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About Capt. Ralph Earle
A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A035464
A captain in the Revolutionary War, legend has it that General Washington admired a rifle he had made and asked him to build one for him. Ralph Sr. delivered the gun personally to General Washington who thanked him and observed "I'm glad you have an "e" at the end of your name, because we will have no royalty (meaning earls) in America!"
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Capt. Ralph Earle's Timeline
| 1726 |
November 13, 1726
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Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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| 1751 |
1751
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Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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| 1761 |
1761
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America
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| 1808 |
December 6, 1808
Age 82
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Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
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Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
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