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21 de ago. de 2015 · Henry Knox was jovial, gregarious, quick of wit, fat, and very active. John Adams described him as one “of pleasing manners and inquisitive turn of mind.” Favored by patriot and loyalist alike, the British officers who frequented his book store did not place him among the other Bostonian ‘trouble makers’ who they thought of as crude and vulgar rabble.
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13 de jun. de 2019 · Updated on June 13, 2019. A key figure in the American Revolution, Henry Knox was born in Boston on July 25, 1750. He was the seventh child of William and Mary Knox, who had 10 children in total. When Henry was only 9 years old, his merchant captain father passed away after experiencing financial ruin. After only three years at the Boston Latin ...
4 de ene. de 2022 · The Legacy of Henry Knox. Henry Knox was 44 years old when he retired from public office after devoting the previous two decades to the American cause. Henry and his dear wife Lucy headed to Thomaston, Maine, where Henry built a three-story mansion on a large family estate which he named Montpelier. There, Henry built a sprawling business ...
Major General Henry Knox died on the 25th of October, 1806, after 56 years of life and 11 years in Thomaston. According to all official reports, Knox fell ill after swallowing a chicken bone, resulting in an infection that took his life after a few days of bed-ridden agony.
17 de abr. de 2024 · Henry Knox — Hero of the American Revolution. July 25, 1750–October 25, 1806. Henry Knox was a General in the Continental Army and a close friend of George Washington. Knox led the expedition to retrieve cannon and artillery from Fort Ticonderoga in 1775 and served as Chief Artillery Officer of the Continental Army during the American ...
Lucy Flucker Knox. Date of Birth - Death August 2, 1756 – June 20, 1824. The 18th-century, in Western society particularly, brought with it greater flexibility in choosing a romantic partner. A shift from past practices that viewed marriages as opportunities to solidify family ties or consolidate fortunes, these “love matches” were not ...
