Name Solomon Mack | ||
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Died 1820, Gilsum, New Hampshire, United States | ||
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Solomon Mack (15 September 1732 – 23 August 1820) was a resident of eighteenth-century New England and a veteran of the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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Early life
Solomon Mack was born on 15 September 1732 to Ebenezer Mack and Hannah Huntley in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.
According to Solomon's memoir, his parents once "had a large property and lived in good style", but by the time Solomon was four, the family had fallen on hard times. Solomon was "bound out" to a nearby farmer, where he lived until age 21.
War and marriage
From 1755–1759, he served in the French and Indian War, initially enlisting "under the command of Capt. Henry and was annexed to a regiment commanded by Col. Whiting".
In 1759 he married schoolteacher Lydia Gates. The couple had seven children and 18 grandchildren. Solomon Mack was the grandfather of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.
In 1776, Solomon Mack fought in the American Revolutionary War. Around 1799, Solomon Mack moved to Tunbridge, Vt.
Later life
In 1811, he self-published his memoir, "Narrative of the Life of Solomon Mack", which detailed his history and his conversion to Christianity.
Solomon Mack died on 23 August 1820 in Gilsum, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Modernly, there is a historic marker in Vermont at the site of the Solomon Mack home.