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Peggy Shaw

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Peggy Shaw was a girl of 12 years who, during an Indian attack at Hannastown in 1782, was struck down by a bullet while rescuing a small child who went outside the fort. She lingered twelve days and died. She is buried in the Middle Presbyterian Church burying grounds at Mt. Pleasant, Pa.
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Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
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