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Jacob Bayley -- Founder of Newbury and Revolutionary War General

Jacob Bayley -- Founder of Newbury and Revolutionary War General is a Vermont historical marker in Newbury, Orange County.

Orange County · 4982 Main Street, Newbury

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Founder of Newbury and Revolutionary General Veteran of the Indian Wars, Bayley led a migration of settlers from Newbury Mass. to the rich land of the Coos, here at the Great Ox-Bow. A staunch patriot, he bitterly opposed the Haldimand Negotiations carried on with Canada by Ethan & Ira Allen during the Revolution.

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