Lexington

1737–1793 · Politician · Patriot Leader · Merchant

President of the Continental Congress who was staying at the Hancock-Clarke House in Lexington on the night of April 18, 1775. Revere rode to warn him and Samuel Adams of the approaching British.

1735–1818 · Silversmith · Engraver · Messenger · Intelligence Gatherer

Boston artisan who became the Revolution's most famous messenger, riding to warn Lexington and Concord of the British approach on April 18, 1775.

1722–1803 · Political Organizer · Town Meeting Leader · Continental Congress Delegate

The organizer who built the resistance movement in Boston through town meetings, correspondence committees, and strategic confrontations with British authority.

1729–1775 · Militia Captain · Farmer · Veteran

Commander of the Lexington militia who ordered his men to stand on Lexington Green. Parker, 45 and suffering from tuberculosis, made the fateful decision to face the British.

Militiaman · Farmer

Cousin of Captain John Parker, Jonas was among the eight killed on Lexington Green. Wounded and on his knees, he was reportedly bayoneted while trying to reload.

1747–1830 · Witness · John Hancock's Fiancée

John Hancock's fiancée was present at the Hancock-Clarke House on the night of the alarm. She witnessed the flight to safety and later married Hancock.

1727–1775 · Militiaman · Farmer

Mortally wounded on Lexington Green, Harrington crawled across the road to die at his wife's feet on their doorstep—within sight of his home.

Enslaved Person · Militiaman · Soldier

An enslaved man who fought on Lexington Green and was wounded. Estabrook represents the complex position of Black Americans in the Revolution.