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Maj Thomas Arnold

Birth	:	1740 East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
Death	:	8 May 1821 East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial	:	Rogers Township Cemetery, Rogers City, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.4225000, -83.8236110
Description	:	- - - - - - - - - - 81 years of age "He was Capt. of a Co. in the darkest days of the Rev. War, was in the Battles of Trenton, Princeton, Ft. Mercer at Red Bank & Monmouth in the last of which he was wounded and lost his leg. For more than 30 years he was surveyor for the port of E.G." Exerpt from the Thomas Arnold Papers Cataloged by Lori Salotto: "Thomas Arnold (1740-1821) was born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island to William Arnold (1718-1781) and Elizabeth (Rice) Arnold (b. circa 1720). He married Sarah Pearce (1744-1808), daughter... Read More	- - - - - - - - - - 81 years of age "He was Capt. of a Co. in the darkest days of the Rev. War, was in the Battles of Trenton, Princeton, Ft. Mercer at Red Bank & Monmouth in the last of which he was wounded and lost his leg. For more than 30 years he was surveyor for the port of E.G." Exerpt from the Thomas Arnold Papers Cataloged by Lori Salotto: "Thomas Arnold (1740-1821) was born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island to William Arnold (1718-1781) and Elizabeth (Rice) Arnold (b. circa 1720). He married Sarah Pearce (1744-1808), daughter of Major Preserved and Sarah Pearce, in 1768. They had six children: Freelove, Elizabeth, Thomas P., Isaac A., Sarah Ann, and William Rice. Arnold was an officer during the Revolutionary War beginning as a lieutenant in Babcock's Rhode Island State Regiment in 1776, then becoming a captain in the First Rhode Island Regiment on March 21, 1777. He lost his left leg in the Battle of Monmouth (Maine) on June 28, 1778, to a musket ball that could not be removed. After his leg was amputated the musket ball was retrieved and sent home to his wife, who had a string of beads made from the ball. From 1779-1783, Arnold was part of the Invalid Regiment. According to the proceedings of the General Assembly on May 1, 1782, Thomas Arnold petitioned the state for a pension. The record states "Whereas, Thomas Arnold, formerly a captain in Col. Christopher Greene's regiment, but now of the corp of invalids, preferred a petition, and represented unto this Assembly, that he is under orders from his commanding officer to join said corps at West Point; that he is entirely destitute of money, not having received any pay for upwards of thirty months, and thereupon he prayed this assembly to grant him a sum of money on account of the said wage due to him. Voted and resolved that the sum of sixty pounds in silver money be paid the said Thomas Arnold out of the general treasury and that the same be charged to the United States, on account of the pay due him as aforesaid." Arnold was appointed by General Washington as the first Surveyor of the Port of East Greenwich. The Port of East Greenwich was considered a Port of Delivery under the jurisdiction of the custom house in Newport which was a Port of Entry. Arnold was under the supervision of William Ellery, the Custom House Collector in Newport, and was responsible for keeping the daily record of all entries and clearances, supervising cargo lading, and collecting of certain fees. He served in this capacity from 1791. Albert C. Greene was the executor of his estate upon his death on May 8, 1821." --------------------------------- A correction has been noted by another F.A.G. member: I believe that the Battle of Monmouth was in NJ, not Maine.

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Maj Thomas Arnold's memorial is located at: Rogers Township Cemetery, Rogers City, Presque Isle County, USA.
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Maj Thomas Arnold death on 8 May 1821 in East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
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Latitude: 45.4225000
Longitude: -83.8236110

Family Members:

Spouse

Sarah Peirce Arnold

(1744 - 1808)

Children

Elizabeth Arnold Pinniger

(1775 - 1866)

Sarah Ann Arnold Searle

(1784 - 1857)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Rogers Township Cemetery
Rogers City, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4225000, -83.8236110

2. Peace Lutheran Cemetery
Rogers City, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4071510, -83.8334800

3. Mount Calvary Cemetery
Rogers City, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3675003, -83.7755966

4. Belknap Township Cemetery
Belknap Township, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3633330, -83.8641670

5. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Hagensville, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3588890, -83.7825000

6. Barabas Burial Site
Belknap Township, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3609414, -83.8714236

7. Tulgetske Burial Site
Moltke Township, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4000015, -83.9274979

8. Saint James Lutheran Cemetery
Moltke Township, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3786110, -83.9258330

9. Moltke Township Cemetery
Moltke Township, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4180984, -83.9480972

10. Saint Michaels Lutheran Cemetery
Rogers City, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3341670, -83.8436110

11. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Rogers City, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4111110, -83.9527780

12. Bismarck Township Cemetery
Hawks, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3022900, -83.8871400

13. Faith Lutheran Cemetery
Hawks, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2991982, -83.8850021

14. Hope Lutheran Cemetery
Hawks, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2971992, -83.8852997

15. Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery
Metz, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2891670, -83.8002780

16. Bismarck Cemetery
Hawks, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3013890, -83.9111110

17. Saint Dominic Cemetery New
Metz, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2846830, -83.7967167

18. Metz Township Cemetery
Metz, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2704300, -83.8091700

19. Old Saint Dominic Catholic Cemetery
Metz, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2704200, -83.8087000

20. Ocqueoc Township Cemetery
Ocqueoc, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3960991, -84.0413971

21. Saint Peter Schroeder Cemetery
Metz, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2652780, -83.7691670

22. Saint Casimir Cemetery
Posen, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2755560, -83.6963890

23. Weinkauff Cemetery
Posen, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2778500, -83.6663000

24. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Ocqueoc, Presque Isle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4266480, -84.0879500