10 Interesting Facts About the Sons of Liberty and other American Patriots

John Hancock

John Hancock was raised by his uncle and aunt, Thomas and Lydia Hancock, after his father died when John was a boy of seven.

John Adams

John Adams was the defense lawyer for the British soldiers who were put on trial for the Boston Massacre. The soldiers were acquitted.

Dr. Joseph Warren

Dr. Joseph Warren became the situational leader of the patriotic cause. He dispatched Paul Revere and William Dawes to spread the alarm that the British were on the move the night of April 18, 1775.

Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams was the leader of the early American rebellion. He was uninterested in money. He failed as a tax collector and neglected his father’s brewery.

Paul Revere

Paul Revere rode to spread the alarm and deliver news for the Massachusetts Provincial Congress throughout New England on many, many occasions other than the night of April 18, 1775.

Dr. Benjamin Church

Dr. Benjamin Church, a trusted compatriot of the Sons of Liberty, was a spy for British General Thomas Gage.

General Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold donated $500 to the education of Dr. Joseph Warren’s children after Warren died at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Israel Putnam

Israel Putnam was the leader of the Connecticut branch of the Sons of Liberty.

No known picture of Dr. Samuel Prescott

Dr. Samuel Prescott was the man who carried the alarm to Concord that the British were on the move, after Paul Revere and William Dawes were detained by a British patrol in the early morning hours of April 19, 1775.

Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams urged her husband, John, to take women’s rights into consideration if and when the colonies gained independence. “If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment [promote] a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”


Dr. Joseph Warren is an important character in my award-winning historical fantasy novel Angels & Patriots Book One. Sons of Liberty, Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill Available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook.

Angels and Patriots Book One

Angels & Patriots Book One

 

5 thoughts on “10 Interesting Facts About the Sons of Liberty and other American Patriots”

  1. Good Morning Ms Baker,
    I also am in the process of writing a novel in that era, with the two main characters being Augustine Mouet (father) and Charles Mouet de Langlade
    (son). Charles de Langlade was in every major war/battle from the 1739 Chickasaw War, French and Indian War, Pontiac’s Revolt, and the American Revolution.
    I wish you all the best and know first hand the effort in time and “sweat” research and writing takes daily.
    Sincerely
    Kenny Molzahn

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    1. Hi Kenny. I completely understand the sweat equity (emotional and mental) that goes into writing any work, but writing about history based on fact takes true dedication and passion. What led you to write about the Mouet/Langlade?

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