SHAYS, DANIEL
\ʃˈe͡ɪz], \ʃˈeɪz], \ʃ_ˈeɪ_z]\
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(1747-1825), served as an ensign at the battle of Bunker Hill and attained the rank of captain during the Revolutionary War. In 1786 he was the chief leader of the insurrection known as "Shays' Rebellion" (q.v.) After the rebellion he lived for a year in Vermont. He received pardon from Governor Bowdoin of Massachusetts and settled in New York in 1788.
By John Franklin Jameson
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