Tag Archives: 1775

Thankfully, Jean Henry’s ancestor did not get my ancestor killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill

By Mark | January 2, 2020

On this site a few days ago, in a conversation about the misdeeds of our ancestors, Jean Henry mentioned that a relative of hers, Colonel Ephraim Doolittle of Shoreham, Vermont, was likely responsible for the deaths of many men in his command at the Battle of Bunker Hill in June of 1775. Doolittle and his […]

Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1765, Arthur Lee "Pickle" Avery, Asa Lawrence, Battle of Bunker Hill, Beardstown, Boston, Breed's Hill, Charles Babbidge, Church of Christ, Continental 7th, cowardice, Daniel Avery, David Avery, Doolittle Regiment, Ephraim Doolittle, genealogy, George Washington, Groton, Illinois, Isles of Shoals, Jean Henry, Mark's ancestors, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, minute-men, New Hampshire, Pepperell, Pepperrel, Revolutionary War, Sarah Horn, Schuyler, Townsend, William Prescott | 21 Comments

Paul Revere, bell-ringing British informant

By Mark | June 5, 2011

I wasn’t going to comment on it, but, as many of you no doubt know, Sarah Palin made news a couple days ago when she came out with an alternate version of Paul Revere’s historic ride, in which the celebrated American patriot rang bells throughout the Massachusetts countryside, warning the British that the Colonists were […]

Posted in History, Politics, Pop Culture, Uncategorized | Also tagged American history, Beastie Boys, College Humor, Global Warming, global warming denial, John Hancock, Massachusetts, midnight ride, misunderstanding American history, Mitt Romney, Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, Sarah Palin, stupid Americans, the distrust of facts | 30 Comments

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