Samuel Lawrence (revolutionary)
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Samuel Lawrence was an American
revolutionary
from Groton, Massachusetts
.
Samuel Lawrence fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill
under Henry Farwell who was killed there. Samuel served in the army for 3 and half years from 1775 to 1778, and rose within the U.S. Army to the rank of major
. While in the army he married Susanna Parker in 1777. He was adjutant under General John Sullivan
in Rhode Island
in 1778. After the war, Lawrence returned to Groton, where he settled as a farmer
. In 1793, he helped to found Groton Academy (now Lawrence Academy at Groton
).
He was the patriarch of Boston Brahmin Lawrence family. His sons, William (1783–1848), Abbott
(1792–1855), and Amos
(1786–1852), were all influential in United States history. He was also the father of Samuel (1801) who was a business partner with his brother William, and Luther Lawrence
(1778–1839) who was Mayor of Lowell, MA 1838–39. Luther died on April 17 1839 when he fell into a wheel pit while showing a visitor around his mill.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
revolutionary
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
from Groton, Massachusetts
Groton, Massachusetts
Groton is a town located in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The population was 10,646 at the 2010 census. It is home to two noted prep schools: Groton School, founded in 1884, and Lawrence Academy at Groton, founded in 1793. The historic town hosts the National Shepley Hill Horse...
.
Samuel Lawrence fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War...
under Henry Farwell who was killed there. Samuel served in the army for 3 and half years from 1775 to 1778, and rose within the U.S. Army to the rank of major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
. While in the army he married Susanna Parker in 1777. He was adjutant under General John Sullivan
John Sullivan
John Sullivan was the third son of Irish immigrants, a United States general in the Revolutionary War, a delegate in the Continental Congress and a United States federal judge....
in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
in 1778. After the war, Lawrence returned to Groton, where he settled as a farmer
Farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
. In 1793, he helped to found Groton Academy (now Lawrence Academy at Groton
Lawrence Academy at Groton
Lawrence Academy at Groton, , is a co-educational preparatory school located in Groton, Massachusetts, in the United States...
).
He was the patriarch of Boston Brahmin Lawrence family. His sons, William (1783–1848), Abbott
Abbott Lawrence
Abbott Lawrence was a prominent American businessman, politician, and philanthropist...
(1792–1855), and Amos
Amos Lawrence
Amos Lawrence, was an American merchant and philanthropist.-Biography:...
(1786–1852), were all influential in United States history. He was also the father of Samuel (1801) who was a business partner with his brother William, and Luther Lawrence
Luther Lawrence
Luther Lawrence was the Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts .-Early life and family:Lawrence was the son of American Revolutionary, Samuel Lawrence, patriarch of the Lawrence family from Boston...
(1778–1839) who was Mayor of Lowell, MA 1838–39. Luther died on April 17 1839 when he fell into a wheel pit while showing a visitor around his mill.