{History Nibbles} Henry Knox
Henry Knox, better known as General Knox, was born July 25, 1750 in Boston. He was the 7th of 10 children, but 6 of his siblings did not survive to adulthood. His father couldn’t make a living, so he left his family to work in the West Indies, forcing Henry to end his education at about a 5th grade level. He worked at the Boston bookbindery to help support his family, and found a way to save money to eventually…