Benedict
ARNOLD
(b.
3 January 1740
,
Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
14 June 1801
,
London, England
)
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Benedict ARNOLD was born
3 January 1740
in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
Benedict ARNOLD
was the child of
Benedict ARNOLD
and
Hannah WATERMAN
and the grandchild of:
(maternal)
John WATERMAN and
Elizabeth LATHROP
Benedict was a soldier in the U.S. Revolutionary War.
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Margaret MANSFIELD 27 February 1767 in New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Margaret MANSFIELD was born 24 February 1745 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died 19 June 1775 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Benedict ARNOLD died 14 June 1801 in London, England.
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Birth 3 January 1740
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
1740 Birth
Name: Benedick ArnoldGender: Male
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Birth Date: 03 Jan 1740
Birthplace: NORWICH TWP,NEW LONDON,CONNETICUT
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Father's Name: Benedick Arnold
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Mother's Name: Hannah
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450302
System Origin: Connecticut-ODM
GS Film number: unknown
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BENEDICT ARNOLD, an American general and traitor of the Revolutionary war, is one of the noted characters in American history. He was born in Norwich, Connecticut, January 3, 1740. He ran away and enlisted in the army when young, but deserted in a short time. He then became a merchant at New Haven, Connecticut, but failed. In 1775 he was commissioned colonel in the Massachusetts militia, and in the autumn of that year was placed in command of...Read MORE...
1754 - Beginning of the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France for control of the North American colonies. It is part of the Seven Years War. (1756 - 1763) Seven Years War - France, Great Britain clashed in Europe and North America; France, Russia, Austria, Saxony, Sweden and Spain sided against Britain, Prussia and Hanover
1764 - British Government issues the Sugar Act 1765 - November - The British government issues the Stamp Act. 1770 - March 5 - Boston Massacre 1773 - December 16 - Boston Tea Party 1774 - March - The Coercive Acts (called Intolerable Acts by Americans) 1774 - June 1 - Boston Port Bill: British government orders Port of Boston closed 1774 - September 5 - First Continental Congress formed in Philadelphia 1775 - April 18 - Paul Revere's famous ride 1775 - April 19 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. 1775 - April 20 - British begin siege of Boston 1775 - May 10 - American Revolution began; Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys, along with Benedict Arnold took Fort Ticonderoga. May 1775 - Second Continental Congress - Philadelphia - plans to form an army. 1775 - June 17 - Battle of Bunker Hill 1775 - December 31 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War. 1776 - July 4 - American Declaration of Independence 1776 - September 9 - Congress renames the nation “United States of America” 1776 - December 26 - Washington crosses the Delaware 1777 - November 15 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted December 1777 - June 1778 - The winter at Valley Forge February 6, 1778 - France signed the Treaty of Alliance with the United States. June 1779 - Spain entered Revolutionary War in favor of Americans. 1780 - September 25 - Benedict Arnold's plans to cede West Point to the British discovered. 1781 - October 19 - The British Surrender at Yorktown 1784 - January 14 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War 1787 - September 17 - U.S. Constitution ratified 1789 - September 29 - Congress Officially Created the U.S. Military 1790 - July 16 - Washington, D. C. becomes capital of United States 1791 - December 15 - The Bill of Rights takes effect 1792 - New York Stock Exchange founded 1796 - Napoleon Bonaparte assumes command of the Army of Italy 1799 - Rosetta Stone discovered
1767 Marriage / PartnerBenedict ARNOLD and Margaret MANSFIELD 27 February 1767, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1772 Birth of ChildHenry ARNOLD was born 19 September 1772, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1775 Death of Spouse/PartnerMargaret MANSFIELD died 19 June 1775, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
BENEDICT ARNOLD [From the London Monthly Magazine, for July 1801.]
Died, at his house, in Gloucester place, on Sunday, June 13, brigadier general Benedict Arnold. This singular man was a native of New England, and bread as some say, a surgeon; a profession, however wThe North Carolina Journal
Halifax, North Carolina
November 23, 1801
Benedict is buried at: St Mary Churchyard Battersea London Borough of Wandsworth Greater London, England Plot: Crypt in the Basement
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