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John Learn

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Northampton, Pa, United States
Death: July 28, 1867 (88)
Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States
Place of Burial: Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of George Learn; George Larner and Anna Margaretha Learn
Husband of Linda Learn and Elizabeth Learn
Father of Margaret Learn; George Learn; Mary Jane Learn; Sarah Case; Daniel John Shaw Learn and 6 others
Brother of Jacob Learn and Susanna Learn

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About John Learn

GEORGE THE ELDEST SON OF JOHN WAS MASSACRED BY INDIANS JULY 3 1781. HE HAD BUILT A HOUSE ABOUT A QUARTER OF MILE DISTANT FROM THAT OF HIS FATHER, AND THERE LIVED WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN.

AT THE TIME OF THE MASSACRE, HIS LITTLE SON JOHN WAS TAKEN BY AN AUNT WHO ESCAPED WITH HIM TO THE SHELTER OF SOME BUSHES, WHERE THEY REMAINED CONCEALED, A LITTLE DOG FOLLOWED THEM FROM THE HOUSE, AND IN ORDER NOT TO BE BETRAYED BY HIM, THE AUNT MUFFLED HIS HEAD IN AN APRON SHE WORE. THE CHILD LIVED TO RAISE A LARGE FAMILY AND MANY OF HIS DESCENDANTS LIVE IN AND AROUND ITHACA AND GENEVA N.Y.

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John Learn's Timeline

1779
April 25, 1779
Northampton, Pa, United States
1803
April 10, 1803
N Lansing, Tompkins Co., NY
1804
November 19, 1804
N Lansing, Tompkins Co., NY
1806
April 13, 1806
N Lansing, Tompkins Co., NY
1809
December 6, 1809
N Lansing, Tompkins Co., NY
1811
November 10, 1811
N Lansing, Tompkins Co., NY
1813
July 26, 1813
Lansing, Tompkins Co., NY
1815
March 17, 1815
N Lansing, Tompkins Co., NY
1817
March 3, 1817
N Lansing, Tompkins Co., NY