Jedediah Herrick (January 9, 1780 – October 10, 1847,
Hampden, Maine
Hampden is a town on the Penobscot River estuary in Penobscot County, Maine, Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 7,709 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Hampden is part of the Bangor, Maine, Bangor metropolita ...
) was a general of the
Massachusetts
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militia
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from 1816 to 1828, after distinguishing himself during the
War of 1812
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. He had earlier served as high sheriff of Maine in 1806, before that territory had yet gained state status. He rose to the rank of major during the War of 1812.
1780 births
1847 deaths
American militiamen in the War of 1812
People from Hampden, Maine
American militia officers
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