Jonathan Eddy

Jonathan Eddy
Grandson of Colonel Jonathan Eddy, according to Wikimedia Commons
Born	1726 Norton, Massachusetts
Died	1804 (aged 77–78) Eddington, Maine
Buried	Eddington, Maine
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain  United States of America
Years of service	1755–1783
Rank	Colonel 1775–1777
Battles/wars	French and Indian War Battle of Beausejour American Revolutionary War Battle of Fort Cumberland Battle of Machias

Jonathan Eddy (c. 1726–1804) was a British-American soldier, who fought for the British in the French and Indian War and for the Americans in the American Revolution. After the French and Indian War, he settled in Nova Scotia as a New England Planter, becoming a member of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia. During the American Revolutionary War, he was strongly supportive of the rebellion against the Crown. He encouraged the residents of Nova Scotia to join in open revolt against King George III and England. He led a failed attempt to capture Fort Cumberland in 1776 and was forced to retreat to Massachusetts, the place of his birth. The following year, he led the defense of Machias, Maine during the Battle of Machias (1777). After the war, he established the community now known as Eddington, Maine in 1784, where he died.