Eli Parsons (29 January 1748,

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– 26 or 30 September 1830, Oswego) He was the son of Aaron (1712-1795) and Mercy Atkinson (1713-1750) Parsons. He married Persis Graves on June 5, 1777. Parsons was a leading contributor to

Shays' Rebellion Shays Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades. The ...

in the developing climate of revolutionary America. One of his main contributions to the rebellion was through his letters to other members of the anti-authoritarian movement, rallying them to the cause. One such letter was captured, in part leading to his arrest and prosecution as a criminal accused of conspiracy and other charges.

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1748 births 1830 deaths People from Springfield, Massachusetts People of colonial Massachusetts Continental Army officers from Massachusetts American activists Burials in New York (state) {{US-bio-stub