Israel Putnam
American
Israel Putnam was a notable American Revolutionary War general. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Joseph Putnam
- Son: Col Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam was a notable American Revolutionary War general. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Significant name | Putnam Farm | Brooklyn, CT | |||||
| 1718/01/07 | Elizabeth Perley, wife of Joseph Putnam, gives birth to a son, Israel, at home in Salem Village, Massachusetts Colony. | Born | Gen Israel Putnam House | Danvers | |||
| 1742/11/00 | Israel Putnam kills Connecticut's last wolf in the Fall of 1742, or Winter of 1742-43, either way there is snow. | Life | Israel Putnam Wolf Den | Mashamoquet Brook State Park, CT | |||
| 1775/04/20 | After hearing news of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Israel Putnam leaves his plow in his field, rides 100 miles from Brooklyn, Conn, to Cambridge, MA, to join the cause. He will be appointed Colonel in the Connecticut Militia. | Patriot Commander | Putnam Farm | Brooklyn, CT | Battles of Lexington and Concord | ||
| 1775/06/17 | American colonists battle British regular military forces. | Patriot Commander | Bunker Hill Monument | Boston | Battle of Bunker Hill | ||
| 1775/06/17 | American colonists battle British regular military forces. | Patriot Commander | Bunker Hill Monument | Boston | 1775 American Revolution - The War Begins | ||
| 1775/06/17 | Gen Israel Putnam leads retreating colonial troops to Prospect Hill where they begin to erect a redoubt (lost). Over the next nine months, the soldier at Prospect Hill will be attacks repeatedly from the British cannons stationed in Boston. | Patriot General | Prospect Hill Monument Somerville | Somerville, MA | Battle of Bunker Hill | ||
| 1776/04/09 | Led by Continental Army General Israel Putnam, 1000 men land on Governors Island and work all night to fortify Governors Island with earthworks and 30 to 40 cannons. They will also build a battery on Red Hook, a nearby projection of Brooklyn. | Patriot General | Fort Jay | New York City | |||
| 1778/11/00 | General Putnam's forces set up camp on Avon Mountain. | Significant name | Putnam Memorial State Park | Redding |
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