Found out I have an Ancestor who answered the Lexington Alarm

[Impossible Girl]

I was talking with my mother yesterday and found that that I have an ancestor name Jonathan Crowell who was from Yarmouth, MA and was apparently the Captn of the militia there.  I was wondering if anyone had come across any information about him in your research?

[300berg]

I grew up near that town in MA.  There are a ton of Crowells still there.  Went to school with a couple.  Don't know about Jonathan, but I'll keep it in my mind. 

[CarrollMS]

Jonathan Crowell of Yarmouth born 1746 and another born 1750 are candidates.  I cannot find anything on him as far as Rev War service, however. See here
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M94B-MYY and another here https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KF23-DCS

[Impossible Girl]

This is what I was able to find in MA muster rolls:



There area few different Jonathan Crowells listed there, but this one is my ancestor.

[Tennessee Beast]

That is really AWESOME!!!!!   

[Impossible Girl]

Thanks! I'm really excited to have found it out.  I knew about the ancestor who was at Bunker Hill, but I didn't know about this guy.  Interestingly enough, he is a descendant of an ancestor who came over on the Mayflower AFTER having been one of the original settlers at Jamestown! I couldn't believe that!

[VietVet]

Check this link. I'm not sure if it's your relative but the name Jonathan Crowell appears several times in this writing.


https://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/massachusetts-office-of-the-secretary-of-state/massachusetts-soldiers-and-sailors-of-the-revolutionary-war-a-compilation-from--ssa-732/page-29-massachusetts-soldiers-and-sailors-of-the-revolutionary-war-a-compilation-from--ssa-732.shtml

[GTEngineer]

We have an instructor amongst us in WA that is a descendant of one of the patriots who participated in the Battle of Machias 1775, one of the very first naval engagements of the Revolutionary War.  He tells a great DOM story about it.

[300berg]

I would love to hear that DOM!

What is the general stance on DOM outside of events of April 19th?  I've come across some neat stories, but only bring them up outside of Appleseeds (somebody got
me talking...)

[Impossible Girl]

This is one of the other relatives that I have that was in the war https://www.masshist.org/object-of-the-month/objects/the-last-survivor-of-the-battle-of-bunker-hill-2005-10-01 and here is a photo of him.

[GTEngineer]

I am always supportive of stories of individuals outside of the DOMs (Old Men of Menotomy, Hezekiah Wyman, Jason Russell, Samuel Whittemore, and Josiah Haynes), way I see it is have a good group of stories in your back pocket and change them out to suit your audience. 

If I have youth in the group, I tell the stories of Luther Blanchard, Sybil Luddington, Emily Geiger, Austin Dabney, Peter Francisco, Joseph Plumb Martin, Andrew Jackson (yes the future president), Deborah Sampson, James Armistead, Peter Salem (reputed to have ended the life of Major Pitcairn at the Battle of Bunker Hill), Marquis de Lafayette, John Trumbull (of the famous paintings hanging in the capitol), John Greenwood.  Obviously not all at the same time but those are in my back pocket to pull out should I feel that it would be a refreshing change for others to learn about these folks who would've otherwise been lost to history.

If I have women/girls in the group, favorite stories of mine are Deborah Sampson, Sybil Luddington, Molly Pitcher, Betty Zane, Margaret Corbin, Nancy Hart, etc.

I highly recommend studying up on some of these folks and know their story, and share their story.

Another good resource, if your local chapter is welcome to it, is to reach out to the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) chapter near you and ask for stories of their ancestors, explain the mission of Project Appleseed and that you would like to share with others the stories of the heroism and sacrifices made by their ancestors to our attendees, etc.

Even better if you come across a fellow volunteer that has a personal story of their own ancestor, these things really bring to life that these aren't folks from hundreds of years ago, they are folks who have direct decedents who are living amongst us today and are enjoying the freedoms and liberties secured to them by those before them, paid by sometimes blood.

I would love to hear that DOM!

What is the general stance on DOM outside of events of April 19th?  I've come across some neat stories, but only bring them up outside of Appleseeds (somebody got me talking...)