Jonathan Harrington
Jonathan Harrington | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 06, 1745 Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 19, 1775 Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States |
| Cause of death | Gunshot |
| Allegiance | Massachusetts Bay |
| Branch | Massachusett Militia |
| Known for | one of the eight men who died in the encounter with the British. |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Lexington |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth (Fiske) Harrington |
| Children | Jonathan Harrington[1] |
Jonathan Harrington (March 6 1745- April 19 1775) was a American Revolutionary War Soldier who was killed by the first fire of the enemy on Lexington Green on the first day of the American Revolution. After being mortally wounded, he crawled to the doorstep of his house, only to die at his wife's feet. He was one of the first eight of fifty Americans either killed or mortally wounded on that day.
Jonathan Harrington Jr. was a descendant of Robert Harrington, who settled in Watertown in 1642, almost one hundred years before Jonathan Harrington Jr. was born.[2] Jonathan Jr. had 10 other siblings, and he was the fourth-oldest. He was born in Bedford on March 6, and was named “Jr.” to distinguish himself from his older second cousin, also named Jonathan Harrington. He was a farmer and was around 31 years old at the time of his death.[3]
Jonathan Harrington was born on March 6, 1745, in Bedford, MIddlesex, Massachusetts.[4] He was the son of Henry and Sarah (Laughton) Harrington.[5] Jonathan married Ruth Fiske on February 6, 1766, in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts.[6] They had one child:
- Jonathan, b. October 25, 1766[7]
A member of Captain John Parker's Company of Minute Men, Jonathan was present when the Company met the British on the Common on April 19, 1775. Jonathan was one of the eight men who died in that encounter with the British.[8]
His home, called ‘The Jonathan Harrington House’ still stands in Lexington on Harrington Road.[9]
See also
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ https://boston1775.blogspot.com/2014/04/where-did-jonathan-harrington-jr-die.html
- ↑ www.geni.com https://www.geni.com/people/Jonathan-Harrington/6000000074762708211. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Goddard, Katelyn (2024-06-26). "Minutemen of Lexington: Jonathan Harrington Jr". Lex250. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ↑ S., C. K.; Jacobus, Donald Lines (1940-03). "The Waterman Family. Volume I. Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts, through Seven Generations". The New England Quarterly. 13 (1): 163. doi:10.2307/360700. ISSN 0028-4866.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ S., C. K.; Eaton, Frances L.; Duren, Martha F. (1936-12). "Vital Records of Berlin, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1899". The New England Quarterly. 9 (4): 745. doi:10.2307/361019. ISSN 0028-4866.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Mason, C. (1898-08-06). "British colonial registers of births marriages, and deaths". Notes and Queries. s9-II (32): 108–109. doi:10.1093/nq/s9-ii.32.108g. ISSN 1471-6941.
- ↑ Mason, C. (1898-08-06). "British colonial registers of births marriages, and deaths". Notes and Queries. s9-II (32): 108–109. doi:10.1093/nq/s9-ii.32.108g. ISSN 1471-6941.
- ↑ Sabin, Douglas P. (1994-12). "Lexington, 19 April 1775: A historiographical study". Small Wars & Insurgencies. 5 (3): 299–317. doi:10.1080/09592319408423087. ISSN 0959-2318.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2025-12-17.