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.
John
Hayward
Captain
Acton
Militia
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John Hayward became Captain of Capt. Isaac Davis's Company of Minutemen, Col. Abijah Pierce's Regiment, in Acton, Massachusetts, after Capt. Davis was killed.
Entered the conflict at Concord. Capt. Hayward succeedeed Capt. Isaac Davis after he was killed.
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. 10-11
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors
Volume:
7
Page:
621
MM01-ACTON-01-002
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