Gen. Henry Knox (1750-1806)

He was born at Boston, Massachusetts, to Northern Irish parents. He became a bookseller and supported the Sons of Liberty. He joined the Continental Army and as Chief of Artillery saw action in most of Washington's campaigns which led Washington to appoint him as the 1st U.S. Secretary of War. Long interested in military history, he was instrumental in creating the Society of the Cincinnati, authoring its founding document and establishing its doctrine as still conducted today. In 1795, he retired to Thomaston, Maine, where he built an impressive mansion (see images) that he named "Montpelier". He died bankrupt and it was demolished in 1871 but a replica was built in 1929 that has since served as the Henry Knox Museum. In, 1774, Henry married Lucy, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Waldo) Flucker, Her parents were Loyalists who mixed in the highest echelons of Colonial society, and while they didn't approve of the match, they did nonetheless consent to it. Henry and Lucy remained devoted to one another all their lives and had thirteen children but only three (listed) survived childhood.