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Category Archives: revolutionary era

Heirloom

Brother Joshua discovers his Revolutionary namesake …

Posted byMarek12 January, 20169 February, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, Hutchinson Family, Hutchinson Family Singers, Milford, NH history, revolutionary eraTags:1820s, apples, Burnham, feature, George Washington, jesse-hutchinson-jr, Milford, polly hutchinson, revolutionLeave a comment on Heirloom

Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)

1780: How much rum does it take to build a bridge during a Revolution?

Posted byMarek5 March, 2013Posted in1770s, 1780s, construction, Contoocook, government, Henniker, revolutionary era, SOURCE=CogswellTags:bridge, Henniker, money, revolution, rumLeave a comment on Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)

Pension Application of Elisha Haynes (Epsom)

Haynes served from 1779-1782 in the Revolutionary War.  In 1831, when he finally applied for a veteran’s pension at age 70, he included an inventory of all his property…

Posted byMarek11 November, 201219 November, 2012Posted in1770s, 1780s, 1830s, Epsom, Greenland, pigs, revolutionary eraLeave a comment on Pension Application of Elisha Haynes (Epsom)

Moses Trussell (New London)

Wounded at Bunker Hill, and everything after…

Posted byMarek10 November, 201212 December, 2013Posted in1770s, 1840s, education, forestry, graves & memorials, Hopkinton, John Stark, Massachusetts, New London, Plaistow, revolutionary era, SOURCE=roadside markers1 Comment on Moses Trussell (New London)

Revolutionary Soldier from Dublin

Mr. Belknap at war …

Posted byMarek9 November, 201210 December, 2012Posted in1770s, 1780s, Dublin, revolutionary era, Rhode Island, SOURCE=Leonard+Seward, weather1 Comment on Revolutionary Soldier from Dublin

Woman of the Revolution (Dublin, 1779)

Dublin neighbors rally to support each other in time of war…

Posted byMarek8 November, 201210 December, 2012Posted in1770s, corn, cottage industries, cows, Dublin, potatoes, revolutionary era, SOURCE=Leonard+SewardLeave a comment on Woman of the Revolution (Dublin, 1779)

A Very Singular Circumstance (Henniker, 1775)

Out of the firing line, into the forest.

Posted byMarek3 November, 20123 November, 2012Posted in1770s, death, forestry, Henniker, Massachusetts, revolutionary era, SOURCE=Cogswell1 Comment on A Very Singular Circumstance (Henniker, 1775)

John Stark Statue (Concord)

Sketching statues on the State House lawn today, I found myself drawn to Major General John Stark’s defiant stance beneath the falling maple leaves…

Posted byMarek26 October, 20122 November, 2012Posted in1700-1799, Concord, John Stark, Londonderry, Manchester, NH State House, revolutionary era, statuesTags:bennington, bunker hill, concord, fall, John Stark, leaves, revolution, state house, statueLeave a comment on John Stark Statue (Concord)

The Hessian (Weare)

What a wild place was Weare; here we meet a fellow who (A) fought on BOTH sides of the Revolution, and (B) really knew how to party! …

Posted byMarek23 October, 201223 October, 2012Posted in1770s, 1800-1899, entertainment, revolutionary era, SOURCE=Little, WeareTags:alcohol, drinking, german, hessian, pension, revolution, rum, workLeave a comment on The Hessian (Weare)

John Stark’s Last Orders

By 1809, the general is far too old and sick to travel…

Posted byMarek9 October, 201229 October, 2012Posted in"Live Free or Die", 1800s, Derryfield, John Stark, Molly Stark, revolutionary era, SOURCE=NH.govTags:age, bennington, Derryfield, illness, John Stark, live free or die, military, travelLeave a comment on John Stark’s Last Orders

“Your state motto is SO COOL!”

Let’s take a closer look at that little motto on our license plates…

Posted byMarek4 October, 201212 October, 2012Posted in"Live Free or Die", 1970s, John Stark, NH culture, politics, revolutionary era, SOURCE=NH.govTags:government, John Stark, live free or die, motto, nh, stateLeave a comment on “Your state motto is SO COOL!”

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