Open House at Jonathan Hosmer House
October 6 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Jonathan Hosmer House
The Hosmers were an early Acton family, serving the town from its beginning. Jonathan Hosmer (1712-1775) was a selectman and town clerk for many years as well as one of the first Deacons of Acton’s church. Jonathan Hosmer (1734-1822), like his father, was a brick mason and farmer. Jonathan married Submit Hunt (1737-1812) in 1760 and built the Hosmer House. Though records are not perfect for the time period, it appears that Jonathan and several of his brothers did military service during the Revolutionary War. His younger brother Abner was killed at the North Bridge in Concord, April 19, 1775. In addition to other roles in Acton, Jonathan served on the town’s Committee of Correspondence in 1777 and a committee to provide for soldiers’ families in 1779 and 1780. Seven children were born to Jonathan and Submit Hosmer. Their eldest Jonathan died in service in Bennington in 1777.
Presented by Acton Historical Society and Acton 250 Committee.
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