Captain John Brady - PLAQUE

Captain John Brady - PLAQUE is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Northumberland County, dedicated 1928.

PA 405 (E side)

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Pioneer Surveyor, Indian fighter and Patriot Resided here 1769 to 1776 when he moved to Muncy Manor later known as Fort Brady. He served in the French and Indian War. In the Pontiac War was Captain of the Second Pennsylvania Regiment and in the Revolutionary War raised a company in the Twelfth Regiment Continental Line of which he was captain. Seriously wounded in the Battle of Germantown. He was murdered by Indians April 11, 1779, on Wolf Run near Fort Brady while home on sick leave.

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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)
1775 · A general map of the Middle British Colonies in America viz. Virginia, Maryland… (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)
1796 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania, 1792, covering the location of Captain John Brady - PLAQUE, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania, 1792, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Captain John Brady - PLAQUE

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