Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1769/09/00 James Mitchell Varnum graduates with honors from the first graduating class at Rhode Island College in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Education University Hall, Brown University Providence, RI
1773/06/16 James M Varnum buys a lot on Peirce Street from John Peirce. Architect and builder John Reynolds had already begun erecting a refined but not elaborate dwelling for Varnum. The residence will not be completed until 1778. Home Gen James Mitchell Varnum House East Greenwich, RI
1774/10/00 James Mitchell Varnum is appointed first commander of the Kentish Guards in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Patriot Commander
1778/02/00 James Varnum sells his elegant mansion to the builder, John Reynolds. Life Gen James Mitchell Varnum House East Greenwich, RI
1787/10/04 James M Varnum is appointed District Judge in the Northwest Territory. He will leave his wife, Martha Child Varnum, behind and moves to Marietta, Ohio, to take up the position of stays at Peirce Street. Home Gen James Mitchell Varnum House East Greenwich, RI
1788/06/05 James M Varnum arrives in Marietta, Ohio. His wife, Martha Child Varnum, stayed behind Rhode island. Life
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