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Abel Prescott
Abel Prescott Jr. was one of the Americans who rode to warn that the British Empire, British soldiers were coming to Concord, Massachusetts on the eve of the American Revolution. While his brother Samuel Prescott was warning Concord about the British Battles of Lexington and Concord#British forces advance, march to Concord, Abel rode south to warn the towns of Sudbury, Massachusetts, Sudbury and Framingham, Massachusetts, Framingham. He was fired on by British soldiers as he was returning from the neighboring town. He was slightly wounded in his side but succeeded in escaping by hiding himself in a house belonging to Mrs. Heywood. Within four months he died of the wound and from dysentery at the age of 26. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Prescott, Abel Jr. 1749 births 1775 deaths People of Massachusetts in the American Revolution People from Concord, Massachusetts People of colonial Massachusetts Burials in Massachusetts Deaths from dysentery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Prescott
Samuel Prescott (August 19, 1751 – ) was an American physician and a Massachusetts Patriot during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for his role in Paul Revere's "midnight ride" to warn the townspeople of Concord, Massachusetts of the impending British army move to capture guns and gunpowder kept there at the beginning of the American Revolution. He was the only participant in the ride to reach Concord. Early life Little is known for certain about Prescott's life outside of his involvement in the dramatic events before and during the Battles of Lexington and Concord. He was born on August 19, 1751. He grew up in Concord, Massachusetts where his family had lived for generations. He became a physician, as his father and grandfather had been before him. According to tradition, Samuel Prescott was courting Lydia Mulliken of Lexington, Massachusetts just prior to the outbreak of the American Revolution. Lydia lived with her widowed mother, four brothers and two si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |