Thomas Bolter -
1735-1811,
Capt. Rev Army,
The names of those who destroyed the tea during the Boston Tea Party were veiled in secrecy for years afterwards. Participants in the destruction of the tea swore themselves to secrecy and did not acknowledge each other even when boarding the ships, breaking open the chests and dumping the tea. Had their names become known to British authorities, they would have been arrested and punished. Even years later, some retained secrecy for fear of lawsuits possibly being brought by the British East India Company. Some of the participants' families had become well to do and were not proud of identifying with this act of "civil disobedience," although today it is seen as one of the most significant acts leading to the American colonies' break with Great Britain.
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Thomas Bolter was born on April 23rd, 1735 in Boston, Massachusetts and was a participant in the Boston Tea Party. Bolter worked as a housewright [working for John Crane], a fireman, and a retailer. After the tea protest, Bolton moved to Springfield where he enlisted in the Revolutionary Army, under Major Joseph Eayer, as an artillery officer and rose to the rank of Captain in the regiment of Colonel Flowers. He died in Boston, August 26th, 1811 and is buried with his wife, Mary Goddard, in the Central Burying Ground in Boston, Tomb 41.
Sources:
http://www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org/osmh_123456789
files/BostonTeaPartyParticipants.aspx
http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/thomas-bolter
1735-1811,
Capt. Rev Army,
The names of those who destroyed the tea during the Boston Tea Party were veiled in secrecy for years afterwards. Participants in the destruction of the tea swore themselves to secrecy and did not acknowledge each other even when boarding the ships, breaking open the chests and dumping the tea. Had their names become known to British authorities, they would have been arrested and punished. Even years later, some retained secrecy for fear of lawsuits possibly being brought by the British East India Company. Some of the participants' families had become well to do and were not proud of identifying with this act of "civil disobedience," although today it is seen as one of the most significant acts leading to the American colonies' break with Great Britain.
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Thomas Bolter was born on April 23rd, 1735 in Boston, Massachusetts and was a participant in the Boston Tea Party. Bolter worked as a housewright [working for John Crane], a fireman, and a retailer. After the tea protest, Bolton moved to Springfield where he enlisted in the Revolutionary Army, under Major Joseph Eayer, as an artillery officer and rose to the rank of Captain in the regiment of Colonel Flowers. He died in Boston, August 26th, 1811 and is buried with his wife, Mary Goddard, in the Central Burying Ground in Boston, Tomb 41.
Sources:
http://www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org/osmh_123456789
files/BostonTeaPartyParticipants.aspx
http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/thomas-bolter
Thomas Bolter -
1735-1811,
Capt. Rev Army,
The names of those who destroyed the tea during the Boston Tea Party were veiled in secrecy for years afterwards. Participants in the destruction of the tea swore themselves to secrecy and did not acknowledge each other even when boarding the ships, breaking open the chests and dumping the tea. Had their names become known to British authorities, they would have been arrested and punished. Even years later, some retained secrecy for fear of lawsuits possibly being brought by the British East India Company. Some of the participants' families had become well to do and were not proud of identifying with this act of "civil disobedience," although today it is seen as one of the most significant acts leading to the American colonies' break with Great Britain.
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Thomas Bolter was born on April 23rd, 1735 in Boston, Massachusetts and was a participant in the Boston Tea Party. Bolter worked as a housewright [working for John Crane], a fireman, and a retailer. After the tea protest, Bolton moved to Springfield where he enlisted in the Revolutionary Army, under Major Joseph Eayer, as an artillery officer and rose to the rank of Captain in the regiment of Colonel Flowers. He died in Boston, August 26th, 1811 and is buried with his wife, Mary Goddard, in the Central Burying Ground in Boston, Tomb 41.
Sources:
http://www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org/osmh_123456789
files/BostonTeaPartyParticipants.aspx
http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/thomas-bolter
1735-1811,
Capt. Rev Army,
The names of those who destroyed the tea during the Boston Tea Party were veiled in secrecy for years afterwards. Participants in the destruction of the tea swore themselves to secrecy and did not acknowledge each other even when boarding the ships, breaking open the chests and dumping the tea. Had their names become known to British authorities, they would have been arrested and punished. Even years later, some retained secrecy for fear of lawsuits possibly being brought by the British East India Company. Some of the participants' families had become well to do and were not proud of identifying with this act of "civil disobedience," although today it is seen as one of the most significant acts leading to the American colonies' break with Great Britain.
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Thomas Bolter was born on April 23rd, 1735 in Boston, Massachusetts and was a participant in the Boston Tea Party. Bolter worked as a housewright [working for John Crane], a fireman, and a retailer. After the tea protest, Bolton moved to Springfield where he enlisted in the Revolutionary Army, under Major Joseph Eayer, as an artillery officer and rose to the rank of Captain in the regiment of Colonel Flowers. He died in Boston, August 26th, 1811 and is buried with his wife, Mary Goddard, in the Central Burying Ground in Boston, Tomb 41.
Sources:
http://www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org/osmh_123456789
files/BostonTeaPartyParticipants.aspx
http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/thomas-bolter
