Daniel Shays

Daniel Shays

male, deceased (1825)
Service record, local government, ContinentalArmycaptain, American Revolutionary War, Irish-American in the military, Articles of Confederation…Continental Army captains
Daniel Shays (c. 1747 - September 29, 1825) was a captain in the American Revolutionary War. He is mostly known for leading a small army of farmers...
Peleg Wadsworth

Peleg Wadsworth

male, deceased (1829)
American Revolutionary War prisoner, congressman, ContinentalArmycaptain, American Revolutionary War, District of Maine, Militia general in the American Revolution…Continental Army general, captain
Peleg Wadsworth (May 6 1748 - July 18 1829) was an American officer during the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from the District of...
Charles Willson Peale

Charles Willson Peale

male, deceased (1827)
ContinentalArmycaptain, Maryland Eastern Shore native, Maryland Eastern Shore natives, painter, from Maryland, American…Continental Army captains
Charles Willson Peale was an American painter, soldier and naturalist. Peale was born in Chester, Queen Anne's County, Maryland the son of Charles...
Thomas Pinckney

Thomas Pinckney

male, deceased (1828)
ContinentalArmycaptain, middle school, from South Carolina, united states constitution, Governor of South Carolina, United States Federalist Party…United States Army general, Continental Army captains
Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828), was an American soldier, politician, and diplomat. Pinckney was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and was educated...
David Bushnell

David Bushnell

male, deceased (1824)
Ballast tanks, ContinentalArmycaptain, Yale University alumni, submarine, inventor, gunpowder
David Bushnell (1742 - 1824) of Saybrook, Connecticut, was an American inventor during the Revolutionary War. He is credited with creating in 1775,...
John Ross Key

John Ross Key

male, deceased (1821)
ContinentalArmycaptain, Capt., Continental Army general, revolutionary, annapolis, georgetown…captain, Continental Army
John Ross Key (September 19, 1754 - October 11, 1821) was a lawyer, a commissioned officer in the Continental Army, a judge, and the father of...
Moses Cleaveland

Moses Cleaveland

male, deceased (1806)
American militia general, Cleveland, ContinentalArmycaptain, Yale, canterbury, from Connecticut
Moses Cleaveland was a surveyor for the Connecticut Land Company. The city of Cleveland, Ohio, United States is named for him. He was born in...

Benjamin Taliaferro

male, deceased (1821)
ContinentalArmycaptain, Virginia colonial, American Revolutionary War, from Virginia, revolutionary, British…Continental Army captains
Benjamin Taliaferro (1750 - September 3, 1821) was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was born in Virginia in 1750 from an...

Benjamin Hinman

male, deceased (1810)
ContinentalArmycaptain, French and Indian War, united states constitution, revolutionary war, crown point, fort ticonderoga…United States Army officer, Continental Army captains
Colonel Benjamin Hinman was a US soldier and member of the Connecticut legistature. He was born to Benjamin Hinman (b. 1692) and Sarah Sherman in...
Noah Phelps

Noah Phelps

male, deceased (1809)
ContinentalArmycaptain, American militia general, Yale University, justice of the peace, Delegate, United States Constitutional Convention
Maj. Gen. Noah Phelps (born January 22, 1740, descended from the English immigrant William Phelps) settled in Simsbury, Connecticut, where he was...