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.
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Ray
Private
Stow
Militia
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___ Ray, , Ray, Private, Stow, Massachusetts, Capt. William Whitcom's Company, Col. James Prescott's Regiment, Militia, Soldiers, Battle of Lexington and Concord, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, 1775, 1776, New England
___ Ray was in Capt. William Whitcomb's Company of Militia, Col. James Prescott's Regiment, in Stow, Massachusetts.
The men of Stow didn't reach Concord in time to engage, but pursued the British so closely as to deserve special mention, according to Coburn.
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. 34-35
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors
Volume:
12
Page:
991
MM67-STOW-01-58
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