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.
Private
Newton
Militia
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Benjamin Dana, Ben, Benjamin, Benj, Benji, Dana, Private, Newton, Massachusetts, Capt. Phinehas Cook's Company, Capt. Lieut. John Marean's Regiment, Minutemen, Soldiers, Battle of Lexington and Concord, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, 1775, 1776, New England
Benjamin Dana was in Capt. Phinehas Cook's Company of Minutemen, Capt. Lieut. John Marean's Regiment, in Newton, Massachusetts.
The Company marched from Newton to head-quarters at Cambridge on the alarm. Entered the conflict at Lexington.
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. 42
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors
Volume:
4
Page:
MM59-NEWTON-04-17
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