Person:Moses Paul (2)

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Moses Paul
b.1742 Barnstable (town), Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
d.2 Sep 1772 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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m. 24 May 1740
  1. Moses Paul1742 - 1772
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Name Moses Paul
Gender Male
Birth[2] 1742 Barnstable (town), Barnstable, Massachusetts, United Statesborn a Mohegan Indian
Other? Abt 1747 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United Statesage 5 - bound an Apprentice to Mr. John Manning for 14-15 years where he learned reading, writing, and the Christian principles
Military? From Apr 1764 to Dec 1764 Connecticut, United Statesserved under Col. Israel Putnam in the Connecticut Regiment where he was deployed to fight Pontiac's Rebellion in the Detroit area
Other? Aft 1764 engaged in Seafaring Business in ships of war and the Merchants service
Other[1] 7 Dec 1771 Bethany, New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesWhile drunk at David Clark's tavern, he assaulted Moses Cook and hit him on the head which led to Cook's death 5 days later.
Death[1] 2 Sep 1772 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesexecuted by hanging for the murder of Moses Cook
Burial[3] Shantok Burial Ground, Uncasville, New London, Connecticut, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chamberlain, Ava. The Execution of Moses Paul: A Story of Crime and Contact in Eighteenth-Century Connecticut. , in New England Quarterly
    Vol 77, No 3, Sep 2004.
  2. ↑ .

    http://www.earlyamericancrime.com/poems/moses-paul

  3. ↑ Grave Recorded, in Find A Grave.

    [cos1776 Note of Caution: as of Oct 2014, no photos, no sources provided, and death date & parent/sibling information is incorrect.]

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