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One of the Corps of Discovery members on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Biography
John Ordway is Notable.
John was born about the son of John & Anne (Morse) Ordway. He grew to adulthood in New Hampshire.
He enlisted in the military and was serving in Indian Territory when he was recruited for the Lewis & Clark Expedition at Kaskaskia, Illinois on November 28, He proved to be a valuable asset to the Corps of Discovery.
Just after the expedition ended, Ordway received a land warrant for acres of government land as part of his pay. He also purchased the land warrants issued other of the group, Jean Baptis