Moses Hazen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Moses Hazen

American general

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1733

Place of Birth: Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1803

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Moses Hazen (June 1, 1733 – February 5, 1803) was a Brigadier General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Born in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, he saw action in the French and Indian War with Rogers' Rangers.
His service included particularly brutal raids, during the Expulsion of the Acadians and the 1759 Siege of Quebec.
He was formally commissioned into the British Army, shortly before the war ended, and retired on half-pay outside Montreal, Canada, where he and Gabriel Christie, another British officer, made extensive land purchases in partnership.
During his lifetime he acquired land in Quebec, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York, but lost most of his Quebec land due to litigation, with Christie and the negative effects of the Revolution. In 1775 he became involved in the American invasion of Quebec early in the American Revolutionary War, and served with the Continental Army, in the 1775 Battle of Quebec.
He went on to lead his own regiment, (the 2nd Canadian, also known as "Congress' Own") throughout the war, seeing action in the 1777 Philadelphia campaign and at Yorktown in 1781.
He was frequently involved in litigation, both military and civil, and constantly petitioned Congress for compensation of losses and expenses incurred due to the war.
He supported similar efforts by men from his regiment who were unable to return to Quebec because of their support for the American war effort.