Church, Benjamin, 1734-1778
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American, 1734-1778
Church, B. (Benjamin), 1734-1778
Church, Benjamin, Jr., 1734-1778
Friend to the liberty of his country, 1734-1778
Son of liberty, 1734-1778
Young gentleman, 1734-1778
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found: Sibley's Harvard grads., v. 13, p. 380, etc.(Benjamin Church; physician, poet, author, traitor; b. 8/24/1734; sailed on the "Welcome" in Jan. 1778 and the ship disappeared with all hands)
found: MWA/NAIP files(usage: Dr. Benjamin Church; a friend to the liberty of his country; a young gentleman; a son of liberty)
found: LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: Church, Benjamin, 1734-1776)
found: His The times, [1765]:p. [3] (an American)
found: NUCMC data from New London County Historical Society for His Letter, 1775 July 22(B. Church; letter to Maj. B. Lane from B. Church, a spy for the British)
found: DAB(Church, Benjamin, 1734-1776; physician, traitor, poet, and author; b. Newport, R.I.; grad. Harvard, 1754; lived in Boston and Raynham, Mass.; after correspondence with British was intercepted in 1775, was tried by court martial; Continental Cong., resolved on Nov. 6 that he should be imprisoned at Norwich, Conn., but because of illness was removed to Mass., and put on parole; allowed to sail from Boston, May 1776 for London or the West Indies but ship never heard from again; family was pensioned by the Crown)
found: Dr. Benjamin Church, spy, 2013:page xi (Dr. Benjamin Church, Jr.)
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1981-06-04: new
2017-12-13: revised
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