David Arnold (1732 - 1810)

Born 23 Jul 1732 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, New England

Ancestors

Husband of Phoebe (Pratt) Arnold — married 9 Dec 1756 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died Dec 1810 at age 78 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Burial: Norton Common Cemetery Norton Bristol County Massachusetts

In 1743, after his father's death, David was sent to live with his uncle, Deacon Copeland, in Norton, Mass., to learn the manufacture of leather. He learned the trade well and was engaged in this occupation until his death in 1810. David was a lieutenant in the Norton Militia during the Lexington Alarm April 10, 1775. He Marched with his regiment to South Boston under the command of Col. John Daggett, and served under General George Washington in the Colonial Army. At one time David owned about eleven hundred acres of land. Until his death, he was one of the trustees of the First Congregational Unitarian Church fund in Norton Massachusetts.

Sources

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