Daniel Shays

Daniel Shays
Daniel Shays
	"An Authentic Portrait of the Chief Insurgent" from 1878's Our First Century by Richard Miller Devens
Born	August 1747; Hopkinton, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	September 29, 1825 (aged 78); Sparta, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Union Cemetery, Scottsburg, New York
Occupations	Farmer; military officer;
Known for	American Revolutionary War captain; Shays' Rebellion;
Spouse	Abigail Gilbert (m. 1772)
Children	6
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	Massachusetts militia; Continental Army;
Years of service	1775 (militia); 1775–1780 (army);
Rank	Captain
Unit	Woodbridge's Regiment (militia); Varnum's Regiment; 5th Massachusetts Regiment; Corps of Light Infantry;
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War Boston campaign; Siege of Boston; Battles of Saratoga; Battle of Stony Point; ; Shays' Rebellion;
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Daniel Shays (August 1747 – September 29, 1825) was an American soldier, revolutionary and farmer famous for allegedly leading Shays' Rebellion, a populist uprising against controversial debt collection and tax policies in Massachusetts in 1786–1787. The actual role played by Daniel Shays in Shays' Rebellion is disputed by scholars.

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