Thomas  KNOWLTON

Biography
Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer. The Father of American Military Intelligence. Born in West Boxford, Massachusetts, when he was eight, his family relocated to a farm in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut (current property of the June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation). In 1755, at fifteen, Knowlton served in the French and Indian War with his older brother Daniel. He enlisted in Captain John Durkee's company, and is known to have joined Daniel on scouting missions into enemy territory. He served during six campaigns in the war and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1760. He also fought in Israel Putnam's company against the Spanish at the Battle of Havana, Cuba in 1762. By 1762, Knowlton had returned home and married Anna Keyes. He and his wife raised nine children. At the age of thirty-three, Knowlton was appointed a Selectman of Ashford, Windham, Connecticut. Thomas Knowlton is considered America's first Intelligence professional, and his unit, Knowlton's Rangers, made a...Read full story


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Revolutionary War
KNOWLTON, THOMAS SR
Ancestor #: A066850
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Birth: 1-22-1740 BOXFORD ESSEX CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 9-16-1776 HARLEM HEIGHTS NEW YORK CO NEW YORK
Service Source: JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, P 5, 55, 58, 106, 121-122
Service Description: 1) ALSO CAPT, MAJ, COLS JOHN DURKEE & ISRAEL PUTNAM; LEXINGTON ALARM;
2) KNOWLTON'S RANGERS

RESIDENCE
1) City: ASHFORD - County: WINDHAM CO - State: CONNECTICUT

SPOUSE
1) ANNA KEYES
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Death
Name: Thomas Knowlton
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: Ashford, Connecticut
Death Date: 16 Sep 1776
Death Place: Harlom Heights Island, New York
Age: 36
Birth Date: 1740
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03733-0
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3319
Reference ID: 9

'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7N7-XPN : 3 December 2014), Thomas Knowlton, 16 Sep 1776; citing Harlom Heights Island, New York, reference 9; FHL microfilm 3,319.'
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