‘America’s oldest John Doe’ is finally identified via DNA from bones on a Revolutionary War battlefield
- John Pumphrey, a Maryland teenager who died in one of the American Revolution's last major battles, has finally been identified after 246 years.
- Through DNA testing and historical sleuthing, he can now take his place in history, just in time for the nation's 250th anniversary.
- Allison Peacock, founder of FHD Forensics, a company that helped with the search, said: "There was a sense of divine timing, I guess.
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- John Pumphrey, a Maryland teenager who died in one of the American Revolution's last major battles, has finally been identified after 246 years.
- Through DNA testing and historical sleuthing, he can now take his place in history, just in time for the nation's 250th anniversary.
- Allison Peacock, founder of FHD Forensics, a company that helped with the search, said: "There was a sense of divine timing, I guess.
Sources: The Independent