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SUMMARY:Revolutionary  Dwellings  –  Homes of Patriots and Loyalists in Mhd.
DESCRIPTION:An estimated 300 houses survive in Marblehead\, MA from before the time of the American Revolution (even if modified by later generations) out of perhaps 525 or so that existed as the war began\, when Marblehead was still the sixth most populous metropolis in  British North America.  And because it is estimated that more than 1\,400 men and boys from the densely populated town of about 950  families — (all living in those 525 houses !) — served in the Revolutionary War from the beginning through its end\, nearly every house in Marblehead that predates 1775 was therefore the home of a Revolutionary serviceman.  In June 1775\, nearly 600 men and teenage boys joined the Continental Army’s new “Marblehead Regiment” as unemployment at sea swelled the ranks of the town’s already overwhelmingly rebel militia.  And starting in Autumn 1775\, hundreds of them would sail out as captains and crews of privateer vessels\, continuing throughout the war’s seven long years\, continuing into 1783.  Many would lose their lives that way.    Out of those 950 families\, only about a dozen heads of  households can be identified as Tories\, or Loyalists.  And nearly every house was filled with women and many children who suffered greatly. The town did not fully recover until the 1830s\, several generations later — which is why so many pre-Revolutionary homes survive.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/revolutionary-dwellings-homes-of-patriots-and-loyalists-in-mhd/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 235 Pleasant Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, Pleasant Street 235\, Marblehead\, Massachusetts\, 01945\, United States
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SUMMARY:Captain James Mugford of Marblehead\,  an Early Revolutionary War Martyr in 1776
DESCRIPTION:Illustrated Talk.  Hear how\, on his 27th birthday in May 1776\, Captain James Mugford of Marblehead became an early Revolutionary War hero and martyr\, killed in combat by the British in retaliation for audaciously — and fortuitously for Commander-in-Chief Washington and his army — capturing a 300-ton British supply ship a day or two before. It’s a sad but fascinating story ! – as his young wife successfully negotiated with the captain of the British warship for his release after the young ship’s master had been “impressed” (essentially kidnapped from off a Marblehead street) and held prisoner on that British ship.  While on board\, Mugford heard about the supply ship’s imminent arrival.  Soon after\,  commanding the Franklin out of Marblehead\, he and his crew\, posing as a harmless fishing vessel\, captured the valuable munitions transport.  Tragically\, he died in a retaliatory battle the following day.  But the vital and desperately needed munitions and supplies remained in American hands.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/captain-james-mugford-of-marblehead-an-early-revolutionary-war-martyr-in-1776/2026-05-27/1/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 235 Pleasant Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, Pleasant Street 235\, Marblehead\, Massachusetts\, 01945\, United States
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SUMMARY:Captain James Mugford of Marblehead\,  an Early Revolutionary War Martyr in 1776
DESCRIPTION:Illustrated Talk.  Hear how\, on his 27th birthday in May 1776\, Captain James Mugford of Marblehead became an early Revolutionary War hero and martyr\, killed in combat by the British in retaliation for audaciously — and fortuitously for Commander-in-Chief Washington and his army — capturing a 300-ton British supply ship a day or two before. It’s a sad but fascinating story ! – as his young wife successfully negotiated with the captain of the British warship for his release after the young ship’s master had been “impressed” (essentially kidnapped from off a Marblehead street) and held prisoner on that British ship.  While on board\, Mugford heard about the supply ship’s imminent arrival.  Soon after\,  commanding the Franklin out of Marblehead\, he and his crew\, posing as a harmless fishing vessel\, captured the valuable munitions transport.  Tragically\, he died in a retaliatory battle the following day.  But the vital and desperately needed munitions and supplies remained in American hands.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/captain-james-mugford-of-marblehead-an-early-revolutionary-war-martyr-in-1776/2026-05-27/2/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 235 Pleasant Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, Pleasant Street 235\, Marblehead\, Massachusetts\, 01945\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Dramatic Story of an Artillery  Commander at Bunker Hill  1776
DESCRIPTION:Illustrated talk about how an artillery commander from Marblehead defied his superior officers at the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17\, 1775\, by leading his cannon company into the thick of the fray\, rather than retreating\, and dragging the only American field-piece down off the hill as the American forces retreated.  That would prove to be the only American cannon in that battle that was not captured by the enemy.  Afterward\, however\, the Marbleheader\, Captain Samuel Russel Trevett\, was falsely accused of his superior officer’s failures. Though he was exonerated soon after\, he would instead join his many townsmen as a Captain of privateer vessels through the war’s end in 1782.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/the-dramatic-story-of-an-artillery-commander-at-bunker-hill-1776/2026-06-17/1/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 235 Pleasant Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, Pleasant Street 235\, Marblehead\, Massachusetts\, 01945\, United States
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Commemoration,Speakers
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SUMMARY:The Dramatic Story of an Artillery  Commander at Bunker Hill  1776
DESCRIPTION:Illustrated talk about how an artillery commander from Marblehead defied his superior officers at the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17\, 1775\, by leading his cannon company into the thick of the fray\, rather than retreating\, and dragging the only American field-piece down off the hill as the American forces retreated.  That would prove to be the only American cannon in that battle that was not captured by the enemy.  Afterward\, however\, the Marbleheader\, Captain Samuel Russel Trevett\, was falsely accused of his superior officer’s failures. Though he was exonerated soon after\, he would instead join his many townsmen as a Captain of privateer vessels through the war’s end in 1782.
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/the-dramatic-story-of-an-artillery-commander-at-bunker-hill-1776/2026-06-17/2/
LOCATION:Abbot Public Library\, 235 Pleasant Street\, Marblehead\, MA\, 01945\, Pleasant Street 235\, Marblehead\, Massachusetts\, 01945\, United States
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Commemoration,Speakers
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