Moses Little (1724–1798), born on May 8, 1724, in

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. Moses Little served in the

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and with his company marched to the

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on April 19, 1775. After Lexington and Concord, Moses Little was promoted to

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of the newly formed 12th Continental Regiment and led that regiment at the

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, the

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and the battles of Trenton and Princeton. In 1777 Colonel Little retired from the

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. Colonel Little was offered the command of the Penobscot Expedition in 1779 by the State of

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but turned it down. Colonel Little suffered a

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in 1781 and lost his speech. In 1784, Littleton, New Hampshire, was named in Colonel Little's honor. He died on May 27, 1798.

External links

Littleton, New Hampshire, community profile

The Papers of the Little Family
at Dartmouth College Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Little, Moses 1724 births 1798 deaths Massachusetts militiamen in the American Revolution Continental Army officers from Massachusetts People from Newbury, Massachusetts People from colonial Massachusetts