After the battle of Bunker Hill (1775) a militia regiment was formed in NH - The following Rochester men were in this regiment. This regiment was the third to be raised in the NH colony, the previous two were already in Boston and became part of the Continental Army. Captain Winborn Adam's Company Daniel McNeal John Walker Jonathan Hodgdon, JR Edward Rolings John Richards, JR Ebenezer Horn John Bergin Thomas Toley Thomas Furber Captain Jonathan Wentworth's Company Samuel Nute Ephriam Alley James Chamberlain Josiah Durgin Samuel Merrow James Wentworth Ebenezer Chesley Joshua Merrow Nathaniel Perkins Gershom Downs Daniel Alley Captain Benjamin's Titcomb's Company Jonathan Downing |
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In that the same year the town of Portsmouth was expected to be attacked by the British and the following Rochester men volunteered and marched to Portsmouth. The expected attack never came and the men were sent south to aid in the siege of Boston. David Place - Captain John Marden - Sergeant Ebenezer Tebbets - First Lieutenant John Woodman - Corporal John Ham - 2nd Lieutenant James Wentworth - Corporal George Place - Ensign Jonathan French - Corporal Paul Libbey - Sergeant Benjamin Taylor - Corporal Reuben Heard - Sergeant Ichabob Rawlings - Drummer Joshua Corson - Sergeant Samuel Place - Fifer PRIVATES Daniel Cook Joseph Berry Joseph Richards Samuel Goodwin Moses Hammet Dudley Pike George Heard Daniel Watson Solomon Clark John Rogers Haniel Clark Joseph Thompson Amos Place John Nute Isaac Wentworth Amos Spencer Robert McCreelis John Place John Bickford Thomas Chamberlain Benjamin Furber James Rogers John Stanton John Rawlings Mesheck Heard David Wingate Timothy Ricker Samuel Robertson Joseph Plummer James Berry Ebenezer Courson Jonathan Tebbets Moses Furber Moses Drown John Laighton Edward Rawlings John McDuffe Amos Hayes John Bickford James Coleman Jonathan Richards |
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