Draft:David Bradlee

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Capt. David Bradlee (24 November 1742 - 10 Mar 1811) was an American patriot having been involved in the Sons of Liberty, the Boston Massacre, and the American Revolutionary War. He was not at the Boston Massacre as it happened, but after he heard the shots he came to give his assistant. Bradlee also was part of other events before the massacre. David Bradlee was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts but his death is unknown. By trade he worked as a tailor and became a successful wine merchant, but when there was commotion going on in his neighborhood he always seemed to be there.

Early life

There is little information on David Bradlee's early life except that his parents were Samuel Bradlee, who was Constable of Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1753 and Hannah Putnam who was the daughter of Joseph Putnam (1714-1788) and Sarah Urann (1716-bef.1765) who were both from Boston. Samuel Bradlee had changed the spelling of his name from "ey" to "ee" when he was running for the office of Constable, because there were too many Bradley's in Boston at that time. David was one of twelve siblings six boys six girls all together.

Mobbing of Ebenezer Richardson's house

Bradlee participated in a riot that broke out on February 22, 1770. A customs officer named Ebenezer Richardson shot into a crowed of boys as well as young men, however the only person that died was a young boy named Christopher Seider who was mobing Richardson's house. The people that were mobbed his house a group of "unruly boys" that through rocks and ice that had broke three windows. Richardson's wife had taken violent abuse from the boys. "Richardson grabbed his musket and warned the boys and the men who egged them on to back off and go home. When the stone throwing continued, Richardson shot into the crowd killing a twelve-year-old boy named Chirsotpher Seider just as the boy was picking up another rock.

Tarring of George Gailer

The second event that Bradlee participated in was the tarring of man named George Gailer that took place on 28 Oct 1768 which ended up going to court, because Mr. Gailer ended up sewing Mr. Bradlee. Robert Treat Paine was the lawyer for the side of the state for the trial and Mr. John Adams, whom Mr. Bradlee had connection with, ended up being Bradlee's lawyer. The following was Bradlee's testimony: Windows broke when I got there. I saw 3 or 4 Stones come out of the Window. I saw one or two Men in the Room with Guns in their hands. R. put a Gun on the edge of the Window. I heard the Gun, and run to the back of the house. R. clapt the gun at me."

Boston Massacre

The third event that Mr. Bradlee participated in before entering the American Revolutionary War was the one of America's most well known event's that lead America to the American Revolutionary War, which then America became an independent nation was the Boston Massacre that took place on March 5, 1770. It is important to note that Bradlee also became an active member of the Masonic Association of St. Andrew's Lodge as some historians agree that this was the Tea Party was a masonic act. Bradlee was not the only person that witnessed this act, the constable of Boston also witnessed this event who was Benjamin Burdick, Jr., who would later testify in the trails after the event that became known as the Boston Massacre. Constable Burdick's testified by saying, "Dr. Jos. Gardiner and David Bradley, came down to the corpeses, and as we were stopping to take them up, the soldiers presented guns at us again. I then saw an officer passing busily behind them. We carried off the dead withuth regarding the soldiers."

The British soldiers shot one black man, Cripus Attuck who Dr. Gardiner and Mr. Bradlee carried away, even though the soldiers raised their guns to fire at them again. Right when the British were about to fire again, Capt. Thomas Preston came, pushed up their guns and said, "Stop firing, do not fire." After this tragic event, David Bradlee would later join the American Revolutionary War and rise to the rank of Captain in the Continental Army while his brother Josiah Bradlee would serve with the rank of Private.

Boston Tea Party

After the passing of the Tea Act on May 10, 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty and other protesters such as David Bradlee, gathered together to protest by dressing up as Mohawk people and boarding the British Ships in Boston Harbor and threw the tea barrels overboard on the night of December 16, 1773. Bradlee had gone over to his brother's Nathaniel's house, which was at the corner of Hollis Street, where there sister Sarah had dressed them up to look like Mohawk along with his other brothers, Thomas, Nathaniel and Josiah who would al serve in the American Revolutionary War. Sarah would also dress up her husband, John Fulton at Nathaniel's house, which is why the house would later be called the Boston Tea Party house. The Bradlee family had more family members involved than any other.

American Revolutionary War

In 1776 David Bradlee was promoted to quartermaster of the Continental artillery regimen and was assigned to Col. Henry Knox, who ended as a Founding Father of the United States and became the 1st Senior Officer of the U.S. Army. However, when the war heading towards New York, Bradlee declined. Lt. Col. William Burbeck second in command of the Knox's regiment. Instead of continuing with Col. Knox, Bradlee became and officer in Col. Thomas Crafts (17401799) Massachusetts artillery regiment, and Bradlee would leave the war in 1779. Crafts regiment helped organized Boston's resistance since the first anti-Stamp Act protest in 1765. The second ranking officer in Colonel Crafts regiment was Lt. Col. Paul Revere who was known for making his famous ride through villages sounding the alarm to the colonists that the British were coming.

Family

David's sister was Sarah Bradlee who was a member of the Daughters of Liberty and dubbed the "Mother of the Boston Tea Party." David's immigrant ancestor was John Bradley (c.1614-1660), who came over from Lancashire, England and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts around 1630. His son was Nathan Bradley who was the first Bradley born in America in 1631 in Boston, Massachusetts.

His brother Josiah's first wife was Hannah Putnam who was the grand niece of Maj. Gen. Isarael Putnam and a member of the Putnam family of Salem, Massachusetts who were involved in the Witch Trails of 1692. Hannah was a direct descendant of Lt. Thomas Putnam (1614-1686), and one of his sons was Thomas Putnam who was one of the main accusers in the Witch Trails as was his daughter Ann Putnam.