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Author: Alan J. Clark
Born July 6, 1740 at Western (now Warren) Massachusetts to Captain Solomon and Sarah Danforth Keyes of Chelmsford and Billerica, Massachusetts, married Sarah Cutler of Lexington December 6, 1764 in Western. He served at Lexington, Bunker Hill and under General Sullivan at Providence. He had previously served in the French and Indian War at the Battle of Lake George in 1755 where his father Solomon died, with General Abercrombie at Ticonderoga in 1758 and General Amherst in Canada and took part in capture of Ticonderoga and Crown Point in 1759, and Isle aux Noix, St Johns and Montreal. He was friendly with George Washington.
He died September 14, 1826 in Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts and buried at Pine Grove Cemetery there. His wife Sarah died in Warren August 19, 1831 with children Anna, Solomon, David Sally, Thomas, Washington Warren and Pardon.
He may have attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
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