tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post2051906293011157712..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: A Peek in the D.A.R. Library in D.C. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-2026437246965568232015-06-02T09:49:42.280-05:002015-06-02T09:49:42.280-05:00I am curious as to what population figure Mr. Ball...I am curious as to what population figure Mr. Baller uses as the basis for "36 percent of the community's population". The 1765 census of Massachusetts — which I believe is the last one before the Revolution — shows that Marblehead had an adult white male [over age 16] population of 1,199, plus 71 male Negroes of all ages. The entire population, including women and children, was 4,954 people; and 1,652 comes to 33.3% of that total. But unless the town had a huge growth spurt in the decade before the Revolution, the number of people who served in the war comes to more than 130% of the adult male population. This just does not compute. It seems unlikely that there were that many drummer boys or Deborah Samsons.<br /><br />Is there any chance that the figure of "1,652 Marbleheaders [who] fought in the Revolution" includes men from other towns who served in Marblehead regiments? Charles Bahnenoreply@blogger.com