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 Joseph Roby - Brockport, NY
N 43° 12.658 W 077° 56.010
18T E 261708 N 4788421
High Street Cemetery, Brockport, NY
An officer of the revolution, and member of the Boston Tea Party.
Waymark Code: WMEZVM
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2012
Views: 13
Patriot Name: Joseph Roby
Type of Service Provided: Member of the Boston Tea Party
Cemetery Name: High Street Cemetery, Brockport, NY
Text of the Grave Marker:
JOSEPH ROBY
an Officer of
the Revolution
BORN IN
LYNN MASS. 1753
DIED
APRIL 13, 1836
MEMBER OF BOSTON
TEA PARTY DEC. 16, 1773
CAPTAIN IN LITTLE'S
MASS REG. MAY TO DEC.
1775
Grave Marker Type: original marble obelisk
Historical Background:
From the little information available we know Joseph Roby was son of the Rev. Joseph Roby, of the Second Parish in Lynn, MA. He was the eldest son, twenty years old at the time, and is given in the list published by Francis S. Drake as "active in the destruction of the tea." This Joseph was living, some time after the Revolution, in Prince Street, Boston, and in 1819 in Hanover, N.H.
source: Boston Tea Party Historical Society
Wikipedia: Boston Tea Party
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party
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