John Parker

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John Parker was an American colonial militia captain best known for leading the Lexington militia at the opening skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War.

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Label Occurrences
John Parker canonical 1
William Prescott 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military officer
militia captain
person
allegiance Province of Massachusetts Bay
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
commemoratedIn Patriots’ Day observances in Massachusetts
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfCitizenship British America
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Parker
givenName John
hasMonument Captain John Parker statue on Lexington Green
hasQuote Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.
hasRelative Theodore Parker
historicalEra American Revolutionary War
surface form: American Revolution

Colonial America
militaryBranch New England colonial militias
surface form: Massachusetts militia
militaryRank captain
notableEvent Battles of Lexington and Concord
notableFor leading the Lexington militia at the opening skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War
occupation farmer
soldier
placeOfBirth Lexington, Massachusetts
surface form: Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay
placeOfDeath Lexington, Massachusetts
religion Congregationalism
residence Lexington, Massachusetts
role commander of the Lexington militia
servedIn Seven Years' War
surface form: French and Indian War
spouse Lydia Moore Parker

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Boston campaign commander John Parker
this entity surface form: William Prescott