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George Robert Twelves Hewes
Portrait of Hewes painted by Joseph G. Cole in 1835
BornAugust 25, 1742 (1742-08-25)
Boston, Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedNovember 5, 1840(1840-11-05) (aged 98)
Richfield Springs, New York
Buried
Grand Army of the Republic cemetery, Richfield Springs, New York
AllegianceGeorge Robert Twelves Hewes United States of America
  • George Robert Twelves Hewes Massachusetts
Service/branchMassachusetts militia
George Robert Twelves Hewes Massachusetts Navy (Privateer)
Years of serviceMassachusetts militia - 1777, 1778, 1780, 1781
Privateer - 1776 (with the Diamond), 1779 (with the Defence)
RankPrivate
Spouse(s)Sarah Hewes, Sally Sumner
Children15
Other workShoemaker

George Robert Twelves Hewes (August 25, 1742 – November 5, 1840)[1] was a participant in the political protests in Boston at the onset of the American Revolution, and one of the last survivors of the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre. Later he fought in the American Revolutionary War as a militiaman and privateer. Shortly before his death at the age of 98, Hewes was the subject of two biographies and much public commemoration.

  1. ^ "George Robert Twelves Hewes". American National Biography Online. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

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