William North was an American soldier and politician. Born: 1755, Bristol, Maine, United States Died: January 3, 1836, Duanesburg Spouse: Mary Duane (m. 1787) Party: Federalist Party Previous office: Senator, NY (1798–1798) Succeeded by: James Watson Books: Baron Von Steuben: Major General Continental Army Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York, USA Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand von Steuben, also referred to as the Baron von Steuben, was a Prussian-born military officer who served as inspector general and Major General of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Peter Stephen Du Ponceau or DuPonceau was a French linguist, philosopher, and jurist. DuPonceau immigrated to America in 1777, at age 17, with Baron von Steuben. DuPonceau served as a secretary for von Steuben. After the war, he settled in Philadelphia, where he would spend the rest of his life. He was a good friend of Lafayette. Von Steuben “adopted” John W. Mulligan, Jr., when he and his friend, Charles Adams, son of then-Vice President John Adams, had to search shelter after their families opposed to their friendship. Du Ponceau was apparently much happier with his longtime companion Tench Coxe (May 22, 1755 – July 17, 1824), an American political economist and a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1788-1789. According to biographer Jacob E. Cooke, “Du Ponceau was one of Coxe’s closest associates, his legal adviser, one of the assignees to whom he handed over management of his property, and a constant companion.” They met (before) 1777 and remained friends until 1783: 6 years. Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand von Steuben (September 17, 1730 - November 28, 1794) Pierre-Étienne (Peter Stephen) Du Ponceau (June 3, 1760 - April 1, 1844) William North (1755 – January 3, 1836) Days of Love edited by Elisa Rolle ISBN-13: 978-1500563325 ISBN-10: 1500563323 Release Date: September 21, 2014 CreateSpace Store: https://www.createspace.com/4910282 Amazon (print): http://www.amazon.com/dp/1500563323/?tag=elimyrevandra-20 Amazon (kindle): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MZG0VHY/?tag=elimyrevandra-20 At Christ Episcopal Church (132 Duanesburg Churches Rd, Duanesburg, NY 12056) is buried General William North (1755 – January 3, 1836), aide-de-camp to Baron Steuben. The bulk of Baron Steuben's property was bequeathed to General North, who divided it among his military companions. Queer Places, Vol. 1 edited by Elisa Rolle ISBN-13: 978-1532901904 ISBN-10: 1532901909 Release Date: July 24, 2016 CreateSpace Store: https://www.createspace.com/6228297 Amazon (print): http://www.amazon.com/dp/1532901909/?tag=elimyrevandra-20 Amazon (kindle): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IZ1BU9K/?tag=elimyrevandra-20 This journal is friends only. This entry was originally posted at http://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/4941239.html . If you are not friends on this journal, Please comment there using OpenID.