John Grainger, Captain
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John Grainger answered the Lexington Alarm call in 1775, and marched a company of Minutemen from New Braintree, MA to Cambridge, MA.
Waymark Code: WM4MPH
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2008
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From his graveside monument:
"Know to his descendants as "Capt. John"
Answering The Lexington Alarm, He Oganized A Company OF Minutemen From New Braintree, Marched Them To Cambridge, Joined The Continental Forces And As Captain, Materially Assisted During Bunker Hill And The Siege Of Boston"
He was born in Andover, Massachusetts in 1734 and died in New Braintree, Massachusetts in 1783.
Location type: Section of a Cemetery/Mass Grave
Date of Birth: 5/23/1734
Date of Death: 1/23/1783
Cause of death: Died Later
Grave Marker Text:
"Know to his descendants as "Capt. John"
Answering The Lexington Alarm, He Oganized A Company OF Minutemen From New Braintree, Marched Them To Cambridge, Joined The Continental Forces And As Captain, Materially Assisted During Bunker Hill And The Siege Of Boston"
Ranks:
Captain
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