Captain Samuel Whittemore | |
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Born | Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay, British America | July 27, 1696
Died | February 2, 1793 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 96)
Buried | Old Burying Ground in Arlington, Massachusetts |
Allegiance | Great Britain Province of Massachusetts Bay (1744–1775) Provisional government of Massachusetts (1775) |
Service | British Army Third Massachusetts Regiment Militia |
Years of service | 1744–1748 Prior to 1775 1775 |
Rank | Captain (British America) |
Battles / wars | King George's War |
Samuel Whittemore Jr. (July 27, 1696 – February 2, 1793)[1][2] was an American farmer and soldier. He was 78 years old[3] when he became the oldest known colonial combatant in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783).[4]
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