Timeline

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
Significant name Putnam Memorial State Park Redding
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
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
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