question: Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, Putnam County formed in 1812 from Dutchess County and is named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War, comprised the North American theater of which worldwide war of 1756–63?
answer: Seven Years' War
context: Title: Putnam County, Illinois
  Passage: Putnam County is the least extensive county in the U.S. state of Illinois.  According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 6,006.  The county seat is Hennepin.  The county was formed in 1825 out of Fulton County and named after Israel Putnam, who was a general in the American Revolution.
  Title: Cortland Condit House
  Passage: The Cortland Condit House is a historic house located on Center Street in Putnam, Putnam County, Illinois.  The house was built in 1849-50 by Cortland Condit, a farmer who came to Putnam County from New York in 1836.  Condit founded the community of Putnam, which was originally named Condit in his honor.  The Greek Revival house is the oldest brick building in Senachwine Township.  The house's front entrance features a portico with square columns and gingerbread-style decoration, while the rear entrance has a brick archway.  The house's windows are all six-over-six, as is common in Greek Revival homes.  The gable roof features an entablature with cornice returns below its eaves.
  Title: Putnam County, Missouri
  Passage: Putnam County is a county located in North Central Missouri.  As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,979.  Its county seat is Unionville.  The county was organized February 28, 1845 and named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.
  Title: Putnam County Trailway
  Passage: The Putnam County Trailway is a paved 12 mi bicycle and pedestrian trail in Putnam County, New York.  With few exceptions, it follows the former right-of-way of the New York and Putnam Railroad from the northern end of the North County Trailway at the Putnam County line in Baldwin Place north, then east, to Carmel.  In 2011 the trail was extended east to Brewster.  As of summer 2017, a final section bypassing portions of Putnam Ave in Brewster is popularly ridden, but remains formally closed with construction barriers and signs.  The Brewster station of the Metro-North Railroad is a short distance away.
  Title: Putnam County, New York
  Passage: Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York.  As of the 2010 census, the population was 99,710.  The county seat is Carmel.  Putnam County formed in 1812 from Dutchess County and is named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.
  Title: Timeline of town creation in the Hudson Valley
  Passage: The towns and cities of the Hudson Valley were created by the U.S. state of New York as municipalities, in order to perform the services of local government.  In 1683, prior to the creation of modern towns, the Province of New York was divided into twelve counties for administrative purposes by the Colonial Governor of New York.  In the Hudson Valley, these divisions included Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties.  Dutchess and Orange remained unorganized until 1713, with Dutchess administered from Ulster; Orange would be administered from New York County.  Future counties would be formed and towns exchanged over time, with Rockland County split from Orange in 1799, at which time the southern towns of Ulster were transferred to Orange as compensation for the loss; and Putnam County from Dutchess in 1812, these county's towns can trace their origins to towns and precincts that were formed in their parent counties.  Another change that occurred was the transfer of Dutchess County's northern section, the Livingston Manor, to Columbia County.  Greene County was formed in 1800 by the combination of the southernmost towns of Albany County with the northernmost towns of Ulster.  The history of the towns of Greene and Columbia counties can be found at the Timeline of town creation in New York's Capital District.
  Title: Putnam County, Indiana
  Passage: Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana.  As of 2010, the population was 37,963.  The county seat is Greencastle.  The name is in honor of Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.  The county was formed on April 1, 1822 from Owen and Vigo Counties and parts of the Wabash New Purchase attached to Monroe and Parke Counties.
  Title: Putnam County, Ohio
  Passage: Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio.  As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,499.  Its county seat is Ottawa.  The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1834.  Its name is in honor of Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.
  Title: Putnam County, West Virginia
  Passage: Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.  As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,486.  Its county seat is Winfield.  The county was founded in 1848 and is named for Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.
  Title: French and Indian War
  Passage: The French and Indian War (1754–63) comprised the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War of 1756–63.  It pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France.  Both sides were supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France, as well as by American Indian allies.  At the start of the war, the French North American colonies had a population of roughly 60,000 settlers, compared with 2 million in the British North American colonies.  The outnumbered French particularly depended on the Indians.  The European nations declared war on one another in 1756 following months of localized conflict, escalating the war from a regional affair into an intercontinental conflict.
citations: Putnam County, New York French and Indian War