Entries Containing the Phrase «matthew lyon»

By Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

View of Matthew Lyon's Grave and DAR plaque.

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1 ► Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville — 130 — Matthew Lyon —

Grave of Matthew Lyon (1750-1822). Soldier, politician, pioneer. Protested Sedition Acts. Moved to Eddyville 1801. Kentucky Representative 1802; Congressman 1803-1811. Died Spadra Buff, Ark. Reinterred, Eddyville Cemetery 1833. — — Map (db m123758) HM

2 ► Vermont, Rutland County, Fair Haven — Matthew Lyon — Fair Haven's oldest mills built on falls by founder —

Matthew Lyon, Irish-born leading grantee, built grist, saw and paper mills here, 1783, and a forge above. He ran first store, inn, and newspaper. As Congressman from Vermont he was jailed under the Sedition Law and later elected from Kentucky and . . . — — Map (db m78211) HM

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3 ► Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville — Chittenden Lyon —

Lyon was the son of Matthew Lyon. He represented Caldwell County in the Kentucky House of Representatives during 1822-24 when Lyon County was still a part of that county. As a Jacksonian he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives serving . . . — — Map (db m124036) HM

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4 ► Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville — 1245 — Lyon County, 1854 —

The 102nd Kentucky county. Formed from a part of Caldwell, it was named for Col. Chittenden Lyon. Born in Vermont, 1787. Came here with father, Col. Matthew Lyon, in 1801. Had large mercantile and farming interests. Member state legislature, . . . — — Map (db m123684) HM

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5 ► Vermont, Addison County, Orwell — To Repel the Enemy —

“The Generals have Fix’d on a spot . . . to be fortified.” - Lt. Col. Matthias Ogden, July 19, 1776 On July 5, 1777, Thomas Anburey, who was traveling with British Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne on Lake Champlain, observed as they . . . — — Map (db m19480) HM

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