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Elisha JONES

Jones House, The House of the Bulleton

...it was probably built sometime around 1740 as the home of Thomas Jones, a blacksmith who lived here until his death in 1774. His son Elisha then inherited the property, and he went on to become perhaps the most notable occupant of this house. lostnewengland.com

In 1775, local blacksmith Elisha Jones lived here. When British soldiers retreated from the skirmish at the North Bridge, one soldier fired his musket at Jones standing near his shed. The musket ball missed Jones and struck the house. In 1863, local abolitionist and U.S. Marshall John Shepard Keyes purchased the home. Keyes actively shaped the memory of the North Bridge and assisted in placing the Minute Man monument there in 1875.
nps.gov

...However, Elisha Jones and his house are best known for an incident that may or may not have occurred here on April 19, 1775, during the Battle of Concord. The house is located across the street from the Old North Bridge, where the famous “Shot heard round the world” was fired by the colonial minutemen, and according to legend Jones was standing at the door of his shed after the battle, watching the retreating soldiers. One of them is said to have fired at him, although the ball missed Jones by about three feet, and instead passed harmlessly through the wall.
lostnewengland.com



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