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AN AGED COUPLE.COKY OF niOHLAND 3KETCUob' ms i.iris.■ I recently had the pleasure of meeting Mr. * Jonathan Cory of l he town of I! inland, Sulli iran county. He is almost four score and half, is a smart, soemhic, intelli-goat, Christian, gentleman, and an example of activity for many of our young men of the present day. Mr. Cory waa born at Abram (Abram is an old Indian name) Plains, Wyoming county, Pa , March 20, 1790. When I saw him he was cn a visit at bis son's, Mr. II. I). Cory, near Burry* viile. lie was threshing buckwheat in j company with others, “ for exercise he said. I asked him to give a little hibtory of his life. lie said lie was past 87 years of age, could walk 18 miles in a day wlth-ont fatigue ; had done it oply a short time before for hie pension papers.He was born just at the close of the Revo. liUtooary war. His parents with others were driven by the Indians from Wyoming to Dolson Town, Change county. N. Y. I His uncle, Silas Cory, was captured by the enemy. Ills* skin wtis pierced full with pine Splinters, and then ho was raised from the ground with poles, and burned in the pies-eneeof the otW prisoners. Major John Wood of Goshen, N. Y,, was taken pris-oner the same time. He gave a “ sign J' to Bnunt and was spared, but. remained a prisoner for sereo years.The Indiana we«re repulsed by General Sullivan and driven oB to Kicava Falls, Canada. His wife, daughter of Mr, Josluia Divis, wias born in the town of Minisink 82 years ajto, and is a neice of Col. Thurston who fell in the Minisiuk battle at Beaver Brook, a1 id is as cheerful and happy as himself. They were married by Eider Bad, n Baptist minister of Mmisink, in the year 1815,, and have lived together pleasantly for G2 years, without even thinking of being divorced, which is undoubtedly too much the custom now days. i.v.o.
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Port Jervis Evening Gazette
Port Jervis, New York, US
Sat, Sep 29, 1877
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