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PVT Henry Jacobs Jr.

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PVT Henry Jacobs Jr.

Birth
Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
19 Apr 1775 (aged 21–22)
Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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American Revolutionary War Soldier. He was killed during the British retreat from Concord on the first day of the American Revolution, one of fifty Americans either killed or mortally wounded on that day. He was twenty-two years old at the time of his death.

The other six men of Danvers killed that day:
Samuel Cook, Jr
Benjamin Deland, Jr
George Southwick, Jr
Jotham Webb
Ebenezer Goldthwaite
Perley Putnam

Monument to all seven men
American Revolutionary War Soldier. He was killed during the British retreat from Concord on the first day of the American Revolution, one of fifty Americans either killed or mortally wounded on that day. He was twenty-two years old at the time of his death.

The other six men of Danvers killed that day:
Samuel Cook, Jr
Benjamin Deland, Jr
George Southwick, Jr
Jotham Webb
Ebenezer Goldthwaite
Perley Putnam

Monument to all seven men

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Henry Jacobs
Aged 22 yrs
Fell at the Battle
of Lexington
April 19, 1775

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  • Created by: Eric Thomsen
  • Added: May 16, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7448034/henry-jacobs: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Henry Jacobs Jr. (1753–19 Apr 1775), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7448034, citing Jacobs Family Cemetery, Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Eric Thomsen (contributor 29506898).