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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) | 9 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Winslow, John 1702-1774
Military officer; born in Plymouth, Mass.. May 27, 1702; was the principal actor, under superior orders, in the tragedy of the expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia in 1755.
It is said that, twenty years afterwards, nearly every person of Winslow's lineage was a refugee on the soil from which thWinslow's lineage was a refugee on the soil from which the Acadians were driven.
In 1756 Winslow was commander-in-chief at Fort William Henry, Lake George, and a major-general in the expedition against Canada in 1758-59.
In 1762 he was appointed presiding judge of the court of common pleas of Plymouth, Mass., and councillor and member of the Massachusetts legislature during the Stamp AWinslow was commander-in-chief at Fort William Henry, Lake George, and a major-general in the expedition against Canada in 1758-59.
In 1762 he was appointed presiding judge of the court of common pleas of Plymouth, Mass., and councillor and member of the Massachusetts legislature during the Stamp Act excitement.
He was an original founder of the town of Winslow, Me., in 1766.
He died in Hingham, Mass., April 17, 1774.
See Acadia.