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Lexington (March 17, 1850 – July 1, 1875) was a United States Thoroughbred race horse who won six of his seven race starts. Perhaps his greatest fame, however, came as the most successful sire of the second half of the nineteenth century; he was the leading sire in North America 16 times, and broodmare sire of many notable racehorses.
John Parker was born in Lexington, Massachusetts Bay to Josiah Parker and Anna Stone. He was a descendant of Deacon Thomas Parker, founder of Reading, Massachusetts. [1] John Parker was also the grandfather of reformer and abolitionist Theodore Parker. [2] John Parker's experience as a soldier in the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War), at ...
Siege of Louisbourg (1758) Pontiac's War. American Revolutionary War. Battle of Lexington and Concord (WIA) Samuel Whittemore Jr. (July 27, 1696 – February 2, 1793) [1][2] was an American farmer and soldier. He was 78 years old [3] when he became the oldest known colonial combatant in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). [4]
A photo of Oliver Lewis in his 30s, shown by Ruth Johnson-Watts, 81, at her home in Cincinnati on March 20, 2024. The Johnsons are descendants of Lewis, the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby ...
William Munroe is known to be the ancestor of a vast family of Munroes in New England, United States. William married three times. He remained single for the first thirteen years after his arrival in Massachusetts, finally marrying about 1665. His first bride was Martha George, whose father once worked for Massachusetts governor John Winthrop.
John Edward Madden (December 28, 1856 – November 3, 1929) was a prominent American Thoroughbred and Standardbred owner, breeder and trainer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He owned Hamburg Place Stud in Lexington, Kentucky and bred five Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winners. He was inducted into the National Racing ...
Man o' War. Man o' War (March 29, 1917 – November 1, 1947) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time. Several sports publications, including The Blood-Horse, Sports Illustrated, and the Associated Press, voted Man o' War as the best American racehorse of the 20th century.
Paul Revere (/ r ɪ ˈ v ɪər /; December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.) [N 1] – May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, engaging in a midnight ride in 1775 to alert nearby minutemen of the approach of British troops prior to the battles of ...