Abel Prescott, Jr^[1]

1749 - 1775  (26 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Abel Prescott
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	12 Apr 1749	Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Christened	26 Oct 1749	Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	On April 18th 1775 Paul Revere and two others including Abel's brother Samuel set off to warn the colonist in Lexington MA that the British Army was coming to arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams and seize weapons that were stored in Concord. As they started off to the west Abel Prescott Jr. headed south to warn the towns of Sudbury and Farmingham. While returning British soldiers fired upon him and he was slightly wounded in his side. He managed to escape the soldiers by hiding in the house of Mrs. Heywood, however the following September he died as a result of Dysentery a complication of his bullet wound.
  Died	3 Sep 1775
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. John Prescott,   b. 23 Apr 1743, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Mar 1821
  2. Benjamin Prescott,   b. 4 Apr 1745, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Aug 1830
  3. Abigail Prescott,   b. 12 Jun 1747, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 27 Feb 1825
  4. Samuel Prescott,   b. 19 Aug 1751,   d. 1777, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  5. Dorothy Prescott,   b. 27 Jul 1753, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  6. Jonathan Prescott,   b. 11 Jun 1755, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Aug 1810
  7. Lucy Prescott,   b. 24 Apr 1757, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 10 Oct 1792, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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  Person ID	I3316	Nagel
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Abel Prescott,   b. 7 Apr 1718, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 24 Oct 1805, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abigail Brigham,   b. 31 Dec 1723, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. Abt 21 Jun 1777  (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	Abt 1742
  Family ID	F1135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Apr 1749 - Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Christened - 26 Oct 1749 - Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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  Able & Doctor Samuel Prescott. Longfellow wasn't very honest about the "Midnight Ride". I have two 3rd cousins, 8 times removed that played a bigger part than Revere and both of them ended up giving up their lives to get this country started.

  
  

• Sources

  [S53] Paul Revere's Deposition to the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, Paul Revere.