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Capt. Simeon Grover
Simeon was born in Mansfield, MA on August 27, 1775 to Ephraim Jr. and Mercy (Tiffany) Grover. He was the fifth of their eight children. On October 11, 1798 he married Sally Paine of Foxborough, MA in nearby Sharon, MA. Their intentions were published on September 5, 1798 in Mansfield, and they were granted a certificate on September 28. Simeon was a farmer and coffin maker. He and Sally had six children. I wasn’t able to find any military service for Captain Grover, though h
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Mary Dorr
Mary was born in Mendon, MA on June 22, 1699. She was one of the ten children of Rev. Grindall Rawson and his wife, Susanna (Wilson) Rawson. Rev. Rawson came to Mendon from Boston to be the second town minister in 1680. In 1724 she married Rev. Joseph Dorr who had taken over the ministry of Mendon in 1716, a year after the death of Rev. Rawson. They had five children together, four daughters and one son, and all but one daughter would outlive their parents. Her husband passed
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Dec 9, 20251 min read


Capt. Moses Harrington
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
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Dec 8, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Rev. Ebenezer Bridge
Reverend Ebenezer Bridge 1714-1792 Chelmsford, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Rev. Samuel Ruggles
Reverend Samuel Ruggles 1681-1749 Billerica, MA
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Portrait Gravestones -- Samuel Mason
Samuel Mason 1761-1776 Son of Col. David Mason Lexington, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Deacon Jonas Stone
Deacon Jonas Stone 1710-1790 Lexington, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Rebeckah Muzzy
Rebeckah Muzzy 1724-1771 Wife of Mr. John Muzzy Lexington, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Lt. Ebenezer Fisk
Lieutenant Ebenezer Fisk 1692-1775 Lexington, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Deacon Simon Hunt
Deacon Simon Hunt 1704-1790 Concord, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Deacon Ephraim Brown
Deacon Ephraim Brown 1710-1788 Concord, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Job Brooks
Mr. Job Brooks 1698-1788 Concord, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Deacon Thomas Barrett
Deacon Thomas Barrett 1707-1779 Concord, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Capt. John Clark
Captain John Clark 1700-1773 Waltham, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Ebenezer Bicknell
Ebenezer Bicknell 1727-1771 Weymouth, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Stephen Bicknell
Stephen Bicknell 1755-1771 Weymouth, MA
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Portrait Gravestones -- Nathaniel Curtis
Nathaniel Curtis 1756-1778 Plymouth, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Miss Elizabeth Morton
Miss Elizabeth Morton 1770-1790 Plymouth, MA
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


Rev. Thomas Clark
Rev. Clark was born in Cambridge, MA to Rev. Jonas and Elizabeth Clark. Rev. Jonas Clark was the Ruling Elder of the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay. Rev. Thomas Clark He graduated from Harvard in 1670 and moved to Chelmsford soon after to assist Reverend John Fiske. During King Philip’s War he served as a chaplain of the local army for seven weeks and was paid 6 Pounds for his services. In 1677/8 he was asked to become the Minister in Chelmsford. He was ordained in 1679.
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Dec 5, 20251 min read


Col. Seth Bannister
Colonel Seth Bannister (1739-1819)
Veteran of the American Revolution
Mason
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Dec 5, 20251 min read
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