Arnold, Jonathan, 1741-1793

ARNOLD, Jonathan, (Father of Lemuel Hastings Arnold and great-great-grandfather of Theodore Francis Green), a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., December 3, 1741; studied medicine and practiced; member of the general assembly of Rhode Island from Providence in 1776; served in the Revolutionary Army as surgeon; director of the Army hospital in Providence; Member of the Continental Congress 1782-1783; moved to St. Johnsbury, Vt., in 1787 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; appointed a member of the Governor's council; was appointed judge of Orange County and served until his death in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt., February 1, 1793; interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

<p>Jonathan Arnold (December 3, 1741 – February 1, 1793) was an American physician and statesman from New England. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Arnold served in the Continental Army as a surgeon, and directed the army hospital at Providence. He represented Rhode Island as a delegate to the Confederation Congress in 1782 and 1783. He moved to a farm in St. Johnsbury, Vermont in 1787, and later served as a judge.</p>

<p>He also served as a clerk in the colony of Rhode Island in 1767. He would write the voucher to the recipient ordering payment from Joseph Clarke Esquire with the General Treasury of the Colony of Rhode Island.</p>

<b>Jonathan Arnold</b><br>
<b>BIRTH</b> 3 Dec 1741<br>
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA<br>
<b>DEATH</b> 1 Feb 1793 (aged 51)<br>
Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA<br>
<b>BURIAL</b><br>
Mount Pleasant Cemetery<br>
Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA