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First Name: John

Last Name: Follin

Birthplace: Fairfax County, VA, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Continental Navy (1775 - 1785)

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Date of Birth: 1761

Date of Death: 1841

Rank or Rate: Seaman

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John Follin

   
Engagements:
•  Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783)

Biography:

John Follin
Seaman, Continental Navy

John Follin was born in 1761 in Fairfax County, VA.

Follin is one of eleven Revolutionary War veterans re-interred in Arlington National Cemetery. He joined the Continental Navy at the age of seventeen, was captured by the British, and held for three years as a prisoner of war.

Death and Burial

John Follin died in 1841 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA.



Honoree ID: 2499   Created by: MHOH

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