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- Christopher Greene was born at the Occupasuetuxet homestead [more commonly referred to as the shortened Pawtuxet], Warwick, Rhode Island on .
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- Christopher Greene ( – ) was an American legislator and soldier.
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- A descendent of early New England settler Roger Williams and a third cousin of Continental Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, Christopher Greene hailed from a business family in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Christopher Greene
American legislator and soldier
For others of a similar name, see Christopher Green and Christopher Becker Greene.
Christopher Greene (May 12, 1737 – May 14, 1781) was an American legislator and soldier. He led the spirited defense of Fort Mercer in the 1777 Battle of Red Bank, and for leading the African American1st Rhode Island Regiment during the American Revolutionary War, most notably with distinction in the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island. He was killed in May 1781 at the Battle of Pine's Bridge by Loyalists, possibly because he was known to lead African American troops.
Early life and education
Greene was born May 12, 1737, at Occupessatuxet, a village in Warwick, Rhode Island, to Judge Phillip Greene and Elizabeth (Wickes) Greene. On May 6, 1757, Greene married his third cousin Anna Lippitt, born November 15, 1735, the daughter of Jeremiah Lippitt and Welthian Greene, both descended from a distinguished Rhode Island colonial family.
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| christopher greene lawyer | Christopher Greene ( – ) was an American legislator and soldier. |
| christopher greene amtv wife | A descendent of early New England settler Roger Williams and a third cousin of Continental Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, Christopher Greene hailed from a business family in Warwick, Rhode Island. |
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