From Expedition Erie (Pennsylvania).
WILLIAM HIMROD-- WAR OF 1812 VETERAN-- ABOLITIONIST
May 19, 1791- June 21, 1873.
It is unclear whether the General William Himrod and this man were related/
Born in Turbotville, Pennsylvania and came to Erie in 1810. Was a carpenter and joiner until 1840.
During the War of 1812 he was a private in Captain McGuire's Company of Pennsylvania State Militia for 35 days October-November 1812.
He bought land in Erie, Pennsylvania, and named it New Jerusalem and offered plots to "newly freed blacks and destitute whites" for the opportunity to own their own homestead. He taught Sunday School to blacks and provided them with Bible Study.
William Himrod was also a pioneer in Erie's iron industry.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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