400 Feet due East of
this tablet
was the site of the first home of
Israel Putnam
in the Colony of Connecticut
In 1739, he bought 514 ½ acres of the adjacent land
from Governor Belcher at £5.0.0 per acre.
In 1740, here he came from Salem Village, Massachusetts,
with his wife and first child, Israel Putnam, who
later went with General Rufus Putnam to Ohio.
In 1742, the famous wolf was run to Earth.
In 1755, Putnam began his military career at The Battle
of Lake George. In August he was made 2nd Lieutenant.
In 1756, he was a "Ranger" with Captain Rogers.
In 1758, Putnam was with Lord Howe when Howe was killed
at Lake George. In August he was a prisoner in Quebec.
In 1759, as Lieutenant Colonel, he was as the capture of
Ticonderoga and Montreal.
In 1762, he was in Cuba and at Detroit in 1764.
From all these absences, here he came back
to the joys of home. Here his children grew up.
Here, his devoted wife, the Mother of all his children,
Hannah, Pope Putnam, died in 1765.
In 1767, after his second marriage, Putnam moved to his
new home, The General Wolfe Tavern, near Brooklyn Green,
because the number of his visitors was too great
for a private house.
But here was the scene of many joyous reunions of old
Comrades,
after the Indian and Colonial Wars and before
The Revolutionary Period.
To commemorate
The 200th anniversary of his birth
This tablet has been placed by the
Colonel Daniel Putnam Association, Inc.
1718 - 1918
Viris Stat Republica
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