John Andre

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John Andre John Andre was born in London to his French Protestant parents in 1780. His father was a merchant, born in Geneva, Switzerland and his mother was born in France and moved to England as a young girl. As a teen, he was sent to England for education purposes. John returned to London in 1767 and two years later, in 1769 his father passed away. He always looked at the military life and knew that he wanted to pursue a career in that field. He worked his way up to becoming a British lieutenant in Canada but faced many challenges after doing so. When Andre was young and went off to further his education, he became fluent in English, French, German, and Italian. He drew and painted, wrote lyric and comic verse, as well as playing the flute. Education was very important to him. After finding out about his fathers death, he felt the need that it was his obligation to come home and start financially supporting his family. That same year, he fell in love with a women named Honora Sneyd who fell for him as well. After declaring their love for one another, John and Honora had to w...

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