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Lynn in the Revolution Burials of Revolutionary Soldiers

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REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS BURIED IN OLD WESTERN GROUND.      

Name.	Died.	Age.	Remarks.
Newhall, James.	April 17, 1843.	82	Govt. Stone.
* Attwill, Zachariah.	Nov. 6, 1836.	80	Gravestone.
* Attwill, Nathan.	Oct. 10, 1804.	60	Govt. Stone.  G
Attwill, William.	Nov. 5, 1806.	76	Gravestone.  G
Alley, Ephraim.	May 2, 182l.	67	Govt. Stone.  G
* Bacheller, James.	Aug. 31, 1837.	82	Govt. Stone.  G
Bacheller, Theophilus.	Oct. 21, 1833.	82	Govt. Stone.
* Ballard, Joseph.	May 31, 1796.	50	Gravestone.
* Breed, Ephraim.	April 4, 1812.	76	Gravestone.
* Breed, Josiah.	Dec. 12, 1790.	59	Gravestone.
* Breed, Joel.	Jan. 12, 1825.	70	Govt. Stone.  G
* Burchstead, Benj. B.	Sept. 6, 1785.	52	Govt. Stone.  G
* Burchstead, Henry.	Nov. 20, 1823.	81	Govt. Stone.  G
* Burrage, John.	June 28, 1780.	50	Gravestone.
Burrill, Ebenezer.	May 20, 1778.	76	Gravestone.
* Burrill, John.	June 4, 1804.		Govt. Stone.  G
* Burrill, John.	Dec. 14, 1793.	67	Gravestone.
Burrill, Micajah.	Mar. 25, 1847.	86	Stake
Burrill, Samuel.	May 3, 1797.	80	Gravestone.
Carnes, Rev. John.	Oct. 20, 1802.	78	Govt. Stone.
* Chadwell, Harris.	Aug. 26, 1834.	88	Gravestone.
Cheever, Thomas.	Jan. 28, 1823.	90	Gravestone.
Cheever, Thomas, Jr.	April 19, 1825.	65	Gravestone.
* Clark, Edmund.	Jan. 14, 1805.	58	Govt. Stone.  G
* Cox, Thomas.	Nov. 19, 1796.		Govt. Stone.  G
Dagyr, John Adam.	Mar. 31, 1806.		Gravestone.  G
* Farrington, John	July 5, 1830.	80	Govt. Stone.  G
Farrington, Theophilus.	Sept. 22, 1812.	53	Govt. Stone.  G
* Flagg, Col. John.	May 27, 1793.	50	Gravestone.
* Florenee, Thomas.	Sept. 5, 1826.	72	Govt. Stone.
* Fuller, Potter.			Govt. Stone.  G
* Graves, Jacob C.	Oct. 3, 1785.		Govt. Stone.  G
* Hall, Thomas.	Aug. 5, 1805.		Govt. Stone.  G
Hallowell, Henry	April 4, 1839.	85	Govt. Stone.  G

   
 * Lexington alarm men.

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SOLDIERS BURIED IN OLD WESTERN GROUND. - Continued.     

Name.	Died.	Age.	Remarks.
* Hart, Joseph.	Dec. 15, 1806.	67	Govt. Stone.
* Hudson, Benjamin.	Aug. 5, 1805.	45	Govt. Stone.  G
* Hudson, Thomas Kilby.	1813.	57	Govt. Stone.
* Ingalls, Eleazer C.	Dec., 180l.	70	Govt. Stone.  G
* Ingalls, Jacob.	July 13, 179l.	76	Govt. Stone.  G
* Ingalls, Nathaniel.	Aug. 11, 1806.	76	Govt. Stone.  G
* Ingalls, Samuel.	Feb. 16, 1795.	75	Govt. Stone.  G
* Ireson, Edward.	Aug. 3, 180l.	45	Govt. Stone.
Jacobs, John.	July 6, 181l.	60	Govt. Stone.  G
* Johnson, Edward.	Jan. 24, 1799.	77	Gravestone.
Johnson, Joseph.	Jan. 17, 1826.	74	Govt. Stone.  G
Lewis, Samuel.	April 25, 1806.	54	Govt. Stone.
* Lindsey, Daniel.	Nov. 7, 1827.	75	Govt. Stone.  G
Lye, Joseph.	Oct. 16, 1807.	48	Gravestone.
* Farrington, William.	Nov. 11, 1808.	74	Gravestone.
Laskey, William.	Oct. 4, 1844.	84	Govt. Stone.
Parrott, Benjamin.	Sept. 30, 1811.
* Mansfield, Col. John.	April 24, 1809.	88	Gravestone.
* Mansfield, Richard.	April 3, 1793.	49	Govt. Stone.
* Mansfield, Robert.	Aug. 28, 1825.	73	Govt. Stone.
* Mansfield, Rufus, Capt.	Feb. 14, 1810.	70	Gravestone.
Mansfield, Samuel.	Nov. 19, 1837.	79	Govt. Stone.  G
Massey, Benjamin.	April 22, 1806.	46	Govt. Stone.
* Meachem, Isaac.	Nov. 6, 1794.	68	Gravestone.
* Moulton, Ezekiel.	Nov. 23, 1810.	70	Govt. Stone.
Moulton, Ezra.	April 19, 1816.	86	Govt. Stone.  G
* Mudge, Enoch.	Jan. 31, 1832.	71	Govt. Stone.  Tomb
Mullen, James.	June 23, 1841.	81	Govt. Stone.  G
Newhall, Aaron.	June 28, 1811.	71	Govt. Stone.  G
* Newhall, Allen.	Sept. 27, 1781.	55	Govt. Stone.
Newhall, Calley.	Aug. 2, 1833.	81	Govt. Stone.
* Newhall, Charles.	Oct. 11, 1817.	65	Govt. Stone.  Tomb
* Newhall, Daniel, Jr.	Oct. 4, 1811.	69	Gravestone.
* Newhall, Daniel A. B.	Mar. 20, 1821.	66	Govt. Stone.
* Newhall, Ebenezer.	Sept. 15, 1819.	74	Govt. Stone.  G
* Newhall, Increase.	June 23, 1815.	90	Govt. Stone.  G
* Newhall, Jedediah.	April 19, 1821.	72	Govt. Stone.  G
Newhall, Micajah.	Dec. 10, 1830.	74	Govt. Stone.  G

* Lexington alarm men.         

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SOLDIERS BURIED IN OLD WESTERN GROUND. - Continued.     

Name.	Died.	Age.	Remarks.
* Newhall, Nathaniel.	June, 1819.	66	Govt. Stone.  G
* Newhall, James.	May 16, 1801.	70	Govt. Stone.  G
* Newhall, John.	Jan., 1810.	89	Govt. Stone.  G
Nourse, James.	April 27, 1829.	67	Govt. Stone.  G
Orgin, Isaac.	May 29, 1831.	76	Gravestone.
Pappoon, Richard.	July 20, 1808.	72	Govt. Stone.  G
* Ramsdell, Nehemiah.	Dec. 14, 1782.		Govt. Stone.  G
* Ramsdell, Nehemiah, Jr.	Oct. 19, 1807.		Govt. Stone.  G
Ramsdell, Shadrach.	June 28, 1802.	58	Govt. Stone.  G
Rhodes, Jesse.	Jan. 3, 1821.	62	Govt. Stone.  G
Rhodes, John.	April 16, 1822.	86	Govt. Stone.  G
Rhodes, Josiah.	Oct. 28, 1834.	76	Govt. Stone.  G
* Rhodes, Thomas.	Feb. 9, 1838.	90	Gravestone.
Richardson, Ebenezer.	Jan. 8, 1832.	84	Govt. Stone.  G
Stocker, Joseph.	Mar. 6, 1795.	50	Gravestone.
* Tarbox, Nathaniel.	Mar. 25, 1785.	52	Govt. Stone.  G
* Tarbox, Nathaniel, Jr.	Dec. 13, 1831.	79	Gravestone.
Tarbox, William.	Jan. 29, 1828.	73	Gravestone.
Tufts, David.	July 6, 1823.	60	Gravestone.
* Tufts, Grimes.	Dec. 23, 1805.		Govt. Stone.  G
* Whittemore, William.	June 5, 1822.	78	Govt. Stone.  G
Willis, John.	June 7, 1837.	88	Govt. Stone.  G
Williams, Thomas.	Feb. 21, 1797.	35	Gravestone.
Bruce, Lewis.	July 2, 1828.	62	Govt. Stone.  G
Blanchard, Amos.	May 25, 1842.	76	Govt. Stone.  G
* Newhall, Andrew.	1795.	65	Govt. Stone.  G
* Richards, William, Jr.	Oct. 18, 1832.	71	Govt. Stone.  G
Parrott, Daniel.	Aug. 5, 1810.		Govt. Stone.
* Munroe, Timothy.	May 1, 1808.	72	Govt. Stone.  G
* Batts, John.	Oct. 25, 1834.	80	Govt. Stone.  G
* Tarbox, Daniel.	Aug. 5, 1822.	85	Govt. Stone.  G
Wing, Israel.	Aug. 22, 1847.	99	Stake

  
 * Lexington alarm men.    

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GRAVESTONES RECEIVED AND SET 1903 IN WESTERN BURIAL GROUND, LYNN, MASS.

Alley, Ephraim.
Atwill, Nathan.
Bacheller, James.
Bacheller, Theophilus.
Breed, Joel.
Burchstead, Benjamin Brame.
Burchstead, Henry.
Burrill, John, 1804.
Carnes, Rev. John.
Clark, Edmund.
Cox, Thomas.
Farrington, John.
Farrington, Theophilus.
Florence, Thomas.
Fuller, Potter.
Hall, Thomas.
Hallowell, Henry.
Hart, Joseph.
Hudson, Benjamin.
Hudson, Thomas Kilby.
Ingalls, Eleazer C.
Ingalls, Jacob.
Ingalls, Nathaniel.
Ingalls, Samuel.
Ireson, Edward.
Jacobs, John.
Johnson, Joseph.
Lewis, Samuel.
Lindsey, Daniel.
Mansfield, Richard.
Mansfield, Robert.
Mansfield, Samuel.
Massey, Benjamin.
Moulton, Ezekiel.
Moulton, Ezra.
Newhall, Aaron.
Newhall, Allen.
Newhall, Andrew.
Newhall, Calley.
Newhall, Charles.
Newhall, Daniel Allen Breed.
Newhall, Ebenezer.
Newhall, Increase.
Newhall, James, "Squire Jim."
Newhall, Jedediah.
Newhall, John.
Newhall, Micajah.
Newhall, Nathaniel.
Parrott, Daniel.
Peppoon, Richard.
Ramsdell, Nehemiah.
Ramsdell, Nehemiah, Jr.
Ramsdell, Shadrach.
Rhodes, Jesse.
Rhodes, Josiah.
Richardson, Ebenezer.
Richards, William Jr.
Tarbox, Nathaniel.
Tufts, Grimes.
Willis, John.
Blanchard, Amos.
Bruce, Lewis.
Nourse, James.
Rhodes, John.
Mudge, Enoch.
Mullen, James.
Munroe, Timothy.
Tarbox, Daniel.
Whittemore, William.
Batts, John.
Graves, Jacob C.

ADDITIONAL IN 1904.

Micajah Burrill.
William Laskey.
Israel Wing.
Benjamin Parrott.
James Newhall.

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REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS BURIED IN EASTERN GROUND, LYNN.  
 

Name.	Died.	Age.	Remarks.
Melzard, Capt. John.			*Next Mrs. Hannah Russell.
Alley, Nathan.	Feb. 7, 1832.	80	Gravestone
Richards, Joseph.	Sept. 28, 1821.	71	Gravestone
Mudge, Nathan.	Feb. 3, 1831.	74	Gravestone
Ingalls, Jacob.	Jan. 19, 1823.	76	*Govt. Stone.
Ireson, John.	Sept. 20, 1822.	64	Govt. Stone.
Alley, Joseph.	Feb. 10, 1832.	75	Govt. Stone.
Alley, James.	Oct. 17, 1823.	79	Govt. Stone.
Doak, Benjamin.	May 10, 1836.		Gravestone
Newhall, Timothy.	May 3, 1839.	74	Gravestone
Watts, Daniel.	Sept. 25, 1842.	75	Govt. Stone.
Ashton, Philip.	May 22, 1837.	73	Gravestone

* White marble government stones.
All have bronze markers, erected in 1903.
 
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS BURIED IN PINE GROVE CEMETERY.     

Name.	Died.	Age.	Remarks.
* Newhall, Joel.	Jan. 1, 1805.		**Fuschia Path.
Breed, Aaron.	Dec. 24, 1817.	56	**Gardner Lot.
Frederick Breed.	June 17, 1820.	62	**Gardner Lot.
James Robinson.	Jan. 21, 1832.	75	**Gardner Lot.
Hallowell, Theophilus.	April 4, 1839.	83	Virgilia Path.
* Burrill, Col. John.	Dec. 2, 1826.	75	**Gardner Lot.
* Johnson, Benjamin.	Nov. 12, 1810.	69	**Lot 262, Acacia Path
* Newhall, William.	Jan. 13, 1805.	55	**Gardner Lot.
* Gardner, Dr. James.	Aug. 7, 1833.	69	**Gardner Lot.
Moore, Francis.	Aug. 7, 1833.	93	Top of Hill.
* Newhall, Thomas.	Mar. 14, 1821.	71	**Gardner Lot.

* Government stone.
** Removed from tombs in Old Western.

All have bronze markers.

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REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE TOWN OF SAUGUS, MASS.        

Name.	Died.	Age.
* Brown, Ezra.	Feb. 19, 1829.	78
* Aaron Boardman.	Nov. 11, 1799.	74
* Danforth, Joshua.	Feb. 3, 1834.	80
* Hawkes, Nathan, Lieut.	Oct. 17, 1824.	79
* Hitchings, Nathan.	Oct. 23, 1821.	82
* Mansficld, Thomas.	July 17, 1821.	60
* Breedeen, Samuel.	March 9, 1810.	65
t* Roby, Rev. Joseph.	Jan. 31, 1803.	79
* Sweetser, Samuel.	Aug. 3, 1815.	57
* Mansfield, Samuel.	March 1, 1809.	59
o*Pearson, Samuel.	March 7, 1835.	90
**Boardman, Samuel.	July, 1805.
**Newhall, Calvin.	Aug. 24, 1823.	70
**Tuttle, William.	Sept. 14, 1828.	83
**Hitchings, Thomas.	Feb. 14, 1839.	77
** Boardman, Ivory.	Oct., 1807.	58
** Boynton, Nathaniel.	March, 1821.
** Hawkes, Elkanah.	June, 1778.
** Hitchings, Daniel.	June, 1793.	55
** Mansfield, Benjamin.	March 24, 1816.	73
** Jacobs, Benjamin.	March, 1807.
** Allen, Lemuel.	Sept., 1806.
** Newhall, Jabez.	May 26, 1816.	66
** Pool, John, Capt.	May 1, 1798.	63
** Howard, Ezekiel.	Dec. 26, 1819.	70
t* Cheever, Abner.	April 22, 1796.	72
** Redden, Benj. B.	March, 1825.	84
** Hitchings, Nathaniel.	Sept. 14, 1834.	83
** Hitchings, John.	March, 1824.
** Burrill, John.	June 1, 1812.
** Hawkes, Thomas.
** Pratt, Amos.	March, 1821.	86
t* Newhall Jacob.	June 18, 1816.
** Hawkes, Adam.	Oct. 20, 1779.	36

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BURIED IN PERLEY LOT, NEW CEMETERY.

** Cheever, Abner, Jr.      Sept. 13, 1837.      82

* Gravestone erected at time of death.
** Gravestone erected by Old Essex Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution.
o Not an original Saugus man, but died there.
t Not in war, but member of the Committee of Safety.
t* Distinguished patriot.

All above have markers.
 
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS BURIED IN OLD GROUND, LYNNFIELD CENTRE.     
  

Name.	Died.	Age.	Remarks.
Aborn, Ebenezer.	Mar. 8, 1792.	68	Govt. Stone.
Adams, Benjamin.	Jan. 16, 1811.	52	Gravestone.
Bancroft, James, Lieut.	Aug. 22, 1814.	82	Gravestone.
Bancroft, Nathaniel, Cap.	June 26, 1810.	84	Gravestone.
Berry, John.			Govt. Stone.
Brown, James.	Jan. 5, 1815.	72	Gravestone.
Danforth, John.	Aug. 16, 1796.	40	Gravestone.
Gowing, Daniel.	Oct. 17, 1782.		Govt. Stone.
Gowing, Joseph, Lieut.	Oct. 30, 1811.	81	Govt. Stone.
Hart, John.	April 11, 1811.	78	Govt. Stone.
Hart, Zerubbabel.	Feb. 14, 1797.	59	Govt. Stone.
Hawkes, John.	May 3, 1811.	57	Gravestone.
Herrick, Martin.	July 10, 1820.	74	Govt. Stone.
Mead, John.	May 2, 1817.	73	Govt. Stone.
Nourse, Aaron.	July 18, 1818.	65	Govt. Stone.
Perkins, John.	Sept. 4, 1823.	83	Gravestone.
Perry, Thaddeus.	Feb. 5, 1806.	76	Govt. Stone.
Sherman, Nathaniel.	Sept. 27, 1809.	79	Govt. Stone.
Townsend, Daniel.	April 19, 1775.	37	Gravestone.
Upton, John.	April 30, 1838.	92	Gravestone.
Wellman, Jesse.	Sept. 18, 1830.	87	Govt. Stone.
Wellman, Jonathan.	Feb. 6, 1822.	79	Govt. Stone.
Wellman, Thomas.	Dec. 25, 1818.	76	Govt. Stone.

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NEW GROUND, LYNNFIELD CENTRE.  
 

Name.	Died.	Age.	Remarks.
Hart, Ebenezer.	March 26, 1840.	77	Gravestone.
Needham, Daniel.	Feb. 16, 1844.	83	Gravestone.
Parsons, Ebenezer.	April 17, 1843.	83	Gravestone.

 
OLD GROUND, SOUTH LYNNFIELD.

Name.	Died.	Age.	Remarks.
Mansfield, Andrew.	May 19, 1831.	92	Gravestone.
Mansfield, Andrew.	July 26, 1788.	31	Gravestone.
Mansfield, Daniel.	April 2, 1797.	80	Gravestone.
Mansfield, William.	Sept. 28, 1809.	60	Gravestone.
Newhall, Asa.	May 1, 1814.	81	Gravestone.
Newhall, Ezekiel.	Dec. 12, 1821.	78	Monument.
Newhall, Jacob.	Nov. 7, 1825.	67	Gravestone.
Newhall, William.	June 5, 1823.	73	Gravestone.
Walton, Nathan.	July 23, 1818.	65

RECAPITULATION.

Old Western Ground ................ 104
Eastern Ground .........................  12
Pine Grove ................................  11
Saugus ......................................  35
Lynnfield .................................. 196

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MISCELLANEOUS BURIAL-PLACES OF LYNN REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.

Name.	Age.	Remarks.	Died.
Alley, Abner.	47	Lost at sea.	1778.
Aborn, Ebenezer, Jr.	81	King Ground, South Peabody.	July 23, 1837.
Bent, Timothy.	30	Killed at Saratoga or 1778.
Bowden, Benjamin.	49	Killed at battle Long Island.	August, 1776.
Bancroft, Job.	48	Hill Ground, Salem, Mass.	July 7, 1802.
Boardman, John.		Died on Jersey prison-ship.	1783.
Brown, Jonathan.	76	Salem.	Aug. 29, 1832.
Burrill, Joseph.	81	Haverhill. Old Ground. Stone.	May 31, 1837.
Burrill, Alden.	77	Salem.	Dec. 14, 183l.
Brown, Benjamin.	75	Salem St. Cemetery, Malden.	Mar. 15, 1833.
* Boardman, Amos.	68	Wakefield Old Cemetery. Stone.	Aug. 12, 1823.
Burnham, Joshua.	84	Wakefield Old Cemetery.	Feb. 11, 1840.
Chamberlain, Garland.	36	Died in England.	Feb. 9, 1796.
Cheever, John.	20	Jersey Prison Ship.	Nov. 15, 1783.
Davis, Jacob.		Killed at Saratoga.	Sept. 19, 1777.
Dunnell, Reuben.	38	Killed at Saratoga.	Sept. 19, 1777.
Davis, John.		Valley Forge, Pa.	Jan. 15, 1777.
Felt, Joshua.	71	Westmoreland, N.H.	1822.
Felt, Jonathan.	53	Packersfield, N.H.	April 8, 1753.
* Galeucia, Daniel.	86	Cedar Grove, So. Peabody.	Dec. 9, 1825.
* Goldthwait, Benjamin.	91	Salem St. Cemetery, Malden.	June 26, 1835.
Hart, Jacob.	68	Wenham, Mass.	Aug. 28, 1827.
Hunt, John.		Died in Burgoyne campaign.	1777.
Hutchinson, Timothy.	72	Milford, N.H.	Nov. 22, 1830.
Lewis, John.	25	Jersey prison-ship.	1776.
Lewis, Benjamin.	15	Jersey prison-ship.	1776.
Lindsey, Ralph, Jr.	25	Philadelphia, Pa.	About Jan. 1777.
Larrabee, John.	88	Newark, Ohio.	Feb. 6, 1846.
Newman, David.	36	Philadelphia, Pa.	Jan. 1, 1777.
* Newhall, Ezra, Capt.	66	Charter St. Ground, Salem.	Apr. 5, 1798.
* Newhall,Onesimus.	76	New Ipswich, N.H.	Apr. 16, 1833.
* Newhall, Elisha.		Bradford, Vt.
Mansfield, Epes.	75	Smith Tomb, Wellesley, Mass.	May 9,1832.
* Mansfield, Samuel.	77	East Brownfield, Me.	Oct. 5, 1828.

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Name.	Age.	Remarks.	Died.
* Parker, David, Major.	66	Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden.	Feb. 8, 1810.
Parrott, Marstin.	78	New Haven, Conn.	May 1, 1833.
Richardson, Eleazer.	62	Woburn, Mass.	Feb. 1, 1808.
* Smith, Francis.	83	Old Cemetery, Wakefield.  Stone.	Sept. 19, 1799.
Stocker, Elijah.		Old Cemetery, Wakefield.
* Townsend, Thomas.	73	Reading, Vermont.	July 27, 1814.
Twist, Ephraim.		Philadelphia, Pa.	Jan. 1, 1777.
* Tuttle, Samuel.	92	Calais, Me.	Apr. 11, 1845.
Tuttle, Richard.	80	Burlington, Mass.	Mar. 2, 1835.
Tuttle, John.	50	In the army, 1778.	1778.
* Upton, Abraham.	61	Salem.	Aug. 29, 1818.
* Viall, Nathaniel.	84	Dorset, Vt.	Oct. 6, 1846.
* Viall, Samuel.	92	Manchester, Vt.	Dec. 22, 1851.
Waite, Ezra.	76	Salem St. Cemetery, Malden.	July 2, 1831.
* Walton, Nathan.	75	Old Cemetery, Wakefield. Stone.	Mar. 1, 1818.
* Walton, Oliver.	87	Old Cemetery, Wakefield. Stone.	Nov. 2, 1845.

 

MISCELLANEOUS BURIAL-PLACES OF LYNN SOLDIERS.

Name.	Age.	Died.
Aborn, Moses.		Aug. 14, 1777, in campaign against Burgoyne.
Dunnell, Oliver.		About Jan. 1, 1776. Died at Quebec.
Florence, Charles.	23	Lost at sea in 1781.
Newhall, Ezra.	48	May, 1777, in campaign at northward.
Flint, William.		Killed April 19, 1775.  Arlington.
Hadley, Thomas.	49	Killed April 19, 1775.  Arlington.
Ramsdell, Abednego.	25	Killed April 19, 1775.  Arlington.
Townsend, Daniel.	37	Killed April 19, 1775.  Lynnfield.
Whitman, Jesse.	34	Campaign at northward, April, 1777.

  
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