Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810)
- Name:
- Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810)
- Title:
- Major General in Continental Army after subsequent promotions.
Present for 3 surrenders during American Revolutionary War, 2 victories: Yorktown and Saratoga, and one loss at Charleston.
Town Constable of Hingham, MA.
3rd Regiment of Suffolk militia, 1755.
Town Clerk of Hingham, 1759.
Justice of the Peace, 1762.
Commander of MA troops in Boston area.
Sent by General George Washington to receive General Lord Cornwallis' surrender in response to his sending his second-in-command, General Charles O'Hara.
Secretary of War, 1781-1783. - Born:
- 01/24/1733
- Birthplace:
- Hingham, MA
- Died:
- 05/09/1810
- Death Location:
- Hingham, MA
- Residence:
- Hinham, MA
NY, Battle of White Plains - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Politician
Soldier
American Revolutionary War. - Father:
- Lincoln, Benjamin
- Mother:
- Norton-Lincoln, Elizabeth Thaxter
- Spouse:
- Cushing, Mary.
- Children:
- Lincoln, Benjamin (1756-86)
Lincoln, Mary (1757-97)
Lincoln, Elizabeth (1759-?)
Lincoln, Sarah (1761-1810)
Lincoln, Theodore (1763-1852)
Lincoln, Bela (1767-72)
Lincoln, Martin (1769-1837)
Lincoln, Edmund (1771-73)
Lincoln, Hannah (1773-1828)
Lincoln, Deborah (1776-77) - Notes:
- Wikipedia, "Benjamin Lincoln", 7-15-2011.
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