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John Thomas

" John Thomas was reared in Kingston, Massachusetts He was a brave officer in the service of England during the French war. He was one of the first who rushed to the battle field in 1775. At the siege of Boston, on the heights of Dorchester,in every place where duty called him he acted a bold and noble part. He was soon raised to the rank of Brigadier-General and ordered to Canada to take command of the troops who had survived the fatigues of the campaign under Arnold and Montgomery where he fell a victim to the small pox. His great experience, ardent patriotism, known courage, untarnished character, all combined to render his loss a great misfortune to his country and his friends."

Source: The Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson