Shays, Daniel
1747 -Born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
1775 - He responded to the call to arms at Lexington and served 11 days.
- He served as second lieutenant in a Massachusetts regiment from May to December.
1777 - He became captain in the 5th Massachusetts Regiment in January.
1780 - He resigned from the army, settling in Pelham, Massachusetts, where he held several town offices.
1786 - Shays emerged as one of several leaders of what by chance came to be called Shays's Rebellion and after it was over he and about a dozen others were condemned to death by the Supreme Court of Massachusetts.
1788 - He petitioned for a pardon, which was soon granted.
1825 - Died on the 29th of September in Sparta, New York.
1775 - He responded to the call to arms at Lexington and served 11 days.
- He served as second lieutenant in a Massachusetts regiment from May to December.
1777 - He became captain in the 5th Massachusetts Regiment in January.
1780 - He resigned from the army, settling in Pelham, Massachusetts, where he held several town offices.
1786 - Shays emerged as one of several leaders of what by chance came to be called Shays's Rebellion and after it was over he and about a dozen others were condemned to death by the Supreme Court of Massachusetts.
1788 - He petitioned for a pardon, which was soon granted.
1825 - Died on the 29th of September in Sparta, New York.
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