JOHN PAUL FIRED
THE FIRST SHOT
IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
CLAIMS 27 AUG 1890 ARTICLE
IN SAINT JOHN DAILY SUN
Author Unknown
Among the old headstones in the old burying ground
in St. John is one that marks the grave of an old Scotch soldier. It is
recorded in the provincial papers that John PAUL, the soldier who lies buried
here, fired the first shot on the British side at the memorial battle of
Lexington, thus inaugurating the great struggle of the American revolutionary
war. On the headstone is cut the following epitaph.
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Sacred |
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to the memory of |
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John Paul |
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a native of Lanark,
Scotland |
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who departed this life on
the |
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29th day of April 1833 |
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in the 83rd year of his
age. |
(see Vol. 5 'Vital Stats From N.B. Newspapers')
END
From:
Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 78 Number 137
Date August 27, 1890
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Sun
PANB Newspaper Vital Stats
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