Back صموئيل ويتمور Arabic Samuel Whittemore German Samuel Whittemore French Уитмор, Сэмюэл Russian Семюел Віттемор Ukrainian
Captain Samuel Whittemore | |
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| Born | July 27, 1696 Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | February 2, 1793 (aged 96) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Buried | Old Burying Ground in Arlington, Massachusetts |
| Allegiance |  Great Britain Province of Massachusetts Bay (1744–1775) Provisional government of Massachusetts (1775) |
| Service/ | British Army Third Massachusetts Regiment Militia |
| Years of service | 1744–1748 Prior to 1775 1775 |
| Rank | _1760-1855.png){kind=small} Captain (British America) |
| Battles/wars | King George's War |
Samuel Whittemore Jr. (July 27, 1696 – February 2, 1793)[1][2] was an American farmer and soldier. He was 78 years old[3] when he became the oldest known colonial combatant in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783).[4]
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