Ebenezer Bolton was a noted Revolutionary War Veteran and one of the founding father's of Gardner, MA.
Ebenezer Bolton, like many of Gardner's founding fathers, served under Captain Elisha Jackson (as a private) at the attack on Bennington in 1777. In addition Bolton also served (as a corporal) under Captain Edmund Bemis at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Ebenezer Bolton came to the area that would become Gardner in 1773, twelve years before Gardner's incorporation as a town. Bolton also signed the original petition to incorporate Gardner as a town in 1785.
Ebenezer Bolton married a woman named Elizabeth Damon in 1771 and together they had six children. After Elizabeth's death Bolton married a widow named Hannah in 1822, Bolton was 74 at the time.
An interesting (and embarassing) note in Gardner's history is that in 1910 headstones were re-erected in honor of Gardner's Revolutionary War heros and Ebenezer Bolton's headstone's was incorrectly engraved with the wrong year of bith. Ebenezer Bolton's Headstone reads:
EBENEZER
BOLTON
1784
1835
This date of birth would mean that Bolton was born after the Revolutionary War was over. A Revolutionary War Marker was erected with the correct date of birth. It reads:
Ebenezer Bolton
1748-1835
Despite this embarassing error Bolton's name and history are honored in Gardner, MA.
Ebenezer Bolton, like many of Gardner's founding fathers, served under Captain Elisha Jackson (as a private) at the attack on Bennington in 1777. In addition Bolton also served (as a corporal) under Captain Edmund Bemis at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Ebenezer Bolton came to the area that would become Gardner in 1773, twelve years before Gardner's incorporation as a town. Bolton also signed the original petition to incorporate Gardner as a town in 1785.
Ebenezer Bolton married a woman named Elizabeth Damon in 1771 and together they had six children. After Elizabeth's death Bolton married a widow named Hannah in 1822, Bolton was 74 at the time.
An interesting (and embarassing) note in Gardner's history is that in 1910 headstones were re-erected in honor of Gardner's Revolutionary War heros and Ebenezer Bolton's headstone's was incorrectly engraved with the wrong year of bith. Ebenezer Bolton's Headstone reads:
EBENEZER
BOLTON
1784
1835
This date of birth would mean that Bolton was born after the Revolutionary War was over. A Revolutionary War Marker was erected with the correct date of birth. It reads:
Ebenezer Bolton
1748-1835
Despite this embarassing error Bolton's name and history are honored in Gardner, MA.
Ebenezer Bolton was a noted Revolutionary War Veteran and one of the founding father's of Gardner, MA.
Ebenezer Bolton, like many of Gardner's founding fathers, served under Captain Elisha Jackson (as a private) at the attack on Bennington in 1777. In addition Bolton also served (as a corporal) under Captain Edmund Bemis at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Ebenezer Bolton came to the area that would become Gardner in 1773, twelve years before Gardner's incorporation as a town. Bolton also signed the original petition to incorporate Gardner as a town in 1785.
Ebenezer Bolton married a woman named Elizabeth Damon in 1771 and together they had six children. After Elizabeth's death Bolton married a widow named Hannah in 1822, Bolton was 74 at the time.
An interesting (and embarassing) note in Gardner's history is that in 1910 headstones were re-erected in honor of Gardner's Revolutionary War heros and Ebenezer Bolton's headstone's was incorrectly engraved with the wrong year of bith. Ebenezer Bolton's Headstone reads:
EBENEZER
BOLTON
1784
1835
This date of birth would mean that Bolton was born after the Revolutionary War was over. A Revolutionary War Marker was erected with the correct date of birth. It reads:
Ebenezer Bolton
1748-1835
Despite this embarassing error Bolton's name and history are honored in Gardner, MA.
Ebenezer Bolton, like many of Gardner's founding fathers, served under Captain Elisha Jackson (as a private) at the attack on Bennington in 1777. In addition Bolton also served (as a corporal) under Captain Edmund Bemis at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Ebenezer Bolton came to the area that would become Gardner in 1773, twelve years before Gardner's incorporation as a town. Bolton also signed the original petition to incorporate Gardner as a town in 1785.
Ebenezer Bolton married a woman named Elizabeth Damon in 1771 and together they had six children. After Elizabeth's death Bolton married a widow named Hannah in 1822, Bolton was 74 at the time.
An interesting (and embarassing) note in Gardner's history is that in 1910 headstones were re-erected in honor of Gardner's Revolutionary War heros and Ebenezer Bolton's headstone's was incorrectly engraved with the wrong year of bith. Ebenezer Bolton's Headstone reads:
EBENEZER
BOLTON
1784
1835
This date of birth would mean that Bolton was born after the Revolutionary War was over. A Revolutionary War Marker was erected with the correct date of birth. It reads:
Ebenezer Bolton
1748-1835
Despite this embarassing error Bolton's name and history are honored in Gardner, MA.
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