Jean François Hamtramck

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Jean François Hamtramck was a French-Canadian soldier and early American military officer who served in the Northwest Territory and became the namesake of Hamtramck, Michigan.

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instanceOf French-Canadian
military officer
person
allegiance France
United States of America
birthDate 1756-02-19
birthPlace Montreal
New France
Province of Quebec
burialPlace Detroit
conflict American Revolutionary War
Northwest Indian War
countryOfCitizenship France
United States of America
deathDate 1803-04-11
deathPlace Detroit
Michigan Territory
ethnicGroup French Canadian
familyName Hamtramck
linked to: Hamtramck, Michigan
givenName Jean François
linked to: Jean-François
hasNamesake Hamtramck, Michigan
honor city of Hamtramck, Michigan named after him
languageSpoken English
French
militaryBranch Continental Army
United States Army
militaryRank commandant
lieutenant colonel
notableFor early American military service in the Northwest Territory
namesake of Hamtramck, Michigan
notableWork service in the Northwest Territory
occupation military officer
soldier
partOf early United States Army officers in the Old Northwest
positionHeld commandant of Detroit
commandant of Fort Lernoult
commandant of Fort Wayne
residence Detroit
Northwest Territory
servedIn Northwest Territory

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Hamtramck, Michigan namedAfter Jean François Hamtramck