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- Q4667702 description "American revolutionary".
- Q4667702 description "American revolutionary".
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- Q4667702 abstract "Abigail Merwin (1759–1786) was a young lady in colonial era Connecticut who, in an action similar to the celebrated call to arms by Paul Revere, alerted American forces of the approach of British forces. She was a descendant of Miles Merwin (1623-1697) one of the early residents of Milford and for whom Merwins Point and Merwins Pond in Milford, Connecticut are named .In the summer of 1777, Merwin was hanging the wash outside of her home in Milford, Connecticut, when she saw rowboats bearing British troops from the warship HMS Swan, which was docked in Milford Harbor. Merwin gathered her 18-month-old child into a horse-drawn wagon and sped into Milford, where she banged a wooden spoon against a metal pot to alert the townspeople of the coming invaders. Her actions enabled the local militia to gather their weapons and successfully repel the invaders, while the local farmers were able to herd their cattle to a safe meadow.Abigail Merwin notified the town of the arrival of the HMS Swan raiding party on August 25, 1777.The Captain's log of the “Swan” reads: “At 4 AM came too(sic) Sm. Br. [small bower] in 7 fs. [fathoms] water, Milford Church NWBW 2 Miles, [the steeple of the 1st Congregational church as visible from well off shore] off shore 1 Mile. Sent boats on Shore Mand & Armd [manned and armed (sic)] to bring of[f] some cattle. At 7 the boats Returned got no Cattle.” (punctuation added).source: Milford Hall of Fame induction of Abigail Merwin, 2011. Joseph B. Barnes, Esq., Chairman of the Hall of Fame writer's committee.".
- Q4667702 birthDate "1759".
- Q4667702 birthYear "1759".
- Q4667702 deathDate "1786".
- Q4667702 deathYear "1786".
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- Q4667702 dateOfBirth "1759".
- Q4667702 dateOfDeath "1786".
- Q4667702 name "Merwin, Abigail".
- Q4667702 shortDescription "American revolutionary".
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- Q4667702 comment "Abigail Merwin (1759–1786) was a young lady in colonial era Connecticut who, in an action similar to the celebrated call to arms by Paul Revere, alerted American forces of the approach of British forces.".
- Q4667702 label "Abigail Merwin".
- Q4667702 givenName "Abigail".
- Q4667702 name "Abigail Merwin".
- Q4667702 name "Merwin, Abigail".
- Q4667702 surname "Merwin".