At the Front Lines of the American Revolution

Captain Samuel Page’s Company: At the Front Lines of the American Revolution  

In Massachusetts we often think of the Revolution through the lens of the 18^th of April, Bunker Hill and the Siege of Boston. Historian Beth Bower will discuss Captain Samuel Page’s Company, a diverse group of soldiers from Danvers and Beverly, who fought at Ticonderoga, Hubbardston, Bennington and Saratoga. The company wintered at Valley Forge in Fall of 1777 to the spring of 1778. They served at the battle of Monmouth before moving to West Point to guard the Hudson River until 1781. Learn about their service and their lives after the war.

Beth Bower is an archivist and historian studying Massachusetts’ early African-descended communities and relevant archival resources. Her current research focuses on Salem’s African American community from the mid-18th to early 19th century.

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