General John Thomas, Chambly, Qc - U.S. Revolutionary War Memorials on Waymarking.com

''In mémory of GENERAL JOHN THOMAS an american officer born in Marshfield, Massachusetts in 1724. Died of smallpox June 2, 1776. And other officers and soldiers dead on this field.''

Erected by the Saranac Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Plattsburgh, N.Y. Usa, 1925.
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'' John Thomas (1724 – 2 June 1776) was an American doctor and soldier from Massachusetts who became a major general in the Continental Army.[1] He was a leader during the siege of Boston. Thomas briefly commanded the withdrawal from Canada after the unsuccessful invasion by the Continental Army. He died from smallpox during the retreat.

During King George's War in 1746 he was appointed surgeon to a regiment bound for Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia. He later served as surgeon in General William Shirley's regiment. Liking military service, in 1747 he traded his post as surgeon for that of a lieutenant.

By the time of the French and Indian War he had risen to colonel in the militia or provincial ranks. He served in Nova Scotia again in 1759. In 1760, General Jeffrey Amherst put him at the head of a division during the attack and capture of Montreal. After the war he returned to his practice at Kingston. He was married to Hannah Thomas with which he had a daughter and two sons." Source wikipedia

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