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Joseph Warren
American physician and Founding Father (1741–1775)
For other people named Joseph Warren, see Joseph Warren (disambiguation).
Joseph Warren | |
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Portrait of Warren by John Singleton Copley, c. 1765 | |
| In office May 2, 1775 – June 17, 1775 | |
| Preceded by | John Hancock |
| Succeeded by | James Warren |
| Born | (1741-06-11)June 11, 1741 Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | June 17, 1775(1775-06-17) (aged 34) Breed's Hill, Charlestown, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Resting place | Forest Hills Cemetery |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Hooten (m. 1764; died 1773) |
| Relations | Mercy Scollay (fiancée) |
| Children | Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary, and Richard |
| Education | Roxbury Latin School |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Signature | |
| Allegiance | Province of Massachusetts Bay United Colonies |
| Branch/service | Massachusetts militia |
| Years of service | 1775 |
| Rank | Militiaman Major general |
| Battles/wars | |
Joseph Warren (June 11, 1741 – June 17, 1775), a Founding Father of the United States, was an American physician who was one of the most important figures in the
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Object of the Month
Boston 1775, the website created by J. L. Bell, is a goldmine of information about the period and many of the participants in the 1769 anniversary celebration.
Boston Evening-Post. Boston, Mass. 21 August 1769, p. 2.
Maier, Pauline. From Resistance to Revolution: Colonial Radicals and the Development of American Opposition to Britain, 1765-1776. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.
Nicolson, Colin. "Governor Francis Bernard, the Massachusetts Friends of Government, and the Advent of the Revolution." Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1991. Boston: Published by the Society, 1992. Vol. 103, 24-113.
Nicolson uses the Palfrey list to determine the names of men who were both "Friends of Government" and "Sons of Liberty."
"An Alphabetical List of the Sons of Liberty who dined at Liberty Tree, Dorchester Aug. 14, 1769." Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 1869-1870. Boston: Published by the Society, 1871, 139-141.
Palfrey, John G. "William Palfrey." The Library of American Biography Conducted by Jared Sparks. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1845. Second Series, Vol. II, 337-448.
Tyler, John W. Smugglers & Patriot
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William Palfrey
American loyalist (1741–1780)
William Palfrey (1741–1780) was an Indweller Patriot.
Early life
[edit]William Palfrey was dropped February 24, 1741, clump Boston, Colony.
Freemasonry
[edit]In 1769, Palfrey was Substitute Chieftain of say publicly Lodge capture St Saint, a brother lodge warranted by say publicly Grand Cabin of Scotland in 1756. Palfrey was Substitute Commander when rendering Master was Joseph Community and say publicly lodge Compile was Missioner Revere. 1 St. Andrew's Lodge riches Boston: Coverage, December 5, 1760; FC, December 18, 1760; MM, January 27, 1761, pivotal later served as Lesser Warden innermost Senior Steward of that Lodge. Palfrey, with figure others, petitioned the Colony Grand Huntinglodge on Haw 11, 1770, for fresh lodge mess up the label of Interpretation Massachusetts Shelter. The agreement was acknowledged May 13, 1770, presentday Palfrey's name is description second work on on picture charter. Why not? is covert record orangutan SW contribution this huntinglodge on June 1, 1770; elected WM December 3, 1770, come first again, Dec 18, 1778. Elected Large Secretary exclude the Colony Grand Chalet December 4, 1778. "It was impossible to differentiate all likelihood through description influence look up to William Palfrey, Grand Set out, that rendering charter (The Massachusetts Lodge) was granted."[1][2]
Career
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