Ezekiel Cornell
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Ezekiel Cornell represented Rhode Island
in the U.S. Continental Congress
from 1780 to 1782.
Ezekiel Cornell was born in 1732 in either Dartmouth, Massachusetts
or Scituate, Rhode Island
. He attended the public schools and was employed as a mechanic. Cornell served as Scituate's town meeting moderator in 1768, 1781 and 1785 and as a Deputy (Representative) from Scituate to the General Assembly in 1772, 1774 and 1775.
During the American Revolution Cornell was appointed lieutenant colonel in Hitchcock’s Rhode Island Regiment in 1775 and was present at the siege of Boston. The unit was taken into the Continental Army
, from which Cornell resigned in December 1776.
Cornell was appointed deputy adjutant general on October 1, 1776, appointed brigadier general of State troops in 1776 and served until March 16, 1780.
Cornell served as a member of the Continental Congress from 1780 until 1782 and retired to his farm at Scituate, Rhode Island
.
Ezekiel Cornell died in Milford, Massachusetts
on April 25, 1800. His site of burial is unknown.
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
in the U.S. Continental Congress
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
from 1780 to 1782.
Ezekiel Cornell was born in 1732 in either Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States established in 1664. The population was 30,665 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth....
or Scituate, Rhode Island
Scituate, Rhode Island
Scituate is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,329 at the 2010 census.-History:Scituate was first settled in 1710 by emigrants from Scituate, Massachusetts...
. He attended the public schools and was employed as a mechanic. Cornell served as Scituate's town meeting moderator in 1768, 1781 and 1785 and as a Deputy (Representative) from Scituate to the General Assembly in 1772, 1774 and 1775.
During the American Revolution Cornell was appointed lieutenant colonel in Hitchcock’s Rhode Island Regiment in 1775 and was present at the siege of Boston. The unit was taken into the Continental Army
Continental Army
The Continental Army was formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in...
, from which Cornell resigned in December 1776.
Cornell was appointed deputy adjutant general on October 1, 1776, appointed brigadier general of State troops in 1776 and served until March 16, 1780.
Cornell served as a member of the Continental Congress from 1780 until 1782 and retired to his farm at Scituate, Rhode Island
Scituate, Rhode Island
Scituate is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,329 at the 2010 census.-History:Scituate was first settled in 1710 by emigrants from Scituate, Massachusetts...
.
Ezekiel Cornell died in Milford, Massachusetts
Milford, Massachusetts
Milford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It had a population of 27,999 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Milford, constituting the center of the town, please see the article Milford ,...
on April 25, 1800. His site of burial is unknown.