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Abner Hosmer

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Abner Hosmer

Birth
Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
19 Apr 1775 (aged 20)
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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American Revolutionary War Soldier. He was killed on the first day of the American Revolution, one of fifty Americans either killed or mortally wounded on that day. He fell at the North Bridge in Concord.
American Revolutionary War Soldier. He was killed on the first day of the American Revolution, one of fifty Americans either killed or mortally wounded on that day. He fell at the North Bridge in Concord.

Inscription

Memento Mori
Here lies the
Body of Mr. Abner
Hosmer Son of Deacon
Jonathan Hosmer &
Mrs. Martha his wife
who was Killed in Concord fight
April 19th, 1775 In the
defense of the just rights
and liberties of his country
Being in the 21st
year of his age.

[A rough transcription due to the
difficulty in reading the stone.]



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  • Created by: Eric Thomsen
  • Added: May 23, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7480306/abner-hosmer: accessed ), memorial page for Abner Hosmer (26 Aug 1754–19 Apr 1775), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7480306, citing Davis Monument, Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Eric Thomsen (contributor 29506898).