John Jacob Leroy - PLAQUE

John Jacob Leroy - PLAQUE is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Union County, dedicated 1919.

Ridge Rd. (SR 3016) at Dice Rd.,

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John Jacob Leroy was killed by the Indians near this spot during the time of the Penns Creek Massacre, October 16, 1755. This was the first act of hostility by the Indians of this province following the defeat of General Edward Braddock, July 9, 1755. A daughter of John Jacob Leroy, Marie, and Barbara Leininger were taken to the Muskingum in Ohio from which they escaped several years later and returned to Philadelphia.

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1755 · North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, improved with the back settlements of… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1756 · A map of the eastern part of the province of New York with part of New Jersey, & c (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1758 · A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1782 · Carte de la Pensylvanie et du Nouveau Jersey (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1792 · A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, improved with the back settlements of…, 1755, covering the location of John Jacob Leroy - PLAQUE, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, improved with the back settlements of…, 1755, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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John Jacob Leroy - PLAQUE

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