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Women's Lives in 1775Men and women alike were startled out of bed in Concord, Lincoln, and Lexington early on April 19, 1775. James ChandlerIn a secluded woodlot near the home of Col. James Barrett there is a solitary grave, “Erected In Memory of Mr. James Chandler who died of the Small Pox Dec 8th, 1792 in the 79th year of his age.” Although the marker has remained beautifully undisturbed for nearly 228 years, there is much the grave of Mr. Chandler can tell us. |
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