Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen Ethan Allen was an American Soldier, Frontiersman, and an author of many books. Allen played an important role in our American history. He served in the French and Indian war and was Colonial Commandment of The Green Mountain Boys. So without him, today would probably be different.
Allen was born on January 21,1738 in Litchfield, Connecticut. His parents were Mary and Joseph Baker Allen and was oldest of eight children. In 1769, he moved to a place known as New Hampshire Grants, which is now Vermont. He hoped to go to Yale, a university in Connecticut, but his father died so he cared for his family instead.
In the French and Indian war Ethan Allen served as a Private in colonel ranks. Allen moved to Vermont and was elected Colonial Commandant local militia, Green Mountain Boys. When the American Revolution began, Allen had no official position in the Continental Army. Allen was given the position of Lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and major General of Militia. After returning to Vermont, later that year he was made general in the Army of Vermont.
Ethan Allen worked as an iron. In Allen’s personal life he married Mary Brownson. They had five children, Lorine, Joseph, Lucy, Palema, and Mary Ann.
His wife died from Consumption in 1783. A year later he married Frances Buchanan and had three children, Fanny, Hannibal, and Ethan.
The Green Mountain Boys controlled Vermont between 1771 and 1775 with Ethan Allen as their Colonel Commandant. He had been making plans to capture the British base in the region Fort Ticonderoga, south of Lake Champlain, at the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775. The Fort commanded the lake and route to Canada. The day before their planned attack, they were startled by the arrival of Colonel Benedict Arnold , who had been sent to attack the
Allen was born on January 21,1738 in Litchfield, Connecticut. His parents were Mary and Joseph Baker Allen and was oldest of eight children. In 1769, he moved to a place known as New Hampshire Grants, which is now Vermont. He hoped to go to Yale, a university in Connecticut, but his father died so he cared for his family instead.
In the French and Indian war Ethan Allen served as a Private in colonel ranks. Allen moved to Vermont and was elected Colonial Commandant local militia, Green Mountain Boys. When the American Revolution began, Allen had no official position in the Continental Army. Allen was given the position of Lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and major General of Militia. After returning to Vermont, later that year he was made general in the Army of Vermont.
Ethan Allen worked as an iron. In Allen’s personal life he married Mary Brownson. They had five children, Lorine, Joseph, Lucy, Palema, and Mary Ann.
His wife died from Consumption in 1783. A year later he married Frances Buchanan and had three children, Fanny, Hannibal, and Ethan.
The Green Mountain Boys controlled Vermont between 1771 and 1775 with Ethan Allen as their Colonel Commandant. He had been making plans to capture the British base in the region Fort Ticonderoga, south of Lake Champlain, at the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775. The Fort commanded the lake and route to Canada. The day before their planned attack, they were startled by the arrival of Colonel Benedict Arnold , who had been sent to attack the