William DAWES

1745 - 1799  (53 years)

• Name	William DAWES
  Born	5 Apr 1745	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Noteworthy	Joined Paul Revere during the midnight ride, April 18, 1775
  Occupation	Tanner
  Died	25 Feb 1799	Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I43984	Main
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	William DAWES,   b. 2 Oct 1719,   d. 14 Nov 1802, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Lydia BOONE,   b. 27 Mar 1718, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. Abt 1761, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 42 years)
  Married	27 Aug 1764
  Family ID	F30934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mehitable MAY,   b. 6 Aug 1751, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 28 Oct 1793, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 42 years)
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F30935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Apr 1745 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Died - 25 Feb 1799 - Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  m1 1768 Mehitable MAY m2 1796 Lydia GENDALL —— He was active in the Boston Militia and on the night of April 18, 1775 it was his task, along with Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott, to warn the colonists that the British were going to launch an offensive on the countryside. On the way to Concord the three ran into a British road block. Splitting up and fleeing, Revere was captured and later released, Dawes was thrown from his horse and had to walk back to Lexington. Prescott rode on to Concord. [2] The warnings of the trio allowed the local militias to garner their forces and achieve the first victory in the Revolutionary War. During the remainder of the war he served as a quartermaster. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S151] WikiTree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dawes-296.