Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge
American
Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge was a notable American physician and military officer who served as a colonel in the Massachusetts militia during the American Revolutionary War. - AsNotedIn
Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge was a notable American physician and military officer who served as a colonel in the Massachusetts militia during the American Revolutionary War. - AsNotedIn
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1739/03/05 | Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge is born in Suffield, Conn, to the Rev John Woodbridge and Tryphena Ruggles Woodbridge, daughter of the Rev Benjamin Ruggles of Suffield. | Born | |||||
1775/04/20 | Benjamin R Woodbridge enlist in the Massachusetts militia of the Continental Army. | Military | |||||
1775/06/17 | Woodbridge's regiment arrives at Bunker Hill immediately prior to the battle. A company from the regiment deploys on the right flank while other men join Colonel Prescott's regiment at the redoubt and breastwork on the hill. | Patriot Commander | Bunker Hill Monument | Boston | Battle of Bunker Hill | ||
1788/00/00 | Sycamores is built for Benjamin R Woodbridge, moving the Rawson House down the street to built the three-story mansion. The front parlor is finished in the original 18th century hand-carved raised paneling. | Home | Woodbridge House and Rawson Ell | South Hadley, MA | |||
1819/03/08 | Benjamin Woodbridge dies. Buried at Evergreen Cemetery in South Hadley, probate shows his most valuable possession is a $75 looking glass. His medical instruments worth $0.50. | Died | Woodbridge House and Rawson Ell | South Hadley, MA |
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