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James Easton

EASTON, James, soldier, born in Hartford, Conneticut; died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He was a builder by trade, and removed from Litchfield, Connecticut, to Pittsfield in 1763. He raised a Berkshire regiment in 1775, served at Ticonderoga, 9 May 1775 and was the bearer of the news of that contest and its results to the Provincial congress. He was one of the earliest to advocate the invasion of Canada, commanded a regiment under Montgomery until 1776, and received the thanks of congress in that year. His further service in the army was prevented by the enmity of Benedict Arnold. He sacrificed his fortune for his country, and died in poverty.

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