Israel Putnam (1718 - 1790)

Biography
Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam was born on 7 Jan 1718 in Salem Village, Essex County, Massaschusetts, North America and died on 29 May 1790 in Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, USA. He is buried at Putnam Monument (cemetery) in Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, USA. He married firstly in 1739 to Hannah Pope. She was born on 3 Sep 1721 in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Joseph Pope (1687-1755) and Mehitable Putnam (1695-1767) and died on 6 Apr 1765. She is buried at South Cemetery in Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, USA. He married secondly in 1767 to Deborah Lothrop. She was born on 9 Jan 1716 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, North America to Samuel Lothrop (?-?) and Deborah Crow (?-?) and died on 14 Oct 1777 in Dutchess County, New York, North Amrica. She is buried at Trinity Epsiscopal Church Cemetery in Fiskill, Dutchess County, New York, USA.

Facts and Occupation
Before his military services he was a farmer and living in Connecticut. There was wolf that was killing off his sheep so Putnam tracked the wolf down and went into the wolf's den and killed it.

Major General Israel Putnam was veteran in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. Before the American Revolutionary War he was one of the main co-founders of the Connecticut Sons of Liberty and was one of the leaders of the opposition of the 1765 Stamp Act. He became the second brigadier general in the Connecticut forced during the American Revolutionary War after he served two terms in the Connecticut assembly. He is most famous for fighting and receiving a wound at the battle of Bunker hill, however he fought at the Battle of Chelsea Creak on 27 May 1775. He would eventually suffer from a store that made him partially paralyzed and would force him to leave military service.

Battles

 * Battle of Bunker Hill
 * Battle of Chelsea Creek, 27 May 1775

Quotes
"We shall have no peace worth anything, till we gain it by the sword."

Lineage
John Putnam (1580 - 1662)

m. Priscilla Gould (1586 - 1662)

Lt. Thomas Putnam (1615 - 1686)

m. Mary Unknown (1623 - 1695)

Joseph Putnam (1669 - 1725)

m. Elizabeth Porter (1673 - 1746) Capt. Bartholomew Putnam (1688 - 1723)
 * Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam (1718 - 1790)

m. Mary Putnam (1691 - ?)

Joseph Putnam (1714 - 1788)

m. Sarah Urann (1716 - 1765)

Hannah Putnam (1758 - 1793)

m. Josiah Bradlee I (1754 - 1798)

Josiah Bradlee, Jr. (1778 - 1860)

m. Lucy Hall (1782 - 1816)

Frederic Hall Bradlee (1807 - 1886)

m. Lucretia Wainwright (1810 - 1886)

Josiah Bradlee III (1837 - 1902)

m. Alice Crowninshield (1839 - 1926)

Frederick Josiah Bradlee I (1866 - 1951)

m. Elizabeth Whitwell Thomas (1698 - 1952)

Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. (1892 - 1970)

m. Chevalier Josephine de Gersdorff (1896 - 1975)

Chevalier Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (1921 - 2014)

m. Sally Sterling Quinn (1941 - )

Josiah Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee (1982 - )

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