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Roger Enos
Roger Enos (1729-October 6, 1808) was a colonial Vermont political and military leader who commanded the Vermont Militia as a Major General. ==Early life== Roger Enos, Sr. was born in Simsbury, Connecticut in 1729.〔Edwin W. Strickland, editor, (Some Descendants of Capt. John Bissell ), Volume 1, 2007, page 100〕 He was raised in Simsbury and Windsor, and became a farmer. In 1759 Enos joined the militia for the French and Indian War.〔John Moses, (Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States: Illinois Volume ), Volume 1, 1896, page 344〕 He rose to Sergeant Major, was commissioned as an Ensign, and soon advanced to regimental Adjutant.〔Stephen Darley, (Voices from a Wilderness Expedition ), 2011, pages 203-204〕 In 1762 he took part in the British expedition against Cuba during the Seven Years’ War. In 1764 Enos was promoted to Captain in the regiment commanded by Israel Putnam.〔Washington Irving, (Life of George Washington ), Volume 19, 1982 edition, page 633〕〔William Farrand Livingston, (Israel Putnam: Pioneer, Ranger, and Major-General,1718-1790 ), 1901, page 166〕 In 1773 he served on a commission that included Israel Putnam, Rufus Putnam and Phineas Lyman. The commission surveyed lands along the Mississippi River to identify sites for the grants promised to French and Indian War veterans, and their work led to Lyman’s founding of the city that is now Natchez, Mississippi.〔The Magazine of American History, (General Roger Enos: A Lost Chapter of Arnold’s Expedition to Canada, 1775 ), May 1885, page 464〕
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