Col. Paul Dudley Sargent - Sullivan, ME - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

In Sullivan, at a turn off along U.S. Route 1, is a marker for Paul Dudley Sargent, who fought in the Battle of Bunker/Breeds Hill, and fought under General George Washington in the Continental Army.

The monument is located on at the bottom of the slope on the south side of the highway, by a turn off that has several signs. Around the monument are other, smaller markers that appear to be plot boundaries. The monument is made of stone and is about six feet high. with a lot of lichen on the surface - so much that the letters on the south side of the monument are hard to read. A sign by the turn off identifies the text as:

"Paul Dudley Sargent
1828"


One of the signs has the following text about him:

"[Picture of monument with caption 'The monument to Colonel Sargent is to your left']

The monument to Colonel Paul Dudley Sargent

Revolutionary War hero and merchant, first county Justice and Judge of Probate (B. 1745, D. 1828)

The Revolutionary War almost ruined merchant Paul Sargent financially. He had a large interest in vessels lost by capture or shipwreck. While he was in Boston in 1772, he may have helped plan the Boston Tea Party. An intimate friend of Lafayette, he fought under George Washington. After the War, he retired with his wife and children to a small farm at Sullivan in the District of Maine. In 1820, Sargent's son organized an effort to bridge Taunton Bay from Hancock to Sullivan."

A Wikipedia article has more about Sargent. He was baptized in June 23, 1745 (the date given below). He was wounded in the Battle of Bunker/Breeds Hill in Charlestown, Mass. He also commanded units in the Continental Army and fought in White Plains, Trenton and Princeton. His unit was one of the units that crossed the Delaware in that famous event. In New York, he was briefly brevetted Brigadier General. After service in the Continental Army ended in 1777, he was Colonel of the 1st Regiment Essex County Massachusetts Militia. He was also a privateer during the war and had a few vessels including the 'Boston,' which was formerly the British merchant ship, Zachariah Bayley. However, he was nearly financially ruined from privateering.

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Location type: Single Grave Date of Birth: 1/1/1745 Date of Death: 6/23/1828 Cause of death: Died Later Grave Marker Text: Paul Dudley Sargent 1828 Ranks: Colonel

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