Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts on September 14, 1748, Cobb graduated from Harvard College in 1766. He studied medicine in Boston and afterward practiced in Taunton, Massachusetts. He was…
Ebenezer Learned (April 18, 1728 – April 1, 1801) was a brigadier general in the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.==Early life and career==He was the son…
Theodore Sedgwick (May 9, 1746{spaced ndash}January 24, 1813) was an American attorney, politician and jurist, who served in elected state government and as a Delegate to the Continental…
Cushing began his military career as a sergeant in the 6th Continental Regiment in January 1776. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the 1st Massachusetts Regiment in…
Benjamin Lincoln (January 24, 1733 (O.S. January 13, 1732) – May 9, 1810) was an American army officer. He served as a major general in the Continental Army…
Born in Westfield, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and served in the French and Indian wars for six years. He was a member of…
Reverend William Emerson Sr. was a minister. He was the father of William Emerson Jr. and grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson.Emerson Sr. served as chaplain of the Massachusetts…
Moses Little (1724–1798), born on May 8, 1724 in Newbury, Massachusetts. Moses Little served in the Massachusetts militia and with his company marched to the Battles of Lexington…
John Kilby Smith (born Boston, Massachusetts December 17, 1752, died Portland, Maine August 9, 1842) was a public servant from New England, who served in the American Revolution.…
James Frye (b. in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1709; d. 8 January 1776) was a colonial soldier. He filled several local offices, served at the capture of Louisburg in…