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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
We would like to start a biography for each of these people with the basic data about their military service and anything else you care to add under one or more of the following categories as appropriate:
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We would like to start a biography for each of these people with the basic data about their military service and anything else you care to add. Click on [[h:Instructions for Entering Service Personnel|Instructions for Entering Service Personnel]] for additional help.  
 
 
*Photo
 
*Birth (date, place, parents)
 
*Education
 
*Military Service
 
*Marriage and Children
 
*Occupation
 
*Death (date and burial)
 
*Other Media (newspaper articles, service papers, obituary, etc.)
 
*Gallery (photos)
 
==Instructions==
 
Please add a name below in alphabetical order. To do so, first register then sign in. You will see an Edit tab to the right. Click on it and enter a name in the sample format shown below. Go the bottom of this page and click Show Preview. The name should then appear in red. If it looks OK, go to the bottom of the page again and click on Save Page. If you click on the name you can then add a biography. You need not write a biography to add a name to the list.
 
 
 
Click on [[h:Instructions for Entering Service Personnel|Instructions for Entering Service Personnel]] for additional help.  
 
 
==Service Personnel==
 
==Service Personnel==
Because the Town of Knox was not formed from the northern part of Berne until 1822, any veterans from the current Knox area would have been listed as living in Berne. The list below is from hand-written notes from the Knox Historical Society.
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Because the Town of Knox was not formed from the northern part of Berne until 1822, any veterans from the current Knox area would have been listed as living in Berne. The list below is from hand-written notes from the Knox Historical Society. The list is identical to that found in Tenney and Howell:
 
*[[Bio:Bunzer, Henry| Bunzer, Henry ]]
 
*[[Bio:Bunzer, Henry| Bunzer, Henry ]]
 
*[[Bio:Bunzey, William| Bunzey, William ]]
 
*[[Bio:Bunzey, William| Bunzey, William ]]
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*[[Bio:Williams, Benjamin| Williams, Benjamin]]
 
*[[Bio:Williams, Benjamin| Williams, Benjamin]]
 
*[[Bio:Williams, Henry| Williams, Henry]]
 
*[[Bio:Williams, Henry| Williams, Henry]]
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[[Category:Military]] [[Category:War of 1812]]
 
[[Category:Military]] [[Category:War of 1812]]

Revision as of 22:04, 3 February 2013

Go to Military History

We are trying to create a list of men from Knox who served in the War of 1812. If you know someone who served, please add their name to the list. If you know more about any of them, if would be a fitting tribute to them if you would also create a biography of them. Until then, the only thing we can share with viewers of this page is their name.

Biography

We would like to start a biography for each of these people with the basic data about their military service and anything else you care to add. Click on Instructions for Entering Service Personnel for additional help.

Service Personnel

Because the Town of Knox was not formed from the northern part of Berne until 1822, any veterans from the current Knox area would have been listed as living in Berne. The list below is from hand-written notes from the Knox Historical Society. The list is identical to that found in Tenney and Howell: