James Rogers

James Rogers or James Rodgers may refer to:

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James Rogers (soldier)

James Rogers (c. 1726 – September 23, 1790) was an Irish-born soldier. He emigrated to America at an early age and became a frontiersman. He served with his brother Robert Rogers during the French and Indian War. He then served as Loyalist leader during the American War of Independence and later settled in Ontario in Canada.

Early life

Rogers was born to James and Mary Rogers in Ireland, and they immigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony around 1729. Robert Rogers was born in 1731 and a third brother Richard in 1733. During the French and Indian War, he served in Rogers' Rangers, a provincial Ranger Corps raised by his brother Robert Rogers.

French and Indian War

He was with Robert in the Battle on Snowshoes in January 1757, the Siege of Louisbourg (1758), the Ile Saint-Jean Campaign and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759). In 1765, he was granted the township of Kent, a 26,000-acre (110 km²) parcel in Vermont later known as the townships of Londonderry and Windham.

James Rogers (handballer)

James Galvin Rogers (born October 16, 1946) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Glendale, California.

In 1972 he was part of the American team which finished 14th in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored 15 goals.

Four years later he finished tenth with the American team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored 18 goals.

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