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Massachusetts Minuteman

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.

Joel

Viles

Corporal

Lexington

Militia

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Joel Viles, Joel, Viles, Corporal, Lexington, Massachusetts, Capt. John Parker's Company, Col. Thomas Gardner's Regiment, Militia, Soldiers, Battle of Lexington and Concord, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, 1775, 1776, New England

Joel Viles was a Corporal in Capt. John Parker's Company of Militia, Col. Thomas Gardner's Regiment, in Lexington, Massachusetts.

On Lexington Common, and the First Company in the battle.

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. 5-7

Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors

Volume:

16

Page:

Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors 17 Volumes Free
Capt. John Parker's Company

MM44-LEXINGTON-01-12

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