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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


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


Capt. Joseph Edward Kimball
Captain Joseph Edward Kimball
1st Massachusetts Infantry
37th US Colored Regiment
116th US Colored Regiment
US Civil War
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Dec 5, 20251 min read


Lt. Edward Wallace Wellington
Lt. Edward Wallace Wellington (1840-1880)
25th Massachusetts Infantry
2nd Massachusetts Cavalry
US Civil War
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Dec 3, 20252 min read


Maj. Moses Dresser
Major Moses Dresser (1755-1813) of Charlton, MA. Mason, and veteran of the American Revolution.
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Dec 3, 20251 min read


Peter Willard
Peter Willard (c. 1754-1819)
Patriot of Color
Revolutionary War Veteran
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Dec 2, 20251 min read


Daniel P. Peters
Private Daniel P. Peters
55th Massachusetts Company C
US Civil War
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Dec 1, 20252 min read


Col. Timothy Bigelow
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
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Dec 1, 20252 min read


Hiram Grover Garfield
Hiram Grover Garfield (1888-1918)
Motorman
WWI
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Nov 30, 20251 min read


Francis DeWitt
The colorful life of Francis DeWitt (1813-1868)
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Nov 29, 20252 min read


Charles Stephen Rich
Private Charles S. Rich (1839-1931)
1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Company D
US Civil War
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Nov 28, 20251 min read


Corp. Arnold F. Gray
Corporal Arnold F. Gray (1841-1921)
2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Company L
US Civil War
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Nov 28, 20251 min read


Juan L. Fuller
Private Juan L. Fuller
31st Massachusetts Volunteers Company H
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Nov 28, 20251 min read


Sgt. Francis H. Fletcher
Sergeant Francis H. Fletcher (1841-1872)
54th Massachusetts Regiment Company A
US Civil War
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Nov 28, 20251 min read


Charles Josiah Searles
Private Charles Josiah Searles (1836-1901)
16th Massachusetts Infantry Company C
US Civil War
Caroline Bigelow
Nov 28, 20251 min read
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