Person:John Todd (63)

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Col. John Todd
b.Abt 1750
d.19 Aug 1782 Kentucky
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m. 4 Apr 1749
  1. Col. John ToddAbt 1750 - 1782
  2. Gen. Levi Todd, Esq., aka "Old Indian Fighter"1756 - 1807
  3. Judge Owen TODD1762 - 1817
  4. Gen. Robert Todd, Esq. - Abt 1820
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Facts and Events
Name Col. John Todd
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1750
Military[1] Apr 1779 Fayette County, Virginialed the building of the first Lexington blockhouse
Death? 19 Aug 1782 Kentuckykilled at the Battle of Blue Licks
References
  1. ↑ Historical Marker, in Kentucky Historical Society. Historical Marker Database [1].

    Blockhouse and Fort
    Marker Number 1554
    County Fayette
    Location Main & Mill Sts., US 25, 421, Lexington
    Description First Lexington blockhouse and stockade built, April 1779, near SW corner of Main and Mill streets, close to "the public spring." After many Indian uprisings in Kentucky, Colonel John Todd in 1781 led in building new artillery-proof fort: 94 ft. sq., walls of rammed earth seven ft. thick, enclosed in timber and surrounded by a wide ditch. Presented by Lexington-Fayette Co. Historic Commission.

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