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| Monadnock Hiker |
Posted - June 19 2019 : 6:14:53 PM
General Stark covers a LOT of history - F&I War and the Revolution. He lead a rather "interesting life". - Read his & his wife's history ... not a boring time to have lived.
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http://www.fortat4.org/events/stark/starks-muster.php
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http://www.fortat4.org/events/stark/images/starks-muster.jpg
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http://generalstarkbyway.org/index.php?page=who-was-john-stark
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New Hampshire's Most Famous Revolutionary War Hero
Born on August 28, 1728, Stark was the second son of Scottish immigrant parents in Londonderry, New Hampshire, but lived from the age of eight in Manchester (then called Derryfield). In 1752 he was captured by the Abenaki when hunting and trapping along the Pemigewasset River. He was taken to Canada where he remained captive until a ransom was paid.
General Stark was first commissioned as a second Lieutenant in Rogers' Rangers at the outbreak of the French and Indian Wars, and gained valuable experience that later led to his leadership in the Revolutionary War.
Between the French and Indian Wars and the Revolutionary War, General Stark spent a considerable amount of time at the Page homestead in Dunbarton, and married Elizabeth "Molly" Page on August 20, 1758.
General Stark became colonel in the New Hampshire Militia four days after the Battles of Lexington andstark Concord, and was given command of the First New Hampshire Regiment. He was instrumental in leading the fight at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 and the Battle of Bennington in 1777.
Stark was Major General in command of the Northern Department of the Continental Army during the latter years of the war. His participation ended for a while after Bennington and Saratoga, but he was called back to take command of the whole Northern Department.
In 1783, Stark was ordered to headquarters by George Washington, and given the personal thanks of the Commander-in-Chief, as well as the rank of Major General by brevet.
After the war, Stark retired to his home in Derryfield. He and Molly had 10 children, 5 boys and 5 girls, one of whom died in infancy. He died on May 8, 1822 at the age of 93 and was buried in Manchester; it was said that he was the last surviving Continental general of the Revolution. |
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| Monadnock Hiker |
Posted - June 21 2019 : 3:47:06 PM
Agree, - most of Vermont is a "post card" type of place - but an 18 hour drive is a bit much. The Vermont Tourist Bureau (or whatever they call it) will probably send A LOT of free pics. |
| Fitzhugh Williams |
Posted - June 21 2019 : 08:27:20 AM
Some years ago I went to Crown Point every August, and I would try to see a little of Vermont. That is beautiful country, and very rural in nature. I always say I am going back next year but it never seems to happen. That 18 hour drive is a long way for me now. |
| Monadnock Hiker |
Posted - June 20 2019 : 11:53:43 AM
About two hours from the fort - to the east, kinda between Manchester and Nashua, N.H. ... On a lake & a pretty woodsy area. |
| Fitzhugh Williams |
Posted - June 20 2019 : 08:35:23 AM
Do you live in that area? |
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