Revolutionary War militia officer. She was elected captain of a women's militia company formed in Pepperell, Massachusetts, to protect the town after the town's men answered the call to arms on April 19, 1775, and marched to Lexington and Concord.
She is credited with the capture of a Tory militia officer and being a member of the Daughters of Liberty.
She is credited with the capture of a Tory militia officer and being a member of the Daughters of Liberty.
Revolutionary War militia officer. She was elected captain of a women's militia company formed in Pepperell, Massachusetts, to protect the town after the town's men answered the call to arms on April 19, 1775, and marched to Lexington and Concord.
She is credited with the capture of a Tory militia officer and being a member of the Daughters of Liberty.
She is credited with the capture of a Tory militia officer and being a member of the Daughters of Liberty.
Inscription
In Memory of The Captain of the Bridge Guard, April 1775. Prudence Cumings, wife of David Wright, born November 26, 1740, died December 2, 1823. Erected by Prudence Wright Chapter D.A.R. 1908
