businessperson
Abraham Markoe.
sugar planter of St. Croix; American patriot in the Revolutionary War period
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About Abraham Markoe
Abraham Markoe was a Danish businessman, landowner and planter. Living in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution, he actively supported U.S. independence by founding the Philadelphia Light Horse, now known as the First City Troop, and presenting them with a regimental flag of thirteen stripes to represent the thirteen rebel colonies.
Everything about Abraham Markoe →- Occupation
- businessperson
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Born
- July 2, 1727
- Died
- August 28, 1806