Nathan hale

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Nathan Hale

Nathan Hale• Was born on June 6,1775 in Coventry Connecticut • Parents were Richard Hale and Elizabeth Strong• Had 11 siblings• Died on September 22, 1776, in New York City

Education• Went to Yale at age 14• Graduated when he was 18• He became a teacher and first taught in East Haddam

Jobs• Teacher• Part of the Connecticut Militia• Lieutenant of the 1st continental

army• Volunteered to become a spy

Death• He died when he was 21 years old• He died by being hanged for becoming a spy behind the

British lines and the British caught him