Individual Details
Moses PUTNAM
(30 Sep 1739 - 25 Jul 1801)
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Moses Putnam was graduated from Harvard College in 1759. He taught school a while in Boxford, Massachusetts, and in 1776 or thereabouts, removed to Wilton, New Hampsire. There he obtained the respect and trust of the people and on 9 March, 1778, was elected one of the committee of safety, served as selectman for several years, and was often on important committees. In 1778, he was chosen to represent the town in convention to be holden at Concord for "establishing some regulations by which our sinking currency may be raised and set upon some more stable basis."
Moses Putnam was graduated from Harvard College in 1759. He taught school a while in Boxford, Massachusetts, and in 1776 or thereabouts, removed to Wilton, New Hampsire. There he obtained the respect and trust of the people and on 9 March, 1778, was elected one of the committee of safety, served as selectman for several years, and was often on important committees. In 1778, he was chosen to represent the town in convention to be holden at Concord for "establishing some regulations by which our sinking currency may be raised and set upon some more stable basis."
Events
| Birth | 30 Sep 1739 | Salem, Essex, MA | |||
| Christened | 30 Sep 1739 | Salem, Essex, MA | |||
| School | 1759 | Harvard College | |||
| Death | 25 Jul 1801 | Wilton, Hillsboro, New Hampshire, USA | |||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||||
| Reference No | PG |
Families
| Father | Lieutenant Stephen PUTNAM (1694 - 1772) |
| Mother | Miriam Putnam (1698 - ) |
| Sibling | Miriam Putnam (1721 - ) |
| Sibling | Stephen PUTNAM (1719 - ) |
| Sibling | Rufus PUTNAM (1723 - ) |
| Sibling | Timothy PUTNAM (1726 - 1756) |
| Sibling | Phineas PUTNAM (1728 - 1817) |
| Sibling | Aaron PUTNAM (1730 - 1810) |
| Sibling | Sarah PUTNAM (1732 - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah PUTNAM (1735 - 1776) |
| Sibling | Stephen PUTNAM Jr. (1742 - ) |