Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill Massachusetts

Here lies Interred the Body of
Abigail Codman
Conƒort of
M^r John Codman and
Dau^t of Cap^t John & M^rs Dorcas
Soley Who Departed this Life
In full Expectation of a better
Through a Redeemer
Sep^t The 4^th 1775 Aged 51 Years
She was drove from Charleƒtown in
April 1775 by y^e Cruel hand of Oppreƒƒion.

Haverhill Deaths: Codman, w. John and d. Capt. John and Dorcas Soley, Sept. 4, 1775 a. 51 y. g.r.1 60

After The Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, the retreating British entered Charlestown, causing the residents to flee. They wished to seize parts of Charlestown and fortify it against the Patriots. But the Patriots got there first, which led to the Battle of Breed's Hill (AKA Battle of Bunker Hill) when the British tried to retake the land. This was possibly the reason she was driven out "by the cruel hand of oppression". You can read an account of it here .

A genealogy link for John Soley and Dorcas Coffin Soley.

Cemetery: Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill Massachusetts


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Here lies Interred the Body of Abigail Codman Conƒort of M^r John Codman and Dau^t of Cap^t John & M^rs Dorcas Soley Who Departed this Life In full Expectation of a better Through a Redeemer Sep^t The 4^th 1775 Aged 51 Years She was drove from Charleƒtown in April 1775 by y^e Cruel hand of Oppreƒƒion. Haverhill Deaths: Codman, w. John and d. Capt. John and Dorcas Soley, Sept. 4, 1775 a. 51 y. g.r.1 60 After The Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, the retreating British entered Charlestown, causing the residents to flee. They wished to seize parts of Charlestown and fortify it against the Patriots. But the Patriots got there first, which led to the Battle of Breed's Hill (AKA Battle of Bunker Hill) when the British tried to retake the land. This was possibly the reason she was driven out "by the cruel hand of oppression". You can read an account of it here . A genealogy link for John Soley and Dorcas Coffin Soley. Cemetery: Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill Massachusetts Copyright © 2004, Jenn Marcelais. a Soul Oyster Web Studios production. Web Site Design, Development, and Innovation