Talk:Israel Putnam

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Putnam died in Brooklyn, Connecticut ten years later in 1790 and was buried in an above-ground tomb in the Brooklyn town cemetery. Within a few years, however, the site became so overrun with hero-worshipping, that the badly-mutilated marble marker was removed for safe keeping to the Capitol Building in Hartford.
In 1888, Putnam’s remain were removed from the Brooklyn cemetry and placed in a sarcophagus built into the foundation of a monument, newly erected on a plot of ground near the Brooklyn town green.--Fibulator 13:51, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
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message: I am not certain that the link to the candy makers that happen to be descended from dear Putnam really belongs here; I suspect it is closer to a spam link than anything else.  Any agreement? --Matthew K (talk) 06:48, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's my impression that any links that don't directly pertain to the subject should get the ax. If the candy company is notable enough for them to have their own Wikipedia page, then a "see also" with a link to it would be appropriate, though. EvilCouch (talk) 05:36, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
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message: He has such a Jewish name. Has there ever been any research done into this? Maybe they were Jews and converted... Putnam certainly sounds a little Jewishy...or I'm just crazy. It'd be interesting to know that there was a Jewish general in the Revolution, even if his family had converted.--Metallurgist (talk) 20:07, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: No, Israel Putnam came from a family who were among the original Puritan settlers in colonial Massachusetts. Pastor Theo (talk) 01:12, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The Puritans and other Protestants through much of the 19th century used many names from the Old Testament, part of their thinking that they had a relation to the Jews and early years of Christianity. I have relatives from an 1805 Sussex family with given names of Samuel, Joseph, Rachael, and Jesse, among others. These had been handed down for generations. As noted, such names are very obvious in New England.Parkwells (talk) 17:56, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
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message: How should the article change given that the link is no longer freely accessible?
Just wondering...
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Mural deemed too violent for school
Author:    Keach Hagey
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Date: September 28, 2006
Publication: Greenwich Time (CT)
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After a debate that divided members largely along the lines of generation and gender, the Chickahominy Neighborhood Association voted unanimously yesterday not to bring a controversial Revolutionary War mural back to Hamilton Avenue School because its content is too violent.
Instead, the group agreed to leave the mural, "The Life and Times of General Israel Putnam of Connecticut," at its current location at Greenwich Library, with the proviso that the foundation that...
Click here for complete article ($2.95) 
Lent (talk) 03:03, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mural Link Dead. Archives offer article for $2.95 

message: Born twenty years later (April 28, 1738) in Sutton*, Massachussets, Rufus Putnam also became an officer. Fought in the Northwest Indian Wars and served under Brevet Gen. Anthony Wayne. Rufus died May 4, 1824 and is buried in Marietta, Ohio. Is there any relationship between Israel and Rufus?
*In the northeast part of the state.
Musicwriter (talk) 01:16, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: From Rufus Putnam, "[Rufus'] grandfather was a half-brother to the father of Israel Putnam".  So the answer is "sorta". --J Clear (talk) 01:48, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Any relation to another General Putnam? 

message: In the article about Rebecca Nurse, it seems like the Putnams were accusers, not supporters as indicated in the Putnam article -- why this contradiction?--Jrm2007 (talk) 04:07, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
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message: Putnam left his plow in the field to serve in the Revolutionary War.  This story is strikingly similar to that of Cincinnatus, a man who was quite revered by Putnam's contemporaries.  I feel that this point is worth mentioning as perhaps Putnam's action was inspired by Cincinnatus'.  I would also like to point out that there are at least two plows in existence, one at Putnam Memorial State Park and the other at the Hartford Armory.Tommyborsh (talk) 20:22, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
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