John Parker (captain)

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John Parker
Henry Hudson Kitson's The Lexington Minuteman statue (1900)—originally symbolizing the generic Minuteman—has come to represent Parker. It stands in Lexington Battle Green. No portrait from Parker’s life is known to exist.
Born(1729-07-13)July 13, 1729
Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay
DiedSeptember 17, 1775(1775-09-17) (aged 46)
Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay
AllegianceMassachusetts Bay
BranchMassachusetts Militia
Service years1754–1763
1775
RankCaptain
Conflicts
Other workfarmer, mechanic, soldier, colonial militia officer

Captain John Parker (July 13, 1729 – September 17, 1775) was an American farmer and military officer who commanded the minutemen who fought at the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.

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