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Lieut Josiah Kendall

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Lieut Josiah Kendall Veteran

Birth
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
22 Jul 1785 (aged 72)
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section S
Memorial ID
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Birth date sources:

1) Woburn Vital Records: Births, Deaths & Marriages 1640-1873, page 139
2) Oliver Kendal, Memorial of Josiah Kendall, page 28

Military Service:

First Lieutenant, American Revolution, serving under Capt. Daniel Robbins and Col. Asa Whitcomb.
Josiah, (Samuel, Thomas, Francis), answered the alarm at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. As with most of those present, he was a everyday man, serving God and Country, (his new country, these United States). His son, Josiah, Jr., was also a patriot, and his grandson, Josiah, answered the alarm at Bennington and Rhode Island. (see links). God grant you peace, noble prince.

Birth date sources:

1) Woburn Vital Records: Births, Deaths & Marriages 1640-1873, page 139
2) Oliver Kendal, Memorial of Josiah Kendall, page 28

Military Service:

First Lieutenant, American Revolution, serving under Capt. Daniel Robbins and Col. Asa Whitcomb.
Josiah, (Samuel, Thomas, Francis), answered the alarm at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. As with most of those present, he was a everyday man, serving God and Country, (his new country, these United States). His son, Josiah, Jr., was also a patriot, and his grandson, Josiah, answered the alarm at Bennington and Rhode Island. (see links). God grant you peace, noble prince.

Inscription


In memory of
Josiah Kendall
who died July 22d, 1785,
in the 73rd year of his age.

Gravesite Details

This grave has the S.A.R. coronet planted in front of stone



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  • Created by: cap624
  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45600941/josiah-kendall: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut Josiah Kendall (1 Sep 1712–22 Jul 1785), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45600941, citing Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by cap624 (contributor 47007905).