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|name = Robert Newman | |name = Robert Newman | ||
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|birth = 29 March 1752<br>{{Wiki|British America}} | |birth = 29 March 1752<br>{{Wiki|British America}} | ||
|death = 26 May 1804 (aged 52)<br>[[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]] | |death = 26 May 1804 (aged 52)<br>[[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]] | ||
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On 18 April 1775, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] met with [[Paul Revere]], who was already meeting with Newman and [[William Dawes]]. Newman had agreed to warn Revere about an impending attack by the [[British Army]] on [[Lexington]] and [[Concord]]; he would put two lanterns on the church steeple if the attack was by sea. | On 18 April 1775, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] met with [[Paul Revere]], who was already meeting with Newman and [[William Dawes]]. Newman had agreed to warn Revere about an impending attack by the [[British Army]] on [[Lexington]] and [[Concord]]; he would put two lanterns on the church steeple if the attack was by sea. | ||
After sneaking out of his house that night, he met with John Pulling and Thomas Bernard, and the three went about setting up the lanterns. They were seen, and Revere was able to rally [[Continental Army|Continental troops]] to defend the two towns. | After sneaking out of his house that night, he met with John Pulling and Thomas Bernard, and the three went about setting up the lanterns. They were seen, and Revere was able to rally [[Continental Army|Continental troops]] to defend the two towns. Newman continued his position as sexton until his death in 1804. | ||
Newman | ==Gallery== | ||
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AC3 Dawes Newman.png|William Dawes and Robert Newman at Paul Revere's house | |||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 17 August 2014
Robert Newman (1752 – 1804) was an American sexton and Patriot during the American Revolutionary War.
Biography
Newman was born in British America in 1752, and became sexton of the Old North Church in Boston in 1772.
On 18 April 1775, the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton met with Paul Revere, who was already meeting with Newman and William Dawes. Newman had agreed to warn Revere about an impending attack by the British Army on Lexington and Concord; he would put two lanterns on the church steeple if the attack was by sea.
After sneaking out of his house that night, he met with John Pulling and Thomas Bernard, and the three went about setting up the lanterns. They were seen, and Revere was able to rally Continental troops to defend the two towns. Newman continued his position as sexton until his death in 1804.
Gallery
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William Dawes and Robert Newman at Paul Revere's house
