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Early life and marriage. Henry Knox's parents, William and Mary (née Campbell), were Ulster Scots immigrants who emigrated from Derry to Boston in 1729. His father was a shipbuilder who, due to financial reverses, left the family for Sint Eustatius in the West Indies where he died in 1762 of unknown causes.
Henry Knox was an American general in the American Revolution (1775–83) and the first secretary of war under the U.S. Constitution. Forced by family circumstances to leave school at age nine, Knox worked in a Boston bookstore and by age 21 had acquired his own store.
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17 de abr. de 2024 · Henry Knox Personal Facts. Born: Henry Knox was born on July 25, 1750, in Boston, Massachusetts. Parents: His parents were William Knox and Mary Campbell Knox, immigrants from Northern Ireland. He was the 7th of 10 children. Spouse: Knox married Lucy Flucker in June 1774. They had 13 children together, but 10 of them died young.
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Henry Knox (Boston, Massachusetts, 25 de julio de 1750 – Thomaston, Massachusetts (ahora Maine) 25 de octubre de 1806) fue un militar estadounidense, integrante del Ejército Continental de los Estados Unidos.
Henry Knox (1750-1806) was born in Boston, the seventh of ten children by William Knox and Mary Campbell Knox, pioneers from North Ireland. William Knox was a shipmaster, carrying on trade with the West Indies.
Henry Knox was a Revolutionary War general whose efforts to build a robust American militia were paramount to the colonies? victory against Britain, as well as the development of the early Republic?s armed forces.
27 de jun. de 2018 · Henry Knox (1750-1806) was a Revolutionary War general, famed as the father of American army artillery. Henry Knox was born in Boston, Mass., on July 25, 1750. He had to leave school at an early age to support his mother, who had been deserted by his father.
