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PVT Ebenezer Youngman

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Birth	:	9 Jan 1753 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	17 Jun 1775 Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3762360, -71.0607300
Description	:	" ... This first formal battle of the Revolution demolished the myth of British invincibility and raised, for the first time, the question of just how many deaths the mother country would tolerate to subjugate the colonies. The British were unhinged by the colonists' unorthodox fighting style and shocking failure to abide by gentlemanly rules off engagement. One scandalized British soldier complained that the American riflemen "conceal them shelves behind trees etc. till an opportunity presents itself of taking a shot at our advance sentries, which done, they immediately retreat. What an unfair method of carrying on a war!" Read More	" ... This first formal battle of the Revolution demolished the myth of British invincibility and raised, for the first time, the question of just how many deaths the mother country would tolerate to subjugate the colonies. The British were unhinged by the colonists' unorthodox fighting style and shocking failure to abide by gentlemanly rules off engagement. One scandalized British soldier complained that the American riflemen "conceal them shelves behind trees etc. till an opportunity presents itself of taking a shot at our advance sentries, which done, they immediately retreat. What an unfair method of carrying on a war!" - "Alexander Hamilton" by Ron Shernow Revolutionary War Minute Man April 19th 1775 - Muster Roll of Capt Reuben Dow's Company Private Ebenezer Youngman was killed Jun 17, 1775 at the Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill). EBENEZER YOUNGMAN (Nicholas3, Ebenezer2, Francis1) was born probably at Dunstable about 1753. On Wednesday, the 19th of April, 1775, at a little past noon, the alarm came to Hollis that the British troops were on their march through Cambridge toward Lexington and Concord. On the same afternoon, ninety-two men rallied on Hollis Common, each with his musket and power-horn, with one pound of powder and twenty bullets. Among these men was EBENEZER YOUNGMAN. This company of "minute men" made choice of Reuben Dow as captain, and immediately commenced its march to Cambridge, a distance of forty-two miles. The wages paid these men was shilling and five pence per day, or about twenty-four cents. They were also paid one penny a mile each way for travel. After remaining at Cambridge a short time, EBENEZER re-enlisted in the company of Captain Moors, of Groton, Mass., and was mustered into the Massachusetts regiment, commanded by Colonel William Prescott, the hero of Bunker Hill. This regiment was stationed at Cambridge until the 16th day of June, when at about nine o'clock P.M. the companies of Captains Dow and Moors, with Colonel Prescott's regiment and detachments from two or three others, by orders from the Massachusetts Committee of Safety, marched, with their arms, spades, and other in-trenching tools, from Cambridge to Charlestown, and took possession of the heights on Breed's Hill, where on the following day was fought that memorable battle.* Bunker's Hill is 130 rods wet of Breed's, and 50 feet higher, being 112 feet in height and Breed's 62. The battle was fought, and the monument stands on what is locally called Breed's Hill. But by universal custom the one has always been called Bunker HIll Battle, and the other Bunker Hill Monument. - Genealogy and biographical sketches of the Youngman family, Youngman, David, Publication date 1882 After the battle, British victors buried American dead left behind in a common trench. Youngman's grave location was not recorded, and his remains never retrieved. It is presumed that he lies to this day in the shadow of the 221-foot tall Bunker Hill Monument. Notes Enlisted - April 28 1775 Traveled - 40 miles Time of Service - 51 days Military Pay = $0.24/day 51 days + $0.01/mile * 40 miles = $12.24 + $0.40 = $12.64 The family also petitioned for the government to reimburse the family for the cost of their deceased son's uniform cost.

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PVT Ebenezer Youngman's memorial is located at: Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Suffolk County, USA.
When did PVT Ebenezer Youngman death?
PVT Ebenezer Youngman death on 17 Jun 1775 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Latitude: 42.3762360
Longitude: -71.0607300

Family Members:

Parent

Nicolas Youngman

(1723 - 1814)

Mary Wright Youngman

(1721 - 1802)

Siblings

Jabez Youngman

(1764 - 1839)

Stephen Wright Youngman

(1768 - 1818)

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Coordinate: 42.3762360, -71.0607300

2. Charlestown Revolutionary War Memorial
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Coordinate: 42.3745800, -71.0601800

3. Bunker Hill Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 42.3789300, -71.0621200

4. Phipps Street Burying Ground
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14. Old South Church
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15. Bennington Street Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3814300, -71.0213000

16. Milk Row Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3816300, -71.1020100

17. Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3827900, -71.0145700

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22. South Boston Farm Cemetery (Defunct)
South Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3388510, -71.0326710

23. Saint Augustine Cemetery
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24. Old Burying Ground
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