Peggy Shippen Arnold was born June 11,1760 in Philadelphia,PA.Her father was a well-respected lawyer and judge; her mother was the daughter of a prominent lawyer.As well in 1760 The population of colonists in America reaches 1,500,000. In March 1760 before shippen was born , much of Boston is destroyed by a raging fire. In September 1760, Quebec surrenders to the English. In October, George III becomes the new English King. When the British took control of Philadelphia in 1777 Peggy met John André, a british officer.The friendship between Andre and shippen was the founding reason for the treason for which Peggy Shippen’s husband, Benedict Arnold, became famous. Peggy and and Benedict got married on April 8,1779. Meanwhile Shippen already Show More
