| Birth: | 1723 | | Death: | Mar. 5, 1770
Boston
Suffolk County
Massachusetts, USA | 
Boston Massacre Victim. All that is definitely known about him concerns the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. Toward evening that day, a crowd of colonists gathered and began taunting a small group of British soliders. Tension mounted rapidly, and when one of the soldiers was struck the others fired their muskets, killing three of the Americans instantly and mortally wounding two others. Crispus Attucks was the first to fall, thus becoming one the first men to lose his life in the cause of American independence. His body was carried to Faneuil Hall, where it lay in state until March 8, when all five victims were buried in a common grave. He was the only victim of the Boston Massacre whose name was widely remembered. In 1888 the Crispus Attucks monument was unveiled in the Boston Common. (bio by: Cinnamonntoast4)
Cause of death: Shot with a musket by the British Soldiers
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Granary Burial Ground
Boston
Suffolk County
Massachusetts, USA |
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Originally Created by: Cinnamonntoast4
Record added: Jan 23, 2002
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Crispus Attucks:To a true American hero. whose name is lost in the shadows of our founding fathers. may you rest in peace knowing you gave your life in the cause of freedom. To the first casualty of the American Revolution: Thanks for your bravery and you...(Read more)
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