Faneuil
PETER, an American merchant; born in New Rochelle, N. Y., in 1700; settled in Boston, Mass., where he became a successful merchant. In 1740 he built a market house at his personal expense as a gift to the town.
During the Revolutionary War this building was often used as a meeting FANEUIL HALL place by the patriots. Owing to the died in Boston, Mass., March 3, 1743. See FANEUIL HALL. here, the hall received the name of "the Cradle of American Liberty." Faneuil died in Boston, Mass., March 3, 1743.
See FANEUIL HALL.