From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Samuel Waldo
Samuel Waldo
Brigadier-General Samuel Waldo Signature
Brigadier-General Samuel Waldo (August 7, 1696 – May
23, 1759) was a wealthy merchant, land speculator, soldi-
er and political figure in Massachusetts.
He was born in Boston, the son of Jonathan Waldo and
Hannah Mason. In 1722, he married Lucy Wainwright.[1]
In 1730, he purchased title to a large tract of land in Nova
Scotia with the intent of establishing a colony there; the
title did not stand up when he proposed this plan to the
authorities in England. A one-time business partner of
Colonel Thomas Westbrook, Waldo acquired a large tract
of land near the Penobscot and Muscongus rivers in what
is now Maine where he settled a group of German fam-
ilies in 1740. He served as brigadier-general in the at-
tack on Fortress Louisbourg in 1745 and served on the
temporary council that administered the settlement un-
til Peter Warren was named governor. In 1757, he sub-
Brigadier General Samuel Waldo (c. 1748–1750) by Robert
mitted a plan to William Pitt which served as a basis for
Feke
the recapture of Louisbourg from the French the follow-
Born August 7, 1696(1696-08-07) ing year. Waldo died of apoplexy near Bangor, Maine in
Boston, Massachusetts 1759 while participating in a military expedition with
Died May 23, 1759(1759-05-23) (aged 62) Governor Thomas Pownall.[2]
near Bangor, Maine The Maine towns of Waldo and Waldoboro, together
with Waldo County, are named for their early proprietor.
Resting place Fort Point, Cape Jellison, Maine
Spouse Lucy Wainwright
See also
Parents Jonathan Waldo
Hannah Mason • Waldo Patent
• Colonel Thomas Westbrook
Military career • Thomas Westbrook Waldron
Allegiance British America
Service/branch Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia
References
[1] Charles H. Browning, The American Historical
Years of service c.1742–1759
Register; The Historical Register Publishing
Rank Brigadier-General Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1895
Battles/wars Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
[2] Rawlyk, George A (1974). "Samuel Waldo".
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online.
Other work named Mount Waldo http://www.biographi.ca/
009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=1708. Retrieved
2008-10-02.
• The Lithgow Family-Descendants of John Bridge, 1884, by
William Frederick Bridge
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Samuel Waldo
Persondata Date of birth August 7, 1696
Name Waldo, Samuel Place of birth Boston, Massachusetts
Alternative names Date of death May 23, 1759
Short description Place of death near Bangor, Maine
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