McCurdyFamily.ca -John McCurdy Details

Name Prefix		Gender	Male
Given Name	John	Born	1724
Nickname			Antrim County, Northern Ireland
Surname Prefix		Died	1785/11/10
Surname	McCurdy		Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut
Name Suffix		Parents	Thomas McCurdy / ( Family )
GedRef ID		Submitted By	Phil McCurdy
Note	emigrated to America 1745 and settled in New York where he was known as a merchant by 1747. Host of General George Washington on 9 April 1776 when he spent the night in Lyme on his way from Cambridge, after taking command of the patriot army. He was also the host of Lafayette when he spent the night of July 27, 1778 in Lyme, in command of a detachment of troops going eastward. Re: pp 52-57 Salisbury, Edward & Salisbury, Evelyn McCurdy, Family Histories and Genealogies, 1892, McCurdy family history, Heritage Quest Online.