Person:Asahel Porter (1)
Asahel Porter
b.Abt 1751 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
d.19 Apr 1775 Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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m. 11 Jan 1749
  1. Asahel PorterAbt 1751 - 1775
  2. Dudley Bradstreet Porter1753 - 1841
  3. Edith PorterAbt 1756 -
  4. Josiah Porter1759 - 1797
  5. Asa PorterAbt 1760 -
  6. Anna PorterAbt 1762 -
  7. Mary Porter1764 -
  8. Susanna PorterAbt 1766 -
  9. Elizabeth PorterAbt 1767 -
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Name Asahel Porter
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1751 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
Death[1][2] 19 Apr 1775 Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States"Asahel Porter, of Woburn, who was killed on the morning of April 19, 1775, at Lexington, was shot down by the British near the Common, when endeavoring to effect his escape, having been made a prisoner by them on the road, while they were on their way from Boston."
Burial[1] 21 Apr 1775 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States1st Burial Ground
Probate[1] 1782 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Asahel was killed by British troops near Lexington Green, on the day of the battle of Lexington and Concord. Sources say he was captured earlier in the day by British troops and forced to march with them to Lexington, where he was released. There is no military record in his name; it is likely he was unarmed at the time of his death. He was one of the first casualties of the American Revolution.

The Revolutionary War Monument on Lexington Green, erected in 1799, bears Asahel's name along with seven others.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sorensen, Ann Porter. The Porter Family of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: Descendants of John & Mary Porter of Salem and Hingham Massachusetts ... (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: Sentinel Printing, 2010).
  2. ↑ Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton). History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. W. Lewis, 1890)
    Volume 1, Page 392.
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