margaret A., born 1785; Richard, Jr., born 1787; Mary Martha, born 1789; George, born 1790; Honora, born 1793; and John, born 1823. Richard was an Associator in December, 1775 and a Juror to the Oath of Allegiance in 1778. He served as a Militia substitute from May until December 10, 1781. He was at the Siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Lord Cornwallis and his British troops to General George Washington. Richard Nagle (or Neagle) applied for a pension, June 3, 1818, at Cambria County, Pennsylvania, aged 71 years, stating he had enlisted at Frederick County, Maryland, and served in the Maryland line. On February 14, 1828, the Treasurer of Maryland was directed to pay to Richard Nagle one-half the yearly pay of a private for his Revolutionary War Services (Revolutionary War Pension *S40195).
Richard Nagle died 9 February 1837 at Susquehanna Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. A notice was printed in the Ebensburg Sky, Tuesday 14 March 1837: “Nagle Richard: died at the residence of his son-in-law in Susquehanna Township, Cambria County, Thursday of last month in his 93rd year. The deceased immigrated from Ireland in 1761 and served his adopted country with zeal and fidelity throughout the glorious War of the Revolution. He was a brave and honest and upright man, and a useful and patriotic citizen. He resided for upwards of 40 years within the limits of this county and has a numerous progeny of children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren to inherit the rich legacy of an honorable name.”
Richard was buried next to John Baum at a Historic Memorial Site, the Baum cemetery, located near Patton, Clearfield Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
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