January 7th 1718 \u2013 May 29th 1790<\/span><\/p>\n Became a Mason at a Military Lodge at Crown Point, New York in 1758<\/p>\n American army general officer, popularly known as Old Put, who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill<\/a> during the American Revolutionary War. His reckless courage and fighting spirit became known far beyond Connecticut’s borders through the circulation of folk legends in the American colonies and states celebrating his exploits.<\/p>\n \n \n \n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https:\/\/eb1870.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FAMOUS-MASON-ISREAL-PUTNAM-1.jpg” alt=”Famous Freemason Israel Putnam” show_in_lightbox=”on” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brother Israel Putnam January 7th 1718 \u2013 May 29th 1790 Became a Mason at a Military Lodge at Crown Point, New York in 1758 American army general officer, popularly known […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1396,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
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