Major Aaron Guild - Old Parish Cemetery - Norwood, MA - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

In Norwood, within the Old Parish Cemetery, is the grave for Major Aaron Guild, veteran of two wars, including the American Revolutionary War.

The cemetery is located northeast of the center of town and is near the Norwood Depot Commuter Rail Station. There is an entrance off Railroad Ave, west of the parking lot for the station. There is another off Washington Street. The cemetery is open on Memorial Day and Veterans Day, or by appointment with the Board of Selectmen.

Once you are in the cemetery, the grave is about in the middle of the cemetery area, on the crest of a hill and located among a group of graves of relatives. There is a black granite marker in front of paler slate markers behind it. Aaron's is one of them. There is a cast marker in front of it, placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.), Aaron Guild Chapter. The text is specified below.

At the time, Norwood was actually part of Dedham, a large tract of land that today has been split off into many towns, mostly in Norfolk County. Aaron was part of Eliphat Fale's company and was made a Captain.

From the Findagrave.com page for this grave:

"When a messenger from Lexington came galloping through South Dedham (now Norwood) announcing that war had begun, Aaron was "ploughing" the field in front of his house. Leaving his "plough and oxen standing", he hastened to his house, took down his favorite king's arm and departed immediately to the scene of action, where he aided in firing upon the British troops who were hastily returning to Boston."

The conflict has since been name the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

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Location type: Single Grave Date of Birth: 4/5/1728 Date of Death: 2/3/1818 Cause of death: Died Later Grave Marker Text: Text on the stone marker: "In memory of Maj. Aaron Guild Died Feb. 3, 1818" Text on small cast marker in front of the stone monument: "Revolutionary Soldier Major Aaron Guild 1728 1818 Placed by Aaron Guild Chapter D.A.R." Ranks: Major

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