Display Patriot - P-293872 - Christopher SNYDER/SEIDER

Christopher SNYDER/SEIDER

SAR Patriot #: P-293872

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State of Service: MA      Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service

Birth: 1758
Death: 22 Feb 1770 Boston / Suffolk / MA

Qualifying Service Description:

Civilian killed at the "Boston Massacre" on 05 March 1770


Additional References:
  1. Unger, Harlow Giles, How the Boston Tea Party Sparked a Revolution: Hachette Books, 2011
  2. SAR Graves Registry by William RJ Griffin 1960

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Location:
Boston / Suffolk / MA / USA
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Marker Type:
SAR monument
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
1906

Comments:
  • Photo used with permission of Compatriot Mitchell Anderson, 229001, KYSSAR
  • Upright stone placed by the Boston Chapter SAR in 1906


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Additional Information:
  • Died at age 12 when shot by Customs Officer Ebenezer Richardson during a protest in front of the shop of Loyalist Theophilus Lillie
  • Richardson tried to disperse protesters by firing into the crowd, hitting the boy in the chest
  • He was one of five individuals killed in what is known as the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770


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