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American Revolutionary War: Minuteman Isaac Davis was Shot During the Battle of ConcordAmerican History | 8 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post
The monument in the town of Acton, for which the Reverend Woodbury pleaded so eloquently, was erected in 1851. The bodies of Isaac Davis and Abner Hosmer–as well as that of James Hayward, who was killed at Fiske Hill in Lexington later that April day–were moved from the old burying ground to the base of the monument on the town Common. Subscribe Today
Isaac’s widow Hannah married twice more, both husbands also preceding her in death. In 1818, when she was 71 years old and impoverished, she sought a pension from the federal government. Her first attempt failed, and it was not until more than twenty years later that Hannah, then in her nineties, finally was granted a pension. Some senators, notably John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, objected, fearing a torrent of similar claims.
But Hannah’s cause found an eloquent champion in no less a statesman than Senator Daniel Webster, who declared that her husband Isaac had fallen ‘in his early manhood, one of the very first martyrs in the cause of liberty, and, if I mistake not, the first American officer who sealed his devotion to the cause with his own blood. . . . An early grave in the cause of liberty has secured to him the long and grateful remembrance of his country.’
This article was written by Jeanne Munn Bracken and originally published in February 2000 issue of American History Magazine. For more great articles be sure to pick up your copy of American History. Pages: 1 2 3 4Help HistoryNet by bookmarking to
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8 Comments to “American Revolutionary War: Minuteman Isaac Davis was Shot During the Battle of Concord”
this was wonderful and i injoyed it being related to Isaac in all
By jon on Sep 18, 2008 at 10:17 pm
I believe I am a decendant of Issac Davis and am trying to link up
my family, John Lane Davis and Lucius Davis to him.
Some of my Davis ancestors came from Concord. Do you know the
names and geneology of Issac’s children or where I could find
them?
By George Tamblyn on Nov 4, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Issac Davis is my Great Great Great Great Great grandfather i hear he was a great man my family said i am proud to be in his family
Love: Joseph Festa
By Joseph Festa on Dec 9, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Hi
I am doing teh Minutemen for my Revoulitionary War Report and hopefully this will help!
By Kelli on Feb 14, 2009 at 9:10 am
Correction on the cannon’s – they were not dug up and burned at Barrets farm – the cannons were recovered from Ephierm Jone’s yard behind the tavern in Concord proper.
Barrett’s farm lies beyond the North Bridge. Although various arms were buried in Barrett’s fields the Red Coats sent there did not discover them. Most of the arms and munitions at Barretts farm and in concord itself had been removed days earlier as a result of Revere’s intial April 7th ride.
By BobK on Oct 22, 2009 at 10:34 pm
This is a wonderful piece. I would love to see the genealogy on all the men mentioned in the story. The writer really brings it home. I felt like I was in the time, right there, as I read. Thanks a bunch! Nancy
By Nancy Simonof on Oct 26, 2009 at 8:32 pm
My name is Isaac Davis. I have 100% proof that I am a direct decendant of Captain Davis. If anyone needs any information in regards to Captain Davis, my family is the official record holders the Davis family and i can help you.
By Isaac Davis on Nov 3, 2009 at 9:54 am
This website is awesome!!!
By Makayla on Nov 5, 2009 at 1:06 pm