Jehu Eyre
Jehu Eyre | |
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| Born | January 10, 1738 Burlington, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 1781 (aged 43) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Buried | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Kensington Artillery |
| Battles / wars | |
Jehu Eyre or Ayer (January 10, 1738 – July 23, 1781) was an American businessman, veteran of the French and Indian War and American Revolutionary War, and member of the influential Eyre family, which played a major role in the American Revolution and the early Republic. Jehu's father George had emigrated to the New World in 1727; the family was descended from one of the oldest noble lines in England.