Deaths on March 8

Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge

Died on March 8, 1819

Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1739)

Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge (March 5, 1739 – March 8, 1819) was an American physician, lawyer, farmer, and military officer who served as a colonel in the Massachusetts militia during the American Revolutionary War. Woodbridge was a commander at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and also owned a rum still, a wood lot, a grazing meadow, and a mill, and came to be the wealthiest man in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Colonel Woodbridge was also a member of the Massachusetts legislature for many years.

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Events on 1819

19 Feb

South Shetland Islands
British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands and claims them in the name of King George III.
1 Jul

Great Comet of 1819
Johann Georg Tralles discovers the Great Comet of 1819, (C/1819 N1). It was the first comet analyzed using polarimetry, by François Arago.
7 Aug

Battle of Boyacá
Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.

Deaths on March 8

Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge

Died on March 8, 1819

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