William Pepperrell
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William Pepperrell was a colonial American merchant, landowner, and military leader best known for leading New England forces to capture the French fortress of Louisbourg during King George’s War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir William Pepperrell | 1 |
| William Pepperrell canonical | 1 |
| William Pepperrell Sr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3241844 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: William Pepperrell Context triple: [Siege of Louisbourg (1745), commander, William Pepperrell]
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William Shirley
William Shirley was an 18th-century British colonial administrator best known for his role as governor of Massachusetts during King George’s War and the early stages of the French and Indian War.
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William Coddington
William Coddington was a 17th-century English colonial leader and magistrate best known as a founding figure and early governor in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Esek Hopkins
Esek Hopkins was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
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Edward Cornwallis
Edward Cornwallis was an 18th-century British military officer and colonial administrator best known for establishing British rule in Nova Scotia and serving as the first governor of Halifax.
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Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage was a British Army general and colonial governor of Massachusetts whose policies and military actions helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Pepperrell Target entity description: William Pepperrell was a colonial American merchant, landowner, and military leader best known for leading New England forces to capture the French fortress of Louisbourg during King George’s War.
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William Shirley
William Shirley was an 18th-century British colonial administrator best known for his role as governor of Massachusetts during King George’s War and the early stages of the French and Indian War.
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B.
William Coddington
William Coddington was a 17th-century English colonial leader and magistrate best known as a founding figure and early governor in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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C.
Esek Hopkins
Esek Hopkins was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Edward Cornwallis
Edward Cornwallis was an 18th-century British military officer and colonial administrator best known for establishing British rule in Nova Scotia and serving as the first governor of Halifax.
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E.
Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage was a British Army general and colonial governor of Massachusetts whose policies and military actions helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial American
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landowner ⓘ merchant ⓘ military leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
George II of Great Britain
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surface form:
King George II
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| birthDate | 1696-06-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kittery, Maine
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surface form:
Kittery, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| burialPlace | Pepperrell family tomb, Kittery, Maine ⓘ |
| citizenship | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| commanded |
Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
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surface form:
New England expedition against Louisbourg
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| deathDate | 1759-07-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kittery, Maine
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surface form:
Kittery, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| economicActivity | Atlantic trade ⓘ |
| familyName | Pepperrell ⓘ |
| father |
William Pepperrell
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Pepperrell Sr.
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| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading New England forces in the capture of Louisbourg
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role in King George's War ⓘ |
| legacy |
namesake of Pepperrell, Maine
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remembered as a leading New England military figure of the 18th century ⓘ |
| memberOf | Massachusetts Governor's Council ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | provincial militia of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret Pepperrell ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | baronet ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first American-born baronet in the British Empire ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
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merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| owned | large landholdings in Maine ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalist ⓘ |
| residence |
Kittery, Maine
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surface form:
Kittery, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| servedAs | acting governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Hirst ⓘ |
| war | King George's War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: William Pepperrell Description of subject: William Pepperrell was a colonial American merchant, landowner, and military leader best known for leading New England forces to capture the French fortress of Louisbourg during King George’s War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.