Peter B. Learn

Peter was a survivor of those indian raids in Tannersville, Pa. that took his Grandfather, Grandmother, Father & Mother. Upon growing to manhood he took flight to Ontario Canada, where he made his home. He lost his life in the War of 1812 and is buried in Canada.

Poem taken from James Harrison Sebrings journal:

THE FIFTH SON PETER AS WE HAVE SEEN

WAS BERET OF HIS FATHER WHEN JUST FOURTEEN .

ON HIS NEXT FEW YEARS WE NOTHING KNOW.

BUT THAT LATER TO CANADA HE DID GO :

IN ONTARIO PROVINCE HE MADE HIS HOME

AND BECAME A SUBJECT OF THE BRITISH CROWN:

IN HER ARMY HE HELD A CAPTAIN'S COMMISSION

IN OUR SECOND WAR AGAINST BRITAIN'S OPPRESSION.

TIS SAID HE POSSESSED A VERY FINE STEED

WHICH HE COULD RIDE AT BREAKNECK SPEED ,

BUT SOME ONE ELSE WITH COVETOUS EYES

MUST HAVE TAKEN HIM BY SURPRISE,

FOR FROM THIS HORSE HE WAS SHOT AND SLAIN,

POSSESSION OF THE ANIMAL TO OBTAIN,

HIS SLAYER'S FATE I DO NOT KNOW BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED SO LONG AGO

THE YEAR WAS EIGHTENN HUNDRED FOURTEEN,

AS TOLD TO ME BY HIS GRANDSON,

REVEREND PETER LEARN WHO AT OUR HOME

MADE A CALL IN NINETEEN HUNDRED NINE'

AND ATTENDED OUR FIRST REUNION THERE

AT THE OLD LEARN HOMESTEAD NEAR COMMODORE

Peter & Jane had the following children:

  M i Benjamin LEARN 

F ii Catherine LEARN
M iii Asa LEARN
M iv John LEARN was born on 18 Jan 1797 in Fort Erie Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada. [Notes]
F v Sarah LEARN was born on 4 Dec 1798 in Fort Erie Twp., Lincoln , Ontario. She died on 15 Feb 1821. [Notes]
M vi Peter LEARN was born on 23 Apr 1801 in Fort Erie Twp., Lincoln , Ontario. He died on 2 Oct 1814. [Notes]
M vii Jacob LEARN was born on 14 Feb 1803 in Fort Erie Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada. He died on 30 Mar 1873. [Notes]
M viii Andrew LEARN
M ix Levi LEARN
F x Jane LEARN
M xi George LEARN
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