He was a Private in Capt. Samuel Gilbert's company, Col. William Prescott's 9th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, serving 5 days. He enlisted and served 55 days.
He died on October 18, 1775 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay of wounds received at Bunker Hill.
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↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG12-QZD3 : 29 November 2018), James Whittemore, 22 Jan 1754; citing Birth, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578571.
"Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFT-N54T : 19 February 2021), James Whittemore, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFT-N54Y : 19 February 2021), James Whittemore, 24 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
p. 153 "WHITEMORE, JAMES, Littleton. Private, Capt. Samuel Gilbert's co., Col. William Prescott's regt company return dated Cambridge, Sept. 28, 1775; reported killed June 17, 1775."
p. 266 "WHITTEMORE, JAMES, Littleton. Private, Capt. Samuel Reed's co. of Minute-men, Col. William Prescott's regt. which marched in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 6 days; reported enlisted into the army; also, Capt. Samuel Gilbert's co., Col. William Prescott's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 55 days."
"United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-2MFB : 1 March 2021), James Whittemore, 24 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711096.
Bradford Adams Whittemore, Edgar Whittemore ([1]: accessed 02/12/2016) The Whittemore Family in America. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. CVI January 1952 - Vol. CVIII October 1954; Vol. CVII, p. 253
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