Westborough in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Westborough's Response to the Alarm of April 19, 1775

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 30, 2024

1. Westborough's Response to the Alarm of April 19, 1775 Marker

Inscription.

Westborough's Response to the Alarm of April 19, 1775. . , Three companies of Westborough militia, a total of 101 men, marched on April 19, 1775, in response to the British army's advances on Lexington and Concord. Many of them also served at other times during the Revolutionary War. These are their names and ranks, as set out in the muster rolls from which they were paid for their service on the April 19th alarm.,

[ Designates men who enlisted in the Continental Army]

Militia Company. Seth Morse, Captain . Hananiah Parker, 1st Lieutenant . James Bowman, 2nd Lieutenant . Stephen Cock, Sergeant . Beriah Ware, Sergeant . Reuben Maynard, Corporal . Benjamin Tainter, Fifer . Paul Biglow, Drummer , Richard Barns . Thomas Twitchel . James Miller . Daniel Nurse . Ebenezer Miller . Timothy Warren . Benajah Brigham . Rufus Forbush . John Warren . Joseph Belknap . Solomon Barthrick . Winslow Brigham . Job Pratt . Timothy Warren . Abraham Beaman . Isaac Furbush . Caleb Seger . Asa Ware . Stephen Maynard . Stephen Fay . Thomas Fay . Timothy Fay . Reuben Gashet . Nahum Smith . Joshua Twitchel . John Beton , Minuteman Company. Edmund Brigham, Captain . Thomas Bond, 1st Lieutenant . Moses Wheelock, 2nd Lieutenant . Nathan Townsend, Sergeant . James Godfrey, Sergeant . John Harrington, Sergeant . John Ball, Sergeant . Joshua Chamberlin, Corporal . Edmund Entwishill, Corporal . John Fay, Corporal . Caleb Harrington, Corporal . James Gould, Drummer . Richard Temple, Drummer . Nathaniel Chamberlain, Fifer , Amasa Maynard . Thaddeus Warren . Solomon Maynard . Samuel Thurston . James Bellows . Joseph Bond . Eleazer Wheelock . Phineas Hardy . Fortunatus Miller . William Woods . Benjamin Ball . William Spring . Daniel Adams . Joseph Chamberlain . Asahel Biglow . Henry Marble , Samuel Williams . Phineas Brigham . Phineas Gleason . Joseph McCullock . Edward Brigham . Barnabas Brigham . Eli Harrington . Samuel Bellows . Amsden Gale . Daniel Warren, Jr. . Breck Parkman . Seth Brigham . Daniel Hardy, Jr. . Simon Forbes . Benjamin Whitney . John McCullar , Militia Company. Joseph Baker, Captain . George Andrews, 1st Lieutenant . Eli Whitney, Sergeant . Ebenezer Chamberlin, Sergeant , Daniel Warren . Jonathan Grout . Simeon Bellows . Benjamin Fay, Jr. . Daniel Chamberlin . Eleazer Prat, Jr. . Benjamin Warren . Thomas Andrews . Jonathan Cooke . Aaron Warren . Phineas Haskell . John Beeton . Joseph Keens . Edmund Rice . Jacob Broaders . Samuel Andrews . Joseph Lamb

Three companies of Westborough militia, a total of 101 men, marched on April 19, 1775, in response to the British army's advances on Lexington and Concord. Many of them also served at other times during the Revolutionary War. These are their names and ranks, as set out in the muster rolls from which they were paid for their service on the April 19th alarm.

[* Designates men who enlisted in the Continental Army]

Militia Company Seth Morse, Captain • Hananiah Parker, 1st Lieutenant • James Bowman, 2nd Lieutenant • Stephen Cock, Sergeant • Beriah Ware, Sergeant • Reuben Maynard, Corporal • Benjamin Tainter, Fifer • Paul Biglow, Drummer

Richard Barns • Thomas Twitchel • James Miller • Daniel Nurse • Ebenezer Miller • Timothy Warren • Benajah Brigham • Rufus Forbush • John Warren • Joseph Belknap • Solomon Barthrick • Winslow Brigham • Job Pratt • Timothy Warren • Abraham Beaman • Isaac Furbush • Caleb Seger • Asa Ware • Stephen Maynard • Stephen Fay • Thomas Fay • Timothy Fay* • Reuben Gashet* • Nahum Smith* • Joshua Twitchel* • John Beton*

Minuteman Company Edmund Brigham, Captain • Thomas Bond, 1st Lieutenant* • Moses Wheelock, 2nd Lieutenant* • Nathan Townsend, Sergeant • James Godfrey, Sergeant* • John Harrington, Sergeant

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• John Ball, Sergeant • Joshua Chamberlin, Corporal* • Edmund Entwishill, Corporal* • John Fay, Corporal* • Caleb Harrington, Corporal • James Gould, Drummer • Richard Temple, Drummer* • Nathaniel Chamberlain, Fifer

Amasa Maynard • Thaddeus Warren • Solomon Maynard • Samuel Thurston • James Bellows* • Joseph Bond • Eleazer Wheelock* • Phineas Hardy • Fortunatus Miller* • William Woods* • Benjamin Ball* • William Spring* • Daniel Adams • Joseph Chamberlain • Asahel Biglow* • Henry Marble*

Samuel Williams • Phineas Brigham* • Phineas Gleason • Joseph McCullock* • Edward Brigham* • Barnabas Brigham • Eli Harrington • Samuel Bellows • Amsden Gale • Daniel Warren, Jr. • Breck Parkman • Seth Brigham • Daniel Hardy, Jr.* • Simon Forbes • Benjamin Whitney • John McCullar*

Militia Company Joseph Baker, Captain • George Andrews, 1st Lieutenant • Eli Whitney, Sergeant • Ebenezer Chamberlin, Sergeant

Daniel Warren • Jonathan Grout • Simeon Bellows • Benjamin Fay, Jr. • Daniel Chamberlin • Eleazer Prat, Jr. • Benjamin Warren • Thomas Andrews • Jonathan Cooke • Aaron Warren • Phineas Haskell • John Beeton • Joseph Keens • Edmund Rice* • Jacob Broaders* • Samuel Andrews* • Joseph Lamb*

Erected 2022 by Citizens of Westborough.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 30, 2024

2. Westborough's Response to the Alarm of April 19, 1775 Marker

• War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 19, 1775.

Location. 42° 14.491′ N, 71° 36.176′ W. Memorial is in Westborough, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. It can be reached from Upton Road south of Spring Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in Westborough Minuteman Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Westborough MA 01581, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Quiet Corner

and in Greater Worcester.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Jonah Warren House (approx. half a mile away); The Old Connecticut Path (approx. 0.9 miles away); Westborough, MA 9/11 Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Historic Powder Hill (approx. 3½ miles away); "Flame of the Marathon Run" (approx. 4.2 miles away); First Meetinghouse in Hopkinton (approx. 4.4 miles away); A Brief History of the Brigham Street Old Burial Ground (approx. 4.7 miles away); First Burying Place in Northborough (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westborough.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Bay Path (was approx. 4.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 811 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.