was constructed in Eastport, Maine. Who it is named for is uncertain: one early Eastport historian states that John and James are both likely candidates, preferring John for his association with General Henry Dearborn, who ordered the fort's construction. Sullivan and his first wife Hettie had nine children, two of whom died young, and one son who died in 1787 due to the hardships of militia service during Shays' Rebellion. Hettie died in 1786, and he afterward married Martha Langdon, the widowed sister of New Hampshire politician John Langdon. Sullivan's enduring interest in Maine led him to write The History of the District of Maine (published in 1795), the first work to document that history. Maine historian Charles Clark writes that Sullivan's History, while neither thoroughly researched nor particularly well written, is an "un-self-conscious expression of romantic nationalism" that is "picturesque, romantic, [and] inspired". Sullivan also predicted that Maine would eventually separate from Massachusetts, because "it is so large and populous, and its situation so peculiar, that it cannot remain long" a part of the other state. Works Notes References Amory was Sullivan's grandson. (five volume history of Massachusetts until the early 20th century) Of the sources included here, Kingsford provides a lengthy and somewhat detailed account of the British view of the action. External links 1744 births 1808 deaths Governors of Massachusetts American people of Irish descent Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Massachusetts Attorneys General People from Berwick, Maine Massachusetts Democratic-Republicans Politicians from Biddeford, Maine Politicians from Boston Burials at Granary Burying Ground People from Limerick, Maine Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Democratic-Republican Party state governors of the United States