Colrain Veterans Revolutionary War 151 men served
Colrain Marchers of April 1775 Colrain Marchers Gravesites James White of Colrain marched to Lexington and Concord in April 1775, at the start of the Revolutionary war. He survived the war and died in 1843. Today his remains are in the Christian Hill Cemetery overlooking his town (middle stone below).White and 30 other men who marched that April were Colrain's first Revolutionary war soldiers..(see Muster Roll and blog post on the Gravesites here). ... (James White grave pics from Don Purington.) A plaque at the Griswold Memorial Library lists 151 Revolutionary War veterans for the eight years 1775-1783. Are any of these your ancestors? Below are the names, transcribed (credit to Nina Reyes) "YES" means a man who marched to Lexington & Concord in April. Num Lnane Fname Lex-Concord Cemetery Descendants 1 Anderson William YES 2 Baker Thomas YES 3 Ball Thomas 4 Bell Thomas 5 Bell Walter 6 Boi...