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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 21: military History. (search)
his life was remarkably comprehensive and accurate, and whose traditional lore was almost equivalent to authentic history. At the same time and place, Isaac Gardner, Esq., of Brookline was killed. In an address at the dedication of their monument, Rev. Alexander McKenzie has embodied the traditions preserved in one of the families concerning the burial of these three victims- The son of John Hicks, a boy fourteen years old, was sent by his mother The widow of Mr. Hicks died in December, 1825, aged 99 years; many persons now living have heard the story from her own lips. in the afternoon to look for his father who had been absent most of the day. He found him lying by the side of the road dead. Marcy and Richardson were near him. He procured assistance, and the bodies were lifted into a wagon and brought here for burial. But who had leisure for funeral rites? The dead alone were safe, done with duty. The living had the living to care for. One grave received them all, as w