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The family life of Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen's parents went on to five more sons and two daughters. Ethan Allen developed a reputation as a Firebrand and rabble-rouser and married Mary Brownson in 1762, and they had five children.
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The Birth of Ethan Allen
On the 21st of January was the birth of Ethan Allen. He was first born of Joseph and Mary Baker Allen. He was born and conceived at Litchfield, Connecticut. -
The Start of the Battle For Fort Ticonderoga
In 1770 the New York Supreme Court ruled that the New Hampshire grants are invalid. In response a group that called itself the Green Mountain Boys came together to stop the "Yorkers" from interfering with land they claimed for themselves. They named Ethan Allen their leader and set out on a Campaign of intimidation to get the Yorkers to leave, Sometimes using violence to do so. -
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Ethan Allen's Exploring and Military Leadership times.
Although Ethan Allen was born in Connecticut, He and his family explored land in the New Hampshire Grants. After serving in the French and Indian war, Ethan Allen purchased land in what is now the State of Vermont. However a dispute over the land In Champlain Valley arose, with New York and New Hampshire claiming it as their own. -
The Battle For Fort Ticonderoga, And Ethan Allens Imprisonment
In 1775, The Green Mountain Boys focused on the American Revolution, Fighting for the American Colonies against Great Britain. Along with Benedict Arnold, Allen led the GMB to capture Ticonderoga, Which they did easily due to the few guards stationed there. Allen and GMB went to capture Crown Point, They succeeded. And with these successes they believed they could seize Montreal as well, They tried, They failed. Allen was captured and sent to the prison Cornwall, In England for 2 years. -
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The Later Life of Ethan Allen.
When Ethan Allen returned to Vermont he retired to his home in what is now Burlington Vermont. He then revived a book he was working on with his friend Dr. Thomas Young. He published "Reason The Only Oracle of Man". It was largely condemned by Christian Clergymen. Ethan Allen died in Burlington, Vermont on Febuary 12, 1789 two years later, Vermont joined the United States.
