Hunt, Thomas, 1754-1808
Variant namesBorn in Watertown, Mass., September,1754; was sergeant at battle of Lexington, 1775; captain, 1791 Major, 1793; came to Detroit with Anthony Wayne, 1796; ordered to Fort Wayne, 1798; wounded in several battles; commendant in Detroit, 1800; became lieutenant colonel, 1802; colonel, 1803; transferred to St.Louis, Mo. , 1805; died at Bellefontaine, Mo. Aug. 18, 1808. He married Eunice Wellington and had eleven children, among them Ruth Fessenden, Henry Jackson, John Elliott, and William Brown Hunt. (from Denissen. ; Reading rm. Biog. files ; Heitman, Reg. U.S. Army) (blue index cards)
From the description of Thomas Hunt papers, 1801, 1808 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 437009371
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| creatorOf | Hunt, Thomas, 1754-1808. Thomas Hunt papers, 1801, 1808 | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library | |
| creatorOf | Hunt, Thomas, d. 1808. License : [Fort] Michilimackinac [Mich.], to all whom it may concern, 1804 June 25. | Newberry Library |
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| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Grignon, Augustin, 1780-1860. | person |
| associatedWith | Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841. | person |
| associatedWith | Hunt, Eunice Wellington. | person |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Congress. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Vance, Samuel C., d. 1830. | person |
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Birth 1754
Death 1808-08-16
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