August 8, 1775 — 250 years ago this day — a Gloucester, Massachusetts, militia company scrambled and successfully fought off a shore raid by marines from HMS Falcon, menacing Gloucester Harbor. Dogtown resident and militiaman Peter Lurvey, age 35 — my ancestor — was fatally shot, dying later in the day. He is my only […]
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