Lt. Allen was born on May 20, 1838 in Salem, MA to John Fiske Allen, a horticulturalist known for his work with grapes, and Lucy Pickering Dodge. His mother died of consumption (tuberculosis) in Richmond, VA in 1840. In 1842 his father married Mary Hodges Cleveland. Lt. Allen had three sisters and one brother: Lucy, George Cleveland, Marion Cleveland, and Elizabeth Cleveland. The oldest two died in infancy. From 1859-1861 Pickering Dodge Allen went on a world tour as many you

Augustine Forester was born in Salem, MA on August 16, 1841 to Joseph and Mercy (Ropes) Webb. Joseph and Mercy were both born in Salem on March 30, 1802. Augustine was the youngest of their six children. His father died in Penang, Malaysia during a voyage in 1846 when Augustine was only five. His unmarried aunt Eliza moved in with them and helped his mother raise the children. Augustine helped support his family as an express messenger for the Salem banks. He enlisted as a Se

"Farewell! my fond and loving wife, Farewell! my children near and dear: My Savior call's me from this life, To join in Heaven the angels there: And Oh! on Canaan's happy shore, May we all meet to part no more."

Reverend Grindal Rawson 1658-1715 Mendon, MA

Micah was born in Marlborough, MA on March 31, 1735 to Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Goodale) Harthan. He was the third of their four children born in Marlborough. He was a veteran of both the Seven Years War and the American Revolution. Like many others in central Massachusetts he marched to the relief of Fort William Henry in 1757. He served again twenty years later, marching on the alarm at Bennington in August of 1777. On November 26, 1761 Micah married Sarah Jones. Both of the

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

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

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

Reverend Ebenezer Bridge 1714-1792 Chelmsford, MA

Reverend Samuel Ruggles 1681-1749 Billerica, MA

Samuel Mason 1761-1776 Son of Col. David Mason Lexington, MA

Deacon Simon Hunt 1704-1790 Concord, MA

Deacon Ephraim Brown 1710-1788 Concord, MA

Mr. Job Brooks 1698-1788 Concord, MA

Deacon Thomas Barrett 1707-1779 Concord, MA

Captain John Clark 1700-1773 Waltham, MA

Ebenezer Bicknell 1727-1771 Weymouth, MA

Stephen Bicknell 1755-1771 Weymouth, MA

Nathaniel Curtis 1756-1778 Plymouth, MA

Miss Elizabeth Morton 1770-1790 Plymouth, MA