Col. Josiah Brewer was a patriot in the American Revolution. He commanded the Lincoln County, Maine, regiment of Massachusetts Militia which marched on the Expedition to Penobscot. (Maine was a part of Massachusetts at that time.) Source: DAR LINEAGE BOOK, p. 3.
Col. Josiah Brewer was a patriot in the American Revolution. He commanded the Lincoln County, Maine, regiment of Massachusetts Militia which marched on the Expedition to Penobscot. (Maine was a part of Massachusetts at that time.) Source: DAR LINEAGE BOOK, p. 3.
Inscription
In Memory of
Col. JOSIAH BREWER
Born August 28, 1744
Died June 12th, 1830 AEt. 86
Reader, trust not the treacherous marble
but let your deeds like his who lies beneath
bespeak your praise.
[Transcription by Cynthia Tryon Hoogs]
Medallion on the flagstaff reads "Revolutionary War" at the top, and has thirteen stars around the lower part.
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