Thomas White (March 19, 1739 – September 13, 1820) was an Irish American Patriot who took part in the
Boston Tea Party, was a member of the
Sons of Liberty, and served under General Washington in the American Revolution.
Early life
White was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1739. Around 1771, he immigrated to
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a tailor, and married Elizabeth Jones. They removed to Boston shortly thereafter, where White joined a Masonic order, possibly St. Andrews Lodge, and participated in all the anti-Crown protests.
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Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773, members of the St. Andrew's Lodge and others boarded British vessels disguised as Indians, and threw shipments of tea into the harbor to protest the
Tea Act. Thomas White was among the participants.
American Revolution
White returned to Pennsylvania, serving as soldier in the Continental Army in
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
The 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, formed with lauded veterans from the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion, was raised in December 1776.
The 1st Pennsylvania Battalion was raised in October 1775, under the command of Colonel John Bull for service with the ...
in the American Revolution
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Later years
Following the war, his family migrated west, settling in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He built a farm and raised his children there, who numbered 21. Three of his sons served in the War of 1812; one of them, Ezekiel White, was captured at the Battle of Lundy's Lane
The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara, was a battle fought on 25 July 1814, during the War of 1812, between an invading American army and a British and Canadian army near present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was one o ...
, and died of dysentery at a prison camp.[ White was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1787.
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Monument
On July 4, 1899, members of patriot societies unveiled a monument in honor of White, located at the Evans Cemetery in Bedford County.[Fairfield owaLedger, August 9, 1899. Also The Hyndman Bulletin, Hyndman, PA]
References
External links
Thomas White Family Website
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1739 births
1820 deaths
18th-century Irish people
19th-century Irish people
Military personnel from County Kilkenny
Irish soldiers in the Continental Army
Patriots in the American Revolution
Irish emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies
People from colonial Boston
People from Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
People of colonial Massachusetts
Continental Army soldiers
Deaths from dysentery
Members of the American Philosophical Society