Person:James Clinton (5)

  1. James Clinton1736 - 1812
  2. George Clinton1739 - 1812
  • HJames Clinton1736 - 1812
  • W.  Mary DeWitt (add)
m. 19 Feb 1765
  1. Gov. DeWitt Clinton, 6th Governor of New York1769 - 1828
Facts and Events
Name James Clinton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 9 Aug 1736 Ulster (now Orange) County, New York
Marriage 19 Feb 1765 Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United Statesto Mary DeWitt (add)
Death[1] 22 Sep 1812 Little Britain, Orange, New York, United States
Reference Number? Q3160988?


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Major General James Clinton (August 9, 1736 – September 22, 1812) was an American Revolutionary War officer who, with John Sullivan, led in 1779 the Sullivan Expedition in what is now western New York to attack British-allied Seneca and other Iroquois villages. They destroyed 40 villages, as well as their winter stores of wheat and other produce. He obtained the rank of brevet major general.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 James Clinton, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.