Ward, Samuel, 1756-1832

Samuel Ward was born in Westerly, Rhode Island in 1756, and graduated from Brown University in Providence in 1771. He accompanied Benedict Arnold in the attack on Quebec and was aid-de-camp to General Washington. Ward eventually rose to Lieut. Colonel in the First Rhode Island Regiment. He also became a distinguished merchant, settling first in New York and then East Greenwich, Rhode Island where he died in 1832.

From the description of Samuel Ward collection, 1781-1831. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 54978918

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