George Horton (1761-1835) served in the Pennsylvania militia as a private in the Class 2, 7th Company, 5th Battalion, commanded by Captain Henry Shoemaker. George Horton was born in Dutchess County, New York, on March 23, 1761. He married Elsie Shoemaker and they had three children, two daughters and a son. They arrived in Michigan in 1825 and later settled in Avon Township outside of Rochester. George Horton died October 28, 1835, and is buried in the Mount Avon Cemetery in Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan.
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