Reenactor as Margaret Johnson at Jockey Hollow 1777.
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2013-04-21
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Margaret Johnson served in the 2nd mess with her husband Corporal Samuel Johnson. Living with them and Jonathan Emmons and Edward Howell.
Based on her statement, Margaret was only with her husband in the army for a little over two months, caring for him while he recovered from smallpox.
Based on the date of the mess roll she was probably with him for the months of May and June. Her husband brought her out to be his nurse, but she also washed and cooked for the mess which she said consisted of 12 men. With the season of campaigning beginning and her husband recovered from smallpox, Margaret returned home. Afterall, she had left her 11-month-old daughter back home at Mount Holly under the care of her mother.
Plus, she was paying her mother a dollar a week to care for Rebecca. Margaret�s husband Samuel continued to serve in the 3rd New Jersey Regiment until his enlistment expired and he was discharged in January 1780 when the army was encamped at Jockey Hollow.
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Margaret Johnson, Role Women in the American Revolution, Camp Follower, Women in the American Revolution, Female Patriots, The Continental Army, Jockey Hollow, Morristown National Historical Park, Historic Morristown, National Historical Park, The American Revolution, American History, US History, George Washington, Continental Army, Winter Encampment, History, Morristown, The Ford Mansion, Morris County, The American Revolution in New Jersey, The Skylands, Lakeland, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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