Jonathan Eddy
Military Person
1726 – 1804
Who was Jonathan Eddy?
Jonathan Eddy served for the British in the French and Indian War and for the American Patriots 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. After the war he established the community now known as Eddington, Maine in 1784, where he died.
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