Salem Poor
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Andover |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Died | Boston |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
1802 | |
Boston | |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Job | Soldier |
Date of birth | January 1,1747 |
Year of servic | 1775-1780 |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 599608 |
Salem Poor Life story
Salem Poor was an enslaved African-American man who purchased his freedom in 1769, became a soldier in 1775, and rose to fame as a war hero during the American Revolutionary War, particularly in the Battle of Bunker Hill.