Stories from Acton

Learning which Acton residents were at Concord's North Bridge on April 19, 1775 is helped by a list written by a militia captain of Acton's East company.

See a sign-up sheet of Acton's East militia company as of Sept. 29, 1774 under Capt. Robbins.

James Emery, a 21-year-old Acton native was killed at Saratoga.

Isaac Ramsdell died in service in 1780, leaving a widow and children behind in Acton.

Research into Black Revolutionary War soldier Titus Haywood (or "Hayward.")

A question about Samuel Parlin led us to discover more about him at Acton Historical Society's Jenks Library.

A project to identify early Black and mixed race Acton residents from 1735 through 1865.

Minuteman Thomas Darby survived the battle of Concord but died at White Plains.

The house at the site of the Captain Isaac Davis farm is often mistakenly assumed to be the house he lived in.

John Oliver's Revolutionary War service is unusually well-documented. Ongoing research is trying to discover the rest of his story.

Jonathan Hosmer (III) died in military service in 1777. Details of his service were researched.

Three generations of Acton Jonathan Hosmers in 1775 make it hard to distinguish who actually served in the military, but research has helped to sort it out.

A Sons of the American Revolution Marker in Woodlawn Cemetery in Acton causes confusion about wartime service by Jonathan Hosmer.

Many sources have confused Acton's first minister Rev. John Swift with his son, Dr. John Swift.

Captain Joseph Brown served during the Revolutionary War and served the town of Acton for many years afterward.

A document at the Acton Historical Society reveals that two prisoners of war were in town during the Revolution.