Background
He was born on May 20, 1706 in Northampton, Massachussets, United States, the son of Ebenezer Pomeroy and his second wife, Sarah King. He was the great-grandson of Eltweed Pomeroy who came to America in 1630.
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Seth Pomeroy
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There is no information about his education.
Career
Seth Pomeroy's boyhood and youth were spent in his native town where he joined the local military force
Achievements
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As blacksmiths and gunsmiths the Pomeroys achieved considerable prosperity and long played a prominent part in Northampton affairs. His name first appears on the military rolls in 1743 as an ensign of the local militia. A year later he received a commission as captain, and in 1745 was a major in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment in the expedition against the French fortress of Louisbourg. His principal service at Louisbourg seems to have been the repairing of captured French cannon which could be used to bombard the town. After his return from Cape Breton Island, he spent three years as the major of troops scattered along the Massachusetts frontier where he directed scouting parties and superintended the construction of military roads through the wilderness. When Sir William Johnson led an army against Crown Point in 1755, Seth Pomeroy was lieutenant-colonel of the troops raised in western Massachusetts. This regiment bore the brunt of the fighting with the French and Indians in the battle of Lake George on September 8, 1755, and the French commander, Baron Jean Hermant de Dieskau, fell into Pomeroy's hands. As Ephraim Williams, the colonel of the Massachusetts regiment, was killed in the opening skirmish, Pomeroy, after some delay, was given the command. Soon afterward he returned home on sick leave, but he continued as the head of the militia of his district and was in command of the forts along the frontier of his province. Apparently politics held little interest for him since he played only a minor role in the affairs of Northampton, being more of a supporter than a member of the political machine directed by Major Joseph Hawley. During the quarrel which led to the dismissal of Jonathan Edwards from the pastorate of the Northampton Church in 1750, Pomeroy was instrumental in organizing the opposition to the pastor. With the approach of the Revolution in 1774, Pomeroy was listed among those "very high in Liberty. " He sat on the Northampton Committee of Safety and was one of the town's representatives at the First and Second Provincial Congress. With Artemas Ward, and Jedidiah Preble, he was appointed to the military command of the province. On June 22, 1775, he was appointed the first brigadier-general in the Continental Army, but he never acted under the commission. Five days earlier he had fought as a volunteer in the ranks at the Battle of Bunker Hill. On February 19, 1777, while on his way to join the American forces in New Jersey, he died of pleurisy at Peekskill, New York.
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History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from Its Settlement in 1654;; V. 1
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History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from Its Settlement in 1654;; V. 2
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History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from Its Settlement in 1654;; V. 1
Personality
He was a man of great strength and agility, tall, spare and erect.
Quotes from others about the person
Swett post described him as a "hardy intrepid adventurous soldier, a keen and celebrated hunter, an honest, open hearted man".
Connections
On December 14, 1732, he married Mary Hunt. Nine children were born to them, eight of whom lived to maturity.
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Born
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Died
February 19, 1777 (aged 70) -
Resting place
Hillside Cemetery, New York, United States -
Nationality
American
Awards
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Seth Pomeroy service with distinction in the French and Indian War and in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. His greatest contribution to the American cause was the raising and drilling of troops in western Massachusetts in 1775 and 1776 in the result he was appointed a major general in the Massachusetts militia. He insured immortality for himself by keeping careful journals which have promoted a fuller understanding of portions of eighteenth-century American life.Seth Pomeroy service with distinction in the French and Indian War and in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. His greatest contribution to the American cause was the raising and drilling of troops in western Massachusetts in 1775 and 1776 in the result he was appointed a major general in the Massachusetts militia. He insured immortality for himself by keeping careful journals which have promoted a fuller understanding of portions of eighteenth-century American life.