Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Ancestor Tree

 My Great Grandfather Henry Dearborn is was an American general and politician. He started off as being an officer for the British navy but quickly joined Washington during the American revolution and quickly became the congressmen for the district of main (which ended up joining the state of Massachusetts Thanks to President Washington, and furthermore was appointed as Secretary of War by president Thomas Jefferson. He captured York (Toronto) on April 27 1813 during the war of 1812 and also took Fort George at the mouth of the Niagara River.
 
Portrait of
Henry Dearborn

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