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Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789

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Personal name headingAllen, Ethan, 1738-1789
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Birth date1738-01-21
Death date1789-02-12
Place of birthLitchfield (Conn.)
Place of deathBurlington (Vt.)
Profession or occupationFarmer Businessman Land speculator Philosopher Politician
Found inHis A brief narrative ... 1774.
English Wikipedia, viewed Sept. 3, 2010 (Ethan Allen (Jan. 21, 1738 [O.S. Jan. 10, 1737]-Feb. 12, 1789) was a farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, and American Revolutionary War patriot, hero, and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of the U.S. state of Vermont, and for the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the American Revolutionary War; Born: Jan. 21, 1738, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony; Died: Feb. 12, 1789 (aged 51) Burlington, Vermont Republic)