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image00069
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RFLA.SWAN.DOC.2026.09708
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image00069
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{"page_1": " NOTES:\nVery prominent man in Castleton, Vt.\nWas a soldier\nin the French and Indian\nWar -\nenlisted 2\nApr. 1761\nin capt. Samuel Elmores Co., 9th\nConn. Regt, Col. Nathan\nWhittlesey of Farmington, Conn. in command.\nconjunction with Col. Ethan Allen he raised a company\nof Green\nBoys at his own expense at\nbeginning of the\nRevolutionary War.\nHe was commissioned a Capt. under Gen.\nWashington 9 June 1777 and continued in the Army until its end 1783.\nThrough his efforts and generosity Castleton Academy was founded.\nThe Masonic Lodge at Castleton was named for him.\nRefs:\nHeitmans Hist. Registrar of Officers\nArmy\nof. the Continental\ndur ing\nthe Rev. War pg\n260\nVt. Hist.\nGazeteer\nby Hemmingway\nSmith and Rand Rutland Co.\nJohn Lee\nof farmington,\nConn.\n01d\nCastleton Churchyard Cemetery "}
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2026-07-15 20:52:34
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People: Ethan Allen
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