One of my fifth great grandfathers joined the army because of that Boston event. His father, brothers, and father-in-law were already solidly behind the American cause, and when his cousins led an expedition north from New York to invade Montreal and Quebec, he joined his cousin’s unit in August 1775, taking up his post as Major in the 3rd New York Regiment. He left the day after his first child was born, writing back to his wife:
“You seem to think a little hard of my hurrying away from you too soon when I took my leave of you. Upon my life, my beloved, ...I knew that we must part, & I also knew your weakness ...you were in a wreck.”
No matter the personal cost, people at that time made hard choices to protect their country. The history of the time and the people and the reasons have been too low in our education these past decades. I’m really hoping the new material that will come out this year will spread the information to new generations to teach their children what our ancestors went through to create this country that today protects them.
I didn’t have any ancestors in New England at the time, but my Revolutionary War ancestor was in the Virginia militia and was at the siege of Yorktown. I don’t know if he ever saw George Washington in person but probably a good chance that he did.
That Is To Cool,
Thanks for sharing.
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