Colrain in the Revolution - 10 Graves of 1775 Militiamen
Nine men who marched from Colrain to Boston on April 20, 1775, 250 years ago, have gravestones in Colrain. Here we have pictures of the stones, with the epitaphs. They rushed to support fellow citizens as soon as they heard about the Lexingon-Concord battles, one day before. Local lore has it that the night before their wives made doughnuts to fortify the militiamen on their march. See Also the Muster Roll reporting their service at this page. Roll # Name Chandler Hill Cemetery 17 Robert Fulton 4 Hugh McClellan 30 Robert Miller 11 John Patterson 32 ...