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Regiment" who were killed in action. The Plaque reads: "THESE TABLETS, IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF THE PATRIOTIC SOLDIERS OF THE NEW ENGLAND ARMY WHO FELL JUNE 17, 1775, WERE ERECTED
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was born on
January 24, 1710 in Bradford, Massachusetts to James Frye II and Joanna Sprague. Frye settled in Andover, Massachusetts. His family home, built around 1730 still stands to this day. Frye was an ironworker by trade and operated an ironworks shop in Andover. He is the older brother of
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Frye married twice. His first marriage was to
Elizabeth Osgood on November 28, 1734 in Andover, Massachusetts. Together they had two children. Elizabeth Osgood died on December 8, 1756. Frye married a second time, to Sarah Robey on May 27, 1757 in Lynn, Massachusetts. Together they had several
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British musket ball tore through Colonel Frye's thigh. Colonel Frye got off the horse, pulled out the bullet, and taunted the British for their aim, yelling "The regulars fire damned careless!" Although wounded, he continued to rally his men during the fight.
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Lieutenant Jonathan Frye (1742-1793) and Ensign Frederick Frye (1760-1828) who both served as Officers in the Revolutionary War.
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DEPARTED THIS LIFE JAN THE 8TH 1776... WHILE IN THE CONTINENTAL SERVICE SUPPORTING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
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