History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania . he place,—Jacob Wise, George Turner, andHenry Treziyulny. George Turner Is still living inClearfield County. John Henry Simler was a Frenchman, who en-listed in the first partisan legion, Gen. Armands, InNovember, 1780, in the city of Paris, being thentwenty-nine years old. Armand was a French mar-quis, who had been ten years in military service be-fore he came to this country, and was commissioneda colonel in 1777. After Gates defeat at Camden,Aug. 16, 1780, Armand returned to France to recruitmen and procure clothing. He recruited and br
History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania . he place,—Jacob Wise, George Turner, andHenry Treziyulny. George Turner Is still living inClearfield County. John Henry Simler was a Frenchman, who en-listed in the first partisan legion, Gen. Armands, InNovember, 1780, in the city of Paris, being thentwenty-nine years old. Armand was a French mar-quis, who had been ten years in military service be-fore he came to this country, and was commissioneda colonel in 1777. After Gates defeat at Camden,Aug. 16, 1780, Armand returned to France to recruitmen and procure clothing. He recruited and broughtover a large number of men, and among them only actions Simler participated In were at James-town Island, Va., under Lafayette, and the capture ofCornwallis at Yorktown, In 1781. He was woundedIn the forehead and eye by a sabre, and retained thescar until his death. He was discharged from theservice in Philadelphia in 1783. He married andsettled in Philadelphia. In 1793 he lost his wife bythe yellow fever, and married a second nilLIPSBUllG BOROUGH. 385 In 1797 lie removed to Pliilipsburg, where heerected the first house. This he sold to HardinanPhilips in 1822. He was a shoemaker by went to Philadelphia in 1829, and died was a sober, frugal, and industrious man (so saidHardman Philips), had three children, all Henry Simler, a grandson, resides in Philips-burg, and the grandfathers sword is still in posses-sion of the family. Josepli Earls was a famous hunter, and the hero ofan elk-chase that lasted three days. He is said tohave killed the last elk seen in this region. Helived to be more than ninety. Dr. John Plumbe was connected with HardmanPhilips in developing the business interests of Phil-ipsburg. He went to England in 1820, and returnedthat year with several persons, whom he had securedas screw-makers, forge, and farm hands. CliarlesLoyd was among the number, and after workinga while in the screw-factory took charge
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