Samuel Wilson

Samuel Wilson
Samuel Wilson
	Wilson c. 1850s.
Born	September 13, 1766; Menotomy, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	July 31, 1854 (aged 87); Troy, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Meat-packer
Known for	Linkage to "Uncle Sam"
Spouse	Betsey Mann (m. 1797)
Children	5

Samuel Wilson (September 13, 1766 – July 31, 1854)^[1]^[2] was an American meat packer who lived in Troy, New York, whose name is purportedly the source of the personification of the United States known as "Uncle Sam".^[3]

^ Matthews, Albert (1908). Uncle Sam. Worcester, Mass.: The Davis Press. pp. 22, 54, 59.
^ Woods, Henry Ernest, ed. (1904). Vital Records of Arlington. Boston, Mass.: New-England Historic Genealogical Society. pp. 47.
^ Cite error: The named reference Eller was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[uncle-sam-book-1] Matthews, Albert (1908). Uncle Sam. Worcester, Mass.: The Davis Press. pp. 22, 54, 59.

[arl-vital-2] Woods, Henry Ernest, ed. (1904). Vital Records of Arlington. Boston, Mass.: New-England Historic Genealogical Society. pp. 47.

[Eller-3] Cite error: The named reference Eller was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Samuel Wilson
Wilson c. 1850s.
Born	(1766-09-13)September 13, 1766 Menotomy, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	July 31, 1854(1854-07-31) (aged 87) Troy, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Meat-packer
Known for	Linkage to "Uncle Sam"
Spouse	Betsey Mann (m. 1797)
Children	5