at General Douglas MacArthur "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away . . . And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away—an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye." — Douglas MacArthur's farewell address to the U.S. Congress. 1. Douglas MacArthur was born on 26 January 1880 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He died 5 Aril 1964 at age 84 at the Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C., and is buried in Norfolk, Virginia. One of the most controversial military figures in American history, he was the son of a Civil War hero, Lt. General Arthur MacArthur, and Mary Pinkney Hardy. MacArthur's father, as a lieutenant in the 24th Wisconsin Infantry, earned the Congressional Medal of Honor at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee for his valor in battle during the Civil War. Douglas MacArthur first saw action in the Vera Cruz campaign in Mexico. In World War I he was awarded numerous commendations for valor for actions on the lines and became a division commander. After the war he returned to West Point to serve as the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. Later, MacArthur served and commanded in the Pacific Theater during World War II where he earned the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was Commander of U.S. Occupation Forces, Japan, and United Nations Commander-in-Chief in Korea. The two MacArthur men are America's only father-and-son Medal of Honor recipients. 2. Arthur MacArthur was born on 2 June 1845 in Chicopee Falls, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He died on 5 September 1912 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. He was married to Mary Pinkney Hardy on 19 May 1875 in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia. He served with distinction in the Union Army during the American Civil War and earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for leading a courageous assault up Missionary Ridge in Tennessee. 3. Mary Pinkney Hardy was born in 1852 in Virginia. 4. Arthur MacArthur was born on 26 January 1815 in Glasgow, Scotland. He died on 24 August 1896 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was married to Aurelia Belcher about 1844 in Chicopee Falls, Hampden, Massachusetts. 5. Aurelia Belcher. 6. Thomas Albert Hardy was born in 1800 in North Carolina. He died on 27 July 1876 in Norfolk County, Virginia. He was married to Elizabeth.[—?—] 7. Elizabeth [—?—] was born in 1813 in Virginia. 10. Benjamin Barney Belcher was born in 1793/94 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 5 September 1859 in Chicopee Falls, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He was married to Olive [—?—] about 1817. 11. Olive [—?—] died on 13 September 1845. 12. Edwin Hardy 20. Benjamin Belcher was born on 17 September 1765 in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 17 December 1833 in Chicopee Falls, Hampden, Massachusetts. He was married to Sarah Barney on 1 January 1792 in Taunton, Bristol County. 21. Sarah Barney was born on 26 June 1771 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She died on 14 October 1867 in Chicopee Falls, Hampden County, Massachusetts. 40. Gregory Belcher was born on 26 January 1738/39. He was married to Deborah Williams on 13 or 27 December in 1764. 41. Deborah Williams was born in 1737. She died on 2 May 1774 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts. 42. John Barney was born about 1740 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 26 June 1807 in Taunton, Bristol County. He was married to Jemima Shaw on 22 October 1765 in Taunton, Bristol County. 43. Jemima Shaw was born in 1742/43. She died on 13 June 1825. 80. Joseph Belcher was born on 19 August 1704 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He was married to Deborah Hunt in 1732. 81. Deborah Hunt was born on 8 March 1710/11 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. She died on 21 March 1753. 82. Benjamin Williams was born on 31 July 1695 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 5 April 1775. He was married to Abigail Parson on 25 January 1727. 83. Abigail Parson. 84. Jonathan Barney was born on 27 August 1703 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts. He died on 31 March 1785. He was married to Anna Dean on 8 May 1729. 85. Anna Dean was born in 1709. She died on 30 June 1762 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. 86. Daniel Shaw was born on 12 July 1714 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died in December 1757. He was married to Jemima Hodges on 27 November 1739 in Taunton, Bristol County. 87. Jemima Hodges was born about 1719. She died by 1757. 160. Gregory Belcher was born on 28 February 1664/65 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He died on 4 July 1727. He was married to Elizabeth Ruggles on 25 March 1690. 161. Elizabeth Ruggles was born on 26 December 1669. She died on 22 November 1748. 162. Samuel Hunt was born on 8 February 1681/82 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 21 January 1729/30 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He was married to Hannah Pope about 1710. 163. Hannah Pope was born on 14 December 1693. 164. Benjamin Williams was born before 1650. He was dead by 1705/6. He was married to Rebecca Macy on 18 March 1689/90. 165. Rebecca Macy. 168. John Barney was born on 1 August 1665 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died in May 1728 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He was married to Mary Throop on 4 November 1686 in Bristol, Bristol County, Massachusetts. 169. Mary Throop was born on 6 April 1667 in Barnstable, Massachusetts. 170. John Dean was born on 18 September 1674 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 31 July 1724 in Taunton. He was married to Hannah Bird on 21 September 1699 in Taunton. 171. Hannah Bird was born in 1671. She died on 17 July 1748. 172. Thomas Shaw. He was married to Bethiah Smith. 173. Bethiah Smith. 174. William Hodges was born on 18 March 1679/80 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 12 February 1768 in Taunton. He was married to Susannah Gilbert on 29 July 1708 in Taunton. 175. Susannah Gilbert died on 9 September 1766. 320. Samuel Belcher was born on 24 August 1637 in probably Braintree, Massachusetts. He died on 17 June 1679. He was married to Mary Billings on 15 December 1663. 321. Mary Billings. 322. John Ruggles was born on 31 December 1637. He died on 3 January 1710. He was married to Rebecca Farnsworth on 18 March 1663. 323. Rebecca Farnsworth was born on 2 January 1640. 324. Ephraim Hunt was born in 1650. He died on 26 June 1713. He was married to Joanna Alcock about 1678. 325. Joanna Alcock was born in 1660. She died on 29 March 1746. 326. Seth Pope was born in 1648. He died on 17 March 1726/27. He was married to Deborah Perry. 327. Deborah Perry was born on 28 November 1654 in Sandwich, Massachusetts. She died on 19 February 1710/11. 328. Richard Williams was born in 1606. He died in 1686 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He was married to Frances Dighton. 329. Frances Dighton. [[ii. Elizabeth Williams was born in 1647. She died on 20 October 1724.]] 330. George Macy died on 17 August 1693. He was married to Susanna Street. 331. Susanna Street. 336. Jacob Barney was born about 1635. He died on 12 February 1692/93 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. He was married to Ann Witt on 26 April 1660. 337. Ann Witt died on 17 March 1701. 338. William Throop was born in 1637. He died in 1704 in Bristol, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He was married to Mary Chapman on 4 May 1666 in Barnstable, Massachusetts. 339. Mary Chapman was born on 31 October 1643. She died in June 1732 in Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts. 340. John Dean was born in 1639. He died on 18 February 1716/17 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. He was married to Sarah Edson on 7 November 1663. 341. Sarah Edson. 342. John Bird was born on 11 March 1641 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He died on 2 August 1732 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He was married to Elizabeth Williams about 1665. 343. Elizabeth Williams was born in 1647. She died on 20 October 1724. 348. Henry Hodges was born in 1652 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died on 30 September 1717. He was married to Esther Gallop on 17 December 1674 in Taunton, Massachusetts. 349. Esther Gallop was born on 21 July 1653 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. 350. Thomas Gilbert was born in 1643. He died on 20 April 1725. He was married to Anna Blake on 8 December 1676 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 351. Anna Blake was born on 6 March 1652/53. She died on 9 May 1722. 640. Gregory Belcher was born about 1606 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He was married to Catherine [—?—]. 641. Catherine [—?—] died in 1680. 642. Roger Billings was born in 1618. He died on 15 November 1683 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. 644. George Ruggles died in 1667/68. 646. Joseph Farnsworth. He was married to Elizabeth [—?—]. 647. Elizabeth [—?—]. 648. Ephraim Hunt was born in 1610. He died on 22 February 1686/87. He was married to Anna Richards before 1650. 649. Anna Richards. 650. John Alcock was born in 1627 in England. He died on 27 March 1667. He was married to Sarah Palgrave in 1648. 651. Sarah Palgrave was born in 1621. She died on 29 November 1665. 652. Thomas Pope was born about 1608. He died in October 1683. He was married to Sarah Jenney on 29 May 1646 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. 653. Sarah Jenney was born about 1615. 654. Ezra Perry died in 1689/90 in Sandwich, Massachusetts. He was married to Elizabeth Burgess on 12 February 1651 in Sandwich, Massachusetts. 655. Elizabeth Burgess. 662. Nicholas Street was baptized on 29 January 1603. He died on 22 April 1674 in New Haven, Connecticut. 672. Jacob Barney was born in 1601. He died on 28 April 1673 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. He was married to Elizabeth [—?—]. 673. Elizabeth [—?—] died after 1673. 674. John Witt died in 1675. 678. Ralph Chapman was born in 1615. He died in 1671/72. He was married to Lydia Willis on 23 November 1642. 679. Lydia Willis. 680. John Dean was born about 1600 and died in 1660. 682. Samuel Edson was born in 1613. He died in 1692. He was married to Susanna Orcutt about 1637. 683. Susanna Orcutt was born about 1618. She died on 20 February 1699. 684. Thomas Bird was born in 1613. He died on 8 June 1667. He was married to Anne [—?—]. 685. Anne [—?—] died on 21 August 1673. 686. Richard Williams [Same as person number 328]. 687. Frances Dighton [Same as person number 329.] 696. William Hodges died on 2 April 1654 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. He was married to Mary Andrews about 1649. 697. Mary Andrews was born about 1629. She died after 1700. 698. John Gallop died about 1654. He was married to Charity Hall. 699. Charity Hall. 700. Thomas Gilbert died in 1676 in England. He was born beg 1620. He was married to Jane Rossiter on 23 March 1639/40. 701. Jane Rossiter died on 1 June 1691. 702. William Blake was baptized on 6 September 1620. He died on 3 September 1703. 1310. Thomas Burgess was born in 1602. He died on 13 February 1684/85. |
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