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(1733-1791) Poet, essayist, songwriter. Benjamin Prime was born on Long Island.

Full Name

Benjamin Young Prime

Locations

Suffolk

Author's Timeline

1733

BIRTH

Benjamin Young Prime was born in Huntington, Long Island, New York, on December 20, 1733.

1764

LITWORK

The Patriot Muse, or Poems on Some of the Principal Events of the Late War
London: John Bird

Poetry.

1791

LITWORK

Columbia's Glory, or British Pride Humbled
New-York: Printed by Thomas Greenleaf

Poetry.

1791

LITWORK

A Poem on the American Revolution
New York

Poetry.

1791

DEATH

Benjamin Prime died in Huntington, Long Island, New York, on October 31, 1791.

1838

LITWORK

Muscipula Cambryomachia
New York City

Poetry.

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