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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.
Jon
Buckminster
Second Lieutenant
Framingham
Militia
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Jon Buckminster was a Second Lieutenant in Capt. Simon Edgel's Company, Regiment Unknown, in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Some transcriptions give his name as Jon, but History of Framingham, Massachusetts, by J. Temple, p. 277 gives his name as Lawson Buckminster. Entered the conflict at Concord.
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. 18-19
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors
Volume:
2
Page:
MM43-FRAMINGHAM-03-03
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