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At the reorganization of the militia in Feb. 1776, Acton was assigned to the 3rd Regiment, of which Francis Faulkner was LI. Col. The 5th company of this regiment belonged to Acton, with Captain Simon Hunt, 1st Lt. John Healdjr, and 2nd Lt. Benjamin Bra brook as its officers.On 20 March according to a letter addressed to his wife, we find John Heald at Ticonderoga with two other Acton men Samuel Piper and Daniel Barker who was killed there.On June the 26, 1776 the Massachusetts Assembly “made choice by ballot of the following gentlemen as field officers for the third battalion destined to Canada, viz: Jona. Reed, Col.; Benj. Brown, Lieut, col.; Daniel Fletcher, major. The latter was an Acton man, and seven days later Acton Town Meeting votes to raise money to pay the men who would enlist in Col. Jonathan Reed’s regiment bound for Canada.
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Assabet Valley Beacon
Acton, Massachusetts, US
Thu, Jun 28, 1973
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