[Magdalen] Grammar Nightmare.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I met a DAR member whose Ancester was a Hessian.  Captured in battle, he
swore not to take up arms against the Colonies and was given his freedom.
He prospered, and from his farm the Continental Army got much needed
supplies. As such, he was recognized as a patriot, and from his line my
friend was descended.  So as you can see, the line from foe to friend can
be very brief indeed -- a year or so.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 7/12/2015 1:27:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poughkeepsie,_New_York>>>>>>
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> The city was also the location of the execution of my great great great
> great
> grandfather, under orders from Gen. George Washington, as a Tory spy.
> I've seen the transcript of the trial.
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> His orphaned 2 year old son was taken in by an aunt, and the entire
> family relocated to PEI Canada.  When the "coast was clear" my  great
> grandfather and his immediate family returned, and homesteaded in
> Eastern Minnesota in time for my grandfather to have fought on the
> Union side in the Civil War in such battles as Vicksburg.
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> From Tory spy to Union soldier in just a few generations.
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> David Strang.
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