Peter Francisco | |
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![]() Miniature portrait, early 19th century | |
Born | Pedro Francisco July 9, 1760 |
Died | January 16, 1831 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 70)
Resting place | Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Other names | Virginia Giant, Giant of the Revolution, Virginia Hercules |
Occupation(s) | Blacksmith, soldier, sergeant-at-arm |
Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) |
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Children | 1 son with Susannah Anderson 2 sons and 2 daughters with Catherine Fauntleroy Brooke |
Peter Francisco (born Pedro Francisco; July 9, 1760 – January 16, 1831), known variously as the "India", the "Giant of the Revolution", and occasionally the "Virginia Hercules", was a Portuguese-born American patriot and soldier in the American Revolutionary War.