The 250th Anniversary of Patriot Pastors Jonas Clarke and William Emerson in Lexington and Concord
The Hancock-Clarke house in Lexington is a quarter of a mile off the green where 8 militia lost their lives and 10 were wounded on April 19, 1775 (250 years ago). It had been built by Rev. John Hancock, Patriot John Hancock’s grandfather, in 1737. Rev. Jonas Clarke, who had become Lexington’s pastor in 1755…
Details