Joseph Ogle (June 17, 1737 - February 24, 1821) was an American soldier and frontiersman.

Early years

Joseph Ogle was born in Frederick, Maryland.Captain Joseph Ogle Chapter
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Retrieved on July 2, 2007 Ogle married first Prudence Drusilla Biggs (1748–1777), of

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, who bore him five children.

American Revolutionary War

In 1777, the family was living on Buffalo Creek in what is today Brooke County, West Virginia. Capt. Joseph Ogle commanded a Virginia company during the Revolutionary War. He was involved in the Siege of Fort Henry in what is now West Virginia.He married a second wife, Jemima Meiggs or Meeks, with whom he had four children. All of the children were born in what was then Virginia.

Illinois

Ogle left Virginia in opposition to slavery. By 1785, Ogle had settled his family in the

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, which is present-day

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, Illinois. Ogle is said to have been the first Methodist in Illinois, and helped found the Shiloh Methodist Church, the first

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.A Brief History of St. Clair County
Retrieved on July 2, 2007 Ogle first settled on the road from Bellefontaine to Cahokia. In 1796, he moved to New Design, in what is now

. In 1791, Ogle was involved in a skirmish with Native Americans near what is now Waterloo, Illinois.

Death

Joseph Ogle died on February 24, 1821, in New Design, Illinois. He is buried in

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. Ogle had a son who was also named Joseph Ogle. His son was involved in the

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, and died in 1846.

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