A true patriot, who responded to the alarm sent out on April 19, 1775, being among the first to join the colonies' fight for independence - the American Revolution.
Second Lieutenant
Westford
Militia
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John Abbot, John, Johnathan, Jonathan, Jno, Abbot, Second Lieutenant, Westford, Massachusetts, Capt. Oliver Bates's Company, Col. James Prescott's Regiment, Militia, Soldiers, Battle of Lexington and Concord, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, 1775, 1776, New England
John Abbot was a Second Lieutenant in Capt. Oliver Bates's Company of Militia, Col. James Prescott's Regiment, in Westford, Massachusetts.
The men of Westford didn't reach Concord in time to engage, but pursued the British so closely as to deserve special mention.
Sources
Muster rolls of the participating companies of American militia and minute-men in the Battle of April 19, 1775, by F. W. Coburn, p. 36-37
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors
Volume:
1
Page:
MM77-WESTFORD-03-03
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