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.
David
Blodget
Private
Arlington
Militia
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David Blodget, Daniel, Dan, Blodget, Blodgett, Private, Arlington, Massachusetts, Capt. Benjamin Locke's Company, Col. Thomas Gardner's Regiment, Militia, Soldiers, Battle of Lexington and Concord, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, 1775, 1776, New England
David Blodget of Stoneham was in Capt. Benjamin Locke's Company of Militia, Col. Thomas Gardner's Regiment, in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Entered the conflict at Arlington, though some were undoubtedly engaged earlier in the day. Mass. Soldiers and Sailors Vol 2 p 194 says he was in Capt. Samuel Sprague's Co.
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. 75-76
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors
Volume:
2
Page:
194
MM03-ARLINGTON-01-14
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