William Pepperrell
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William Pepperrell was a colonial American merchant, landowner, and military leader best known for leading New England forces to capture the French fortress of Louisbourg during King George’s War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir William Pepperrell | 1 |
| William Pepperrell canonical | 1 |
| William Pepperrell Sr. | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial American
ⓘ
landowner ⓘ merchant ⓘ military leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
George II of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
King George II
|
| birthDate | 1696-06-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kittery, Maine
ⓘ
surface form:
Kittery, Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| burialPlace | Pepperrell family tomb, Kittery, Maine ⓘ |
| citizenship | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| commanded |
Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
ⓘ
surface form:
New England expedition against Louisbourg
|
| deathDate | 1759-07-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kittery, Maine
ⓘ
surface form:
Kittery, Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| economicActivity | Atlantic trade ⓘ |
| familyName | Pepperrell ⓘ |
| father |
William Pepperrell
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
William Pepperrell Sr.
|
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading New England forces in the capture of Louisbourg
ⓘ
role in King George's War ⓘ |
| legacy |
namesake of Pepperrell, Maine
ⓘ
remembered as a leading New England military figure of the 18th century ⓘ |
| memberOf | Massachusetts Governor's Council ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | provincial militia of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret Pepperrell ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | baronet ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first American-born baronet in the British Empire ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| owned | large landholdings in Maine ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalist ⓘ |
| residence |
Kittery, Maine
ⓘ
surface form:
Kittery, Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| servedAs | acting governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Hirst ⓘ |
| war | King George's War ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sir William Pepperrell
this entity surface form:
William Pepperrell Sr.