John Vincent

John Vincent is a Vermont historical marker in Mendon, Rutland County.

U.S. Route 4 near Cream Hill Rd, Mendon

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Near this location lived Captain John Vincent, a member of the Caughnawaga tribe. An admirer of General George Washington, Captain John became a firm friend of the Colonies. He accompanied Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery to guide American troops from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Quebec for the siege on Quebec in 1776. He fought with General Gates at the Battle of Saratoga, where Burgoyne surrendered his British forces. After the Revolutionary War he settled in Mendon. Captain John died on July 3, 1810, at the home of Johnson Richardson, site of the first public house in Mendon, Vermont.

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1776 · New England. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1781 · An Accurate map of New Hampshire in New England, from a late survey (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1795 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1797 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1804 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

An Accurate map of New Hampshire in New England, from a late survey, 1781, covering the location of John Vincent, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — An Accurate map of New Hampshire in New England, from a late survey, 1781, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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John Vincent

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