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- Barnet, son of the farmer of "Meixell Valley", was born in 1833 on the
homestead in Monroe Co., and became a farmer, thus following in the footsteps
of hisfather. He was at one time proprietor of the hotel at Stricklerstown.
His political affiliations were with the Democrats, but he could never be
persuaded to accept office. In 1862 he enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and
Sixty-ninthRegiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served with honor in several
battles. In the spring of 1865, while serving in the army, he was attacked with
hospitalfever, and in the autumn of that year, died in an army hospital in the
south,thus giving his life for his country. (From pg. 464 of Volume I of
"Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of The
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania", 1905)
Deeds:
25 May 1853, deed 10:500, land to Barnet of Palmer Twp
9 Jun 1863, deed 12:14, estate to Mary, (the widow or his mother)
Military Service:
Barnet enlisted in Co. A, 169th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, in
1862. He died of fever in an Army hospital in the springof 1865. After his
death his widow moved to New Jersey.
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