Major John Simpson (December 1, 1748 – October 28, 1825) was an American Revolutionary War soldier from Deerfield, New Hampshire. He is one of several men traditionally described as having fired the first shot on the American side at the Battle of Bunker Hill. [1]

Jun 27, 2017 · Born In Deerfield and buried in Old Center Cemetery on road west, he gained fame by the unauthorized firing of the first shot at Bunker Hill while serving as a private in Captain Dearborn's Company of Colonel Start's Regiment. Although reprimanded for this disobedience, he afterward served his country with honor.

Apr 27, 2022 · Major John Simpson (December 1, 1748 – October 28, 1825) was an American Revolutionary War soldier from Deerfield, New Hampshire. He is one of several men traditionally described as having fired the first shot on the American side at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Oct 20, 2019 · Private John Simpson fired, sparking the Battle at Bunker Hill, a fight the colonists lost, but historians mark as a pivotal event that provided the revolutionaries with confidence they could challenge the world’s most powerful military.

When Major John Simpson was born on 1 December 1748, in Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Simpson, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Morrison, was 21. He married Mary Whidden on 12 February 1786, in Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.

Major John Simpson is credited to have fired the first shot at The Battle of Bunker Hill ofhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Simpson_ (soldier) Bunker Hill. ∼ He was an American Revolutionary War soldier from Deerfield, New Hampshire.

May 22, 2016 · Simpson is one of several men traditionally described in various accounts as having fired the first shot from the American side at the Battle of Bunker Hill when the British …

Sep 26, 2024 · Major John Simpson (December 1, 1748 October 28, 1825) was an American Revolutionary War soldier from Deerfield, New Hampshire. He is one of several men traditionally described as having fired the first shot on the American side at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Oct 17, 2019 · Private John Simpson fired, sparking the Battle at Bunker Hill, a fight the colonists lost, but historians mark as a pivotal event that provided the revolutionaries with confidence they could...

Born in Deerfield and buried in Old Center Cemetery on road west, he gained fame by the unauthorized firing of the first shot at Bunker Hill while serving as a private in Captain Dearborn's Company of Colonel Stark's Regiment. Although reprimanded for this disobedience, he afterward served his country with honor.