1213Peter+Salem

Peter Salem

= Peter Salem was born in January 10, 1750 Thursday. He also was enslaved when was born. He was a slave for Jeremiah Belknap and Framingham, Massachusetts in about 1750.Peter Salem was an African-American. = = Peter Salem was rewarded his freedom when he enlisted in the Continental Army (he was black).Peter has fought in Concord and Massachusetts on the day of April 19, 1775. On the first day of the Revolutionary War. = = Mr. Salem was best known for fitting at the battle of Bunker Hill. It is believed that he has killed the first Englishmen on the field. That was Major John Pitcairn. The gun he thought to use on the battle field is maintained. It’s at Bunker Hill for the memory of the good deed he has done. Peter Salem died in the Framingham poorhouse in 1816. He is buried at the Old Burying Ground. In 1882, the town of Framingham erected a monument in his honor. =

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