Age 82.
African-American
As a citizen-soldier, Jeffrey Hemenway fought at Lexington and Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War, helping the fledgling nation achieve independence, even though his African and American Indian blood limited his own opportunities.
He married Hepsibeth Bowman Crosman, a Nipmuc woman, and settled in Worcester, in 1778 from Framingham, MA.
His grave, along with many others, was relocated to Hope Cemetery c.1878 from the Mechanic St. Burial Ground in downtown Worcester, MA. HOWEVER: He is not buried with all the others(see photo). His grave is located some distance away, on a hill.
African-American
As a citizen-soldier, Jeffrey Hemenway fought at Lexington and Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War, helping the fledgling nation achieve independence, even though his African and American Indian blood limited his own opportunities.
He married Hepsibeth Bowman Crosman, a Nipmuc woman, and settled in Worcester, in 1778 from Framingham, MA.
His grave, along with many others, was relocated to Hope Cemetery c.1878 from the Mechanic St. Burial Ground in downtown Worcester, MA. HOWEVER: He is not buried with all the others(see photo). His grave is located some distance away, on a hill.
Age 82.
African-American
As a citizen-soldier, Jeffrey Hemenway fought at Lexington and Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War, helping the fledgling nation achieve independence, even though his African and American Indian blood limited his own opportunities.
He married Hepsibeth Bowman Crosman, a Nipmuc woman, and settled in Worcester, in 1778 from Framingham, MA.
His grave, along with many others, was relocated to Hope Cemetery c.1878 from the Mechanic St. Burial Ground in downtown Worcester, MA. HOWEVER: He is not buried with all the others(see photo). His grave is located some distance away, on a hill.
African-American
As a citizen-soldier, Jeffrey Hemenway fought at Lexington and Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War, helping the fledgling nation achieve independence, even though his African and American Indian blood limited his own opportunities.
He married Hepsibeth Bowman Crosman, a Nipmuc woman, and settled in Worcester, in 1778 from Framingham, MA.
His grave, along with many others, was relocated to Hope Cemetery c.1878 from the Mechanic St. Burial Ground in downtown Worcester, MA. HOWEVER: He is not buried with all the others(see photo). His grave is located some distance away, on a hill.
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