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Commodore Dudley Saltonstall


Other Name:
Dudley Saltonstall
Gender:
Male
Born:
1738
Died:
1796
Home Town:
New London, CT United States
Later Residences:
New London, CT
Marriage(s):
Frances Babcock Saltonstall (1765)
Biographical Notes:
Dudley Saltonstall was born in 1738 to Gurdon Saltonstall Jr and Mary Winthrop. Both sides of his family were prominent in British colonial politics; his great-grandfather on his father's side was Sir Richard Saltonstall, and his mother was descended from John Winthrop, who served as governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in the 17th century. His father was a prominent figure in New London and Connecticut politics, serving as a probate judge and a leader of the community. In 1765 he married Frances Babcock, the daughter of Joshua Babcock, a doctor and lawyer who served on the supreme court of the Rhode Island Colony.

Saltonstall took positions on the ships of the colonial mercantile fleet, and served as a merchant captain during the Seven Years' War. In April 1762 he was given ...
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Profession / Service
Profession:
Military


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