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William's son Benedict Arnold was the first Governor of Rhode Island under the royal charter of 1663. Other members of the Arnold family came to Boston from England in 1687. The. Rev. William George Arnold, a minister, was charged with the task of establishing a parish of the official religion of England, the Church of England in Boston.
[1] [5] Arnold was the fourth member of his family named after his great-grandfather Benedict Arnold I, an early governor of the Colony of Rhode Island; his grandfather (Benedict Arnold II) and father, as well as an older brother who died in infancy, were also named for the colonial governor. [1]
The furniture is from the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. [7] Mount Pleasant was also home to Benedict Arnold and his wife Peggy Shippen. Arnold purchased the mansion on March 22, 1779, for his new bride, and specifically made the property over to her, although, due to the high price of the estate and Benedict's deteriorating ...
The Major Reuben Colburn House is a historic house museum and state historic site on Arnold Road in Pittston, Maine.Built in 1765, it was the home of Reuben Colburn, a patriot and shipbuilder, from 1765 to 1818.
On September 21st in 1780, American General Benedict Arnold was found and exposed of treason. Arnold planned to meet with British Major John Andre to discuss handing over West Point to the British ...
The Raid on Richmond was a series of British military actions against the capital of Virginia, Richmond, and the surrounding area, during the American Revolutionary War.Led by American defector Benedict Arnold, the Richmond campaign is considered one of his greatest successes while serving under the British Army.
The family picnic festival was sponsored by the Noble Ninth Manhattan Masonic District of Free and Accepted Masons. Ryan Kropp, 5 of Tappan, makes a Lego truck Sept. 26 during the Lego Lab at the ...
Benedict Arnold (December 21, 1615 – June 19, 1678) was president and then governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, serving for a total of 11 years in these roles. He was born and raised in the town of Ilchester , Somerset , England, likely attending school in Limington nearby.