Daniel Hobart - Pepperell, MA
N 42° 40.113 W 071° 35.884
19T E 287095 N 4727281
The final resting place of Daniel Hobart, who died in the Battle of White Plains.
Waymark Code: WM8Z73
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2010
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On October 28, 1776, approximately 4,000 American troops engaged a similar number of British troops near what is now White Plains, New York. By the end of the battle, 313 British troops were killed or wounded, and an estimated 300 American troops were killed, wounded or captured.
28 year old Daniel Hobart of Pepperell, Massachusetts, was one of the American casualties. Today he is buried in the Walton Cemetery in Pepperell.
Location type: Single Grave
Date of Birth: 2/24/1748
Date of Death: 10/28/1776
Cause of death: Died in Battle
Grave Marker Text:
Daniel Hobart's headstone includes the inscription "Daniel fell in the Battle at White Plains Oct 28 1776, aged 28 yrs"
Ranks:
Corporal
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