Beebe, Bezaleel
soldier, legislator, was born April 28, 1741, in Litchfield, Conn. As one of Rogers' celebrated rangers, he was engaged in the bloody fight where Putnam was captured, and he was also at the capture of Montreal in 1760.
He was appointed to the command of all the Connecticut troops raised for seacoast defence, with the duties and pay of a brigadier-general. After the war he was frequently a member of the legislature. He died May 29, 1824, in Litchfield, Conn.