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Moses Richardson

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Moses Richardson

Birth
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
19 Apr 1775 (aged 53)
Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.3753269, Longitude: -71.1200469
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American Revolutionary War Soldier. He was killed during the British retreat from Concord on the first day of the American Revolution, one of fifty Americans either killed or mortally wounded on that day. He was caught by surprise by British flankers at Watson's Corner.

He was the son of Theophilus and Ruth Swan Richardson, married on April 24, 1711. He married Mary Prentice about 1747.
American Revolutionary War Soldier. He was killed during the British retreat from Concord on the first day of the American Revolution, one of fifty Americans either killed or mortally wounded on that day. He was caught by surprise by British flankers at Watson's Corner.

He was the son of Theophilus and Ruth Swan Richardson, married on April 24, 1711. He married Mary Prentice about 1747.

Inscription

Erected by the City
A.D. 1870.
To the memory of
John Hicks,
William Marcy,
Moses Richardson,
Buried here.
Jason Russell,
Jabez Wyman,
Jason Winship,
Buried in Menotomy.
Men of Cambridge,
who fell in defense of
the liberty of the people
April 19, 1775.
"O, What a glorious morning is this."



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  • Created by: Eric Thomsen
  • Added: May 26, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7497037/moses-richardson: accessed ), memorial page for Moses Richardson (8 Apr 1722–19 Apr 1775), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7497037, citing Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Eric Thomsen (contributor 29506898).