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William Dawes Jr. (April 6, 1745 – February 25, 1799) was an American soldier, and was one of several men who, in April 1775, alerted minutemen in Massachusetts of the approach of British regulars prior to the battles of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American Revolution. [1] For some years, Paul Revere had the most renown for his ...
May 4, 2022 · William Dawes, Jr. (April 6, 1745 – February 25, 1799) was one of several men and a woman who alerted colonial minutemen of the approach of British army troops prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American Revolution.
2 days ago · William Dawes Jr. is featured in this oil painting by John Johnston, circa 1785-95. William Dawes, Jr. rode with Paul Revere on the night of April 18, 1775 to signal warning of an impending British attack. His son, William Mears Dawes, and other family members are buried in Ripon’s Hillside Cemetery. John Johnston painting
When William Dawes Jr was born on 6 April 1745, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Dawes, was 25 and his mother, Lydia Boone, was 27. He married Mehitable May on 3 May 1768. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters.
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- Mehitable May, Lydia Gendall
Apr 18, 2012 · Poor William Dawes Jr. All guts, no glory. While every schoolchild knows of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, Dawes made an even more daring gallop out of Boston that same April night in 1775 ...
Nov 10, 2023 · William Dawes Jr (April 6, 1745 – February 25, 1799) was born in Massachusetts Bay Colony and is one of the many riders that rode to alarm the militia leaders of the marching British soldiers. His alarm happened prior to the Battles of Lexington and Concord and allowed the minutemen to muster.
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William Dawes Jr. V. William Dawes Jr. Revolutionary War Figure. He grew up in Boston and became a tanner while he was active in the Boston Militia. On the night of April 18, 1775 it was his task, along with Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott, to warn the colonists that the British were going to launch an offensive on the countryside.
