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Jean-François Hamtramck (sometimes called John Francis Hamtramck) (1756–1803) was a Canadian who served as an officer in the US Army during the American Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War. In the Revolution, he participated in the Invasion of Quebec, the Sullivan Expedition, and the Siege of Yorktown.
American military leader Jean Francois Hamtramck was born on August 16, 1757 in Quebec. Hamtramck joined the U.S. Army in 1775 and changed his name to the Americanized John Francis. He fought with George Washington during the American Revolution, as well as with Anthony Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794.
May 27, 2022 · 1:32. The city of Hamtramck’s namesake, Col. Jean François Hamtramck, will be honored by the Sons of the American Revolution with a grave rededication at Veterans Memorial Park on...
Sep 5, 2016 · Well, Hamtramck, the town. But Hamtramck the person, as in Jean Francois Hamtramck, had been around since he was born in 1756 in Montreal, Canada. J. F. Hamtramck came to the new United States to fight in the Revolution and stayed with the Continental army after the war.
The following day, American troops under Colonel Jean François Hamtramck arrived at the fort. The Americans constructed new buildings and made improvements to the fort. The fort was officially renamed Fort Detroit in 1805, the same year that the entire village was destroyed by fire .
May 30, 2022 · The Sons of the American Revolution grave marker, top, and the Revolutionary War soldier and patriot marker at the rededication ceremony for Col. Jean François Hamtramck at Veterans Memorial...
May 30, 2022 · The bronze Sons of the American Revolution marker for Col. Jean François Hamtramck was unveiled by Mayor Amer Ghalib and Kelly VanWormer, state regent of the Daughters of the American...
