Benjamin Flagg was born in Worcester, MA on March 10, 1746 to Benjamin and Abigail (Chadwick) Flagg. Both the Flaggs and the Chadwicks (also spelled "Chaddick") were among the earliest families to settle in Worcester. Benjamin was the eldest of his parents' eleven children. Both Benjamin's father Benjamin and his grandfather Benjamin lived in Worcester. Benjamin's uncle Asa Flagg also had a son named Benjamin. This man was born in Worcester (of course!) in 1751 but moved t

Asa Ward was born in Worcester, MA on February 17, 1747/8 to Daniel Ward and Mary Stone. He was the eighth of their nine children. His father had been married previously, though only one of his two step siblings lived long enough to meet him. Daniel Ward came to Worcester around the time it was established as a town in 1722 and had a house and farm on the west side of Main Street close to the town common. He held many public offices including Town Selectman and keeper of

Benjamin Newton was baptized in Worcester, MA on April 6, 1755. He had likely been born a week or so before to Phineas and Abigail (Drury)Newton. Benjamin had two older brothers, one older sister, three younger brothers (one of whom died as an infant), and 5 younger sisters. Having twelve children was not uncommon for the time. During the Revolutionary War he served as a Private in Captain Hodge’s Company while they were stationed in Rhode Island from May through July of 17

Benjamin was born on October 25, 1746 in Shrewsbury, MA to Phineas and Elizabeth (Moore) Heywood. He was the eighth of their eleven children. The births of his five oldest siblings were recorded in neighboring Worcester, MA, so the original family farm was likely there. From a young age he was trained as a carpenter and housewright and was fairly skilled, but was more interested in scholarship than pursuing a trade. Benjamin studied hard and entered Harvard in 1771, showin

David Bigelow was born on September 19, 1730 to Daniel and Elizabeth (Whitney) Bigelow. Like his brother, Colonel Timothy Bigelow, he was born on the family farm in Worcester, the land of which is now in Auburn. Working as a carpenter in his teenage years, he fell from the roof of a barn on which he was working and badly broke his leg. He had a good surgeon but remained crippled for the rest of his life. David married twice. He and his first wife, Sarah Eaton, were marri

Daniel Baird was born in Leicester, MA on November 13, 1742 to Thomas and Elizabeth (Walker) Baird. Baird also appears as "Beard", "Bard", and "Bierd" (spelling during the 18th century was very fluid). He married Jane Smith in 1768, and they had six children: Patty, Daniel, Thomas, Lewis, Betsey, and Polly. Their farm was in the southeast part of Worcester near what is now the Millbury line along the Grafton Road, and in addition to farming Daniel ran the Baird Tavern. Dan

The gravestone of Mr. Daniel Baird Daniel was born in Leicester, MA on November 13, 1742 to Thomas and Elizabeth Beard--spelling during the Colonial Era was not standardized, so "Baird" also appears as "Beard". He was the third of their five children. The Beards came to Leicester from Mendon around 1735, and remained there until 1745 when they moved to the southern part of Worcester in what is now Auburn. On December 2, 1767 he published his intentions to marry Jane Smith of

Captain John Virgin, mariner and trader of Plymouth, MA

Moses was born to Moses and Mary (Pierce) Harrington on November 8, 1759. Though his birth was recorded in Grafton, MA the church record states he was born in Watertown, MA. He was their second child and second son. In 1776 aged only 17 Moses served during the Revolutionary War as a Private in Capt. Manasseh Sawyer’s Company in Col. Nicholas Dike’s Regiment. They were stationed at Dorchester Heights, and he was given an allowance for the two days it would take him to walk hom

Colonel Seth Bannister (1739-1819) Veteran of the American Revolution Mason

Mrs. Susanna Houghton (1781-1818) Old Burying Ground Berlin, MA

Major Moses Dresser (1755-1813) of Charlton, MA. Mason, and veteran of the American Revolution.