"Hoc monumentum inter multos gemitus, multasque lachrymas, instauratur, in memoria Johannis Flagg..."

Francis was born on December 16, 1891 to Charles and Betty Johnson in Waterbury, CT. He was the oldest son of their seven children. Before the War Francis was employed as a wire worker at Wright Wire Company in Worcester, MA. He lived on Greenwood Street in the Quinsigamond Village neighborhood of Worcester not far from his work. Francis was drafted during World War I as a Bugler with the 17th Field Artillery in the 2nd Division. In his draft paperwork he is described as bein

Elias was born in Millbury, MA to Elias Whitney and Sylvia F. (Adams) Boyden on May 7, 1832. He was the fourth of their eleven children, which included two sets of twins. Elias senior was a blacksmith. In the early 1850s Elias junior moved to the Rockdale District of Northbridge, MA and worked as a machinist in one of the local mills. He married Fidelia Smith in 1854. In 1855 Elias senior died, and Sylvia moved in with her son and daughter-in-law. Elias and Fidelia had th

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

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

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

Captain Joseph Edward Kimball 1st Massachusetts Infantry 37th US Colored Regiment 116th US Colored Regiment US Civil War

Lt. Edward Wallace Wellington (1840-1880) 25th Massachusetts Infantry 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry US Civil War

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

Peter Willard (c. 1754-1819) Patriot of Color Revolutionary War Veteran

Private Daniel P. Peters 55th Massachusetts Company C US Civil War

A Modern "Portrait" of Col. Bigelow Timothy Bigelow was born on Pakachoag Hill in Worcester, MA (now Auburn) on August 2, 1739 to Daniel and Elizabeth (Whitney) Bigelow. He was the fifth of their six children. Timothy grew up on the family farm. Timothy was a blacksmith. In 1762 he eloped to marry Anna Andrews, a wealthy (for the area) orphan who was raised by her maternal grandparents. After their marriage they lived in a house built by her father in Lincoln Square, opposite

Hiram Grover Garfield (1888-1918) Motorman WWI

The colorful life of Francis DeWitt (1813-1868)

Private Charles S. Rich (1839-1931) 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Company D US Civil War

Corporal Arnold F. Gray (1841-1921) 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Company L US Civil War

Private Juan L. Fuller 31st Massachusetts Volunteers Company H