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Salem Poor was born in 1747 into slavery on a farm in Andover in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. [1] The farm was owned by John Poor and Rebecca Poor and his son John Poor Jr. [2] His first name may be derived from the Arabic word "salaam", meaning peace. [3] Other sources explain that his name may have been derived from his place of birth.
During the assault on Breed's Hill, he reportedly sustained a large gunshot wound on his right thigh from a black militiaman named Salem Poor, although there is a high probability that friendly fire caused the wound. [citation needed] Abercrombie was evacuated back to Boston and treated in the city's army hospital.
The Battle of Bunker Hill also had African-American soldiers fighting along with white Patriots, such as Peter Salem; [14] Salem Poor, Barzillai Lew, Blaney Grusha, [citation needed] Titus Coburn, Alexander Ames, Cato Howe, and Seymour Burr. Many African Americans, both enslaved and free, wanted to join with the Patriots.
Sarah Solart was born in 1653, the daughter of a well-to-do tavern owner in Wenham, Massachusetts named John Solart. In 1672, when she was 17 years old, her father committed suicide.
Salem Poor; Peter Salem; Jack Sisson; Prince Whipple This page was last edited on 8 November 2024, at 13:20 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Giles Corey (bapt. Tooltip baptized 16 August 1611 – 19 September 1692) was an English-born farmer who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the Salem witch trials in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Guitarist Freddie Salem, who was best known for his tenure with the Southern rock band Outlaws, has died. He was 70. Salem died of complications due to cancer, Outlaws announced in a Facebook post ...
It was during this retreat that Salem Poor, a member of Colonel Frye's Regiment and also from Andover, gained fame for his heroics and marksmanship, firing the shot that would mortally wound British Army Lieutenant Colonel James Abercrombie. As a result of Poor's actions that day at Bunker Hill, Regimental commanders petitioned the General ...