"We, the inhabitants of Natick, in town-meeting assembled, do hereby declare, ...that, should the honorable Continental Congress declare these American Colonies independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain, we will, with our lives and fortunes, join with the other inhabitants of this Colony, and with those of the other Colonies in supporting them in such measure, which we look upon to be both important and necessary... " Natick Town Meeting, June 20, 1776.
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"We, the inhabitants of Natick, in town-meeting assembled, do hereby declare, ...that, should the honorable Continental Congress declare these American Colonies independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain, we will, with our lives and fortunes, join with the other inhabitants of this Colony, and with those of the other Colonies in supporting them in such measure, which we look upon to be both important and necessary... " Natick Town Meeting, June 20, 1776. ---
Natick in the American Revolution
We’ve created a modern record of 249 soldiers with ties to Natick. They ranged in age from 16 to 60 and represented English, European, Indigenous, and African backgrounds. Here, you’ll find all their names and some of their stories.
This project is made possible by Mass Humanities, the Mass Cultural Council, and the Frank and Sheila Magullion Foundation.
Boston Fusiliers Pitcher, c. 1790, NHS Collections.
This slant-front desk belonged to Major Hezekiah Broad, c. 1790, NHS Collections.
Massachusetts Spy, Or American Oracle of Liberty, May 3, 1775, Reproduction of Original, NHS Collections.
Embroidered Pocketbook, 1776, NHS Collections.
Declaration of Independence, Natick Town Meeting Minutes, Summer 1776.
Interior of Pocket Clock and Receipt, Taken from a British Officer a the Battle of Bunker Hill, c. 1758-1775, NHS Collections.
Printed Pamphlet, Oration given at Natick to local militias from Natick, Framingham, Hopkinton, Holliston, and Sherborn, July 5, 1824, NHS Collections.
Revolutionary War Soldiers Monument. Morse Library Natick
