DERICK VAN VECHTEN
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Fort Hunter Free Library
DERICK VAN VECHTEN
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DERICK VAN VECHTEN1753-1847, REVOLUTIONARY WAR
ENSIGN BURIED HERE. SERVED
IN MILITIA FROM 1776-1783
INCLUDING BATTLES OF
ORISKANY & KLOCK'S FIELD.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2019
During the American Revolution, the battles of Oriskany Falls and Klock’s Field were some of the bloodiest of the war. Ensign Derick Van Vetchen served from 1776-1783 and fought in both battles. After war he returned home and later passed away at the age of 94 on November 17, 1847.
