U.S. Revolutionary War Military Figure. Born in Lexington, Massachusetts, he had served as a soldier in French and Indian War. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, he was a farmer and a mechanic, plus he held various office positions in his town. On the night of April 18, 1775, Parker received warning that the British, under the command of Major John Pitcairn, were approaching Lexington. He assembled about seventy volunteers, dubbed as the Minutemen, was appointed Captain, and went to face the British. In the ensuing Battle of Lexington, on April 19, 1775, eight Americans were killed and ten were wounded driving off the British. The Minutemen followed the British forces to Concord, sniping at them as they retreated. In the months following, Captain Parker's Minutemen participated in several skirmishes with the Redcoats until his death due to illness at the age of 46.
U.S. Revolutionary War Military Figure. Born in Lexington, Massachusetts, he had served as a soldier in French and Indian War. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, he was a farmer and a mechanic, plus he held various office positions in his town. On the night of April 18, 1775, Parker received warning that the British, under the command of Major John Pitcairn, were approaching Lexington. He assembled about seventy volunteers, dubbed as the Minutemen, was appointed Captain, and went to face the British. In the ensuing Battle of Lexington, on April 19, 1775, eight Americans were killed and ten were wounded driving off the British. The Minutemen followed the British forces to Concord, sniping at them as they retreated. In the months following, Captain Parker's Minutemen participated in several skirmishes with the Redcoats until his death due to illness at the age of 46.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Inscription
TO THE
MEMORY
OF
CAPT JOHN PARKER
COMMANDER OF THE MINUTEMEN
THE TOWN ERECTS THIS MEMORIAL
1884
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