John Spurr House
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John Spurr House is an historic house on Main Street in Charlton, Massachusetts
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The house was built in 1798 and added to the National Historic Register in 1976.
Maj. Gen. John Spurr (1759–1816) served in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War
. He participated in both the Boston Tea Party
and the Battle of Bunker Hill
. He was commissioned a captain in Col. Thomas Nixon's Regiment in 1777. He fought in the second Battle of Saratoga
, Sep-Oct 1777, and was present during the surrender of General John Burgoyne
. He was promoted to the rank of major in 1780. He eventually held the rank of major general in the Massachusetts State Militia.
John Spurr's granddaughter, Mary Louisa Spurr, was the first wife of Sen. George Frisbie Hoar
, and the mother of Congressman Rockwood Hoar
.
Charlton, Massachusetts
Charlton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,981 at the 2010 census.- History :Charlton was first settled in 1735. It was established as a District separated off from Oxford on January 10, 1755, and became a Town in 1775 by a law that made all...
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The house was built in 1798 and added to the National Historic Register in 1976.
Maj. Gen. John Spurr (1759–1816) served in the Continental Army
Continental Army
The Continental Army was formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in...
during the Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. He participated in both the Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies...
and the Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War...
. He was commissioned a captain in Col. Thomas Nixon's Regiment in 1777. He fought in the second Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American War of Independence and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war. The battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground, south of Saratoga, New York...
, Sep-Oct 1777, and was present during the surrender of General John Burgoyne
John Burgoyne
General John Burgoyne was a British army officer, politician and dramatist. He first saw action during the Seven Years' War when he participated in several battles, mostly notably during the Portugal Campaign of 1762....
. He was promoted to the rank of major in 1780. He eventually held the rank of major general in the Massachusetts State Militia.
John Spurr's granddaughter, Mary Louisa Spurr, was the first wife of Sen. George Frisbie Hoar
George Frisbie Hoar
George Frisbie Hoar was a prominent United States politician and United States Senator from Massachusetts. Hoar was born in Concord, Massachusetts...
, and the mother of Congressman Rockwood Hoar
Rockwood Hoar
Rockwood Hoar was a Representative from Massachusetts, the son of Massachusetts US Senator George Frisbie Hoar.Hoar was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard University in 1876...
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