This is a continuation of the Pension series. A must read in this
book is the Pension Application for William Crolius. The widow's
deposition in the file tells about the privations and hardships
that many women faced and coped with on their own. Still they
survived and bore children, and survived managed. Another must read
is the pension for Jacob Youker. This pension mentions that so many
thought there was just one fort, not two in the western part of
Fort Plain. He says there was just one, absolutely The cover of the
book bears an image of a family record, probably torn out of the
family bible. The pensions have many family records torn out for
proof of marriage. Too many records were lost during the
Revolution. The longest pension applications are from the widows,
they had a dreadful time proving their marriage. Many times the
preacher wouldn't baptize a baby unless the parents were married
and this is another reason why the family record of births are
included in the applications.
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