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Who
was my ancestor COL.
JOHN DURKEE ?
A Revolutionary
war Hero Col.
John Durkee's
story
began where
the Sons of Liberty were
organized, Durkee's Tavern in Norwich and were led by it's proprietor
and owner, Captain John Durkee of Norwich; AKA Durkee
and his “Irregulars” ...At
just the right moment in history, just the right men were in
just the right place. Their committee worked, huddled
in inns, halls and taverns , to produce what
has been the most important --
and beautiful -- political document in the history of
the world, the
(Men
like , Col.
John Durkee,
secured it's existence)
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Meeting in Durkee's Tavern
The
story of the Connecticut Sons of Liberty begins with passage of the
hated Stamp Act by the English Parliament
on March 22, 1765. Secret colonial societies,
known as the
Sons of Liberty, were formed in the Colonies to oppose this Act. <>Durkee
and his “Irregulars” Durkee's
story two (2) Go here
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