William Dawes
American soldier
William Dawes Jr. was an American soldier, and was one of several men who, in April 1775, alerted minutemen in Massachusetts of the approach of British regulars prior to the battles of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American... Wikipedia
Born: April 6, 1745, Boston, MA
Died: February 25, 1799 (age 53 years), Marlborough, MA
Children: William Mears Dawes
Parents: Lydia Dawes and William Dawes Sr.
Place of burial: Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, MA
Grandchildren: William Dawes, Mary Holden Ellsworth, and Henry Dawes
Spouse: Mehitable May (m. 1768–1793) and Lydia Gendall (m. ?–1799)