Notable People From Concord, MA

The Alcotts came to Concord at the invitation of Ralph Waldo Emerson. They moved often, living in several homes in Concord and beyond including a utopian community in Harvard, MA,…

The Alcotts came to Concord at the invitation of Ralph Waldo Emerson. They moved often, living in several homes in Concord and beyond including a utopian community in Harvard, MA,…

Colonel Barrett was a veteran of the French-Indian War and a leader of the town in April of 1775. He had overall command of the Middlesex Militia. Military supplies were…

Though she was a slave-owner’s daughter, Mary Merrick Brooks was one of Concord’s leading abolitionists. She was the founder of the Concord Female Anti-Slavery Society and worked tirelessly to recruit…

Ephraim Wales Bull moved to Concord from Boston in 1836 for health reasons. In 1849 he cultivated a grape that could thrive in the cold New England climate. His gravestone…

Major Buttrick was second in command under Col. Barrett on April 19th, 1775. He led the march to the bridge to confront the Regulars and issued the famous command: “Fire,…

Katherine Davis was a music teacher at Concord Academy. She composed over 600 compositions, including the famous Christmas Carol “The Little Drummer Boy” in 1941 while living in Concord. She…

Mary Moody Emerson was only two years old when her father, Reverend William Emerson, mounted his horse and road off in to the Revolutionary War never to return. Mary was…

Perhaps Concord’s most prominent citizen in the 1800s, Ralph Waldo Emerson was a beloved neighbor and generous friend to many. He was the grandson of the Reverend William Emerson and…

Reverend William Emerson took over as Concord’s minister in 1766. He married the previous minister’s daughter, Phebe Bliss, and a built a fine home by the Concord River which later…

Daniel Chester French is best known as the sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Though born in New Hampshire he spent his teen years in Concord. His first…

At the invitation of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Hawthornes moved to the Old Manse on July 9, 1842, the day of their wedding. A well-known short story writer at the…

At the invitation of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Hawthornes moved to the Old Manse on July 9, 1842, the day of their wedding. A well-known short story writer at the…

Ebenezer Hoar was a member of Concord’s Royal Family. His father, Samuel, was a lawyer and politician. Ebenezer was also an American politician, lawyer, and justice. He was appointed U.S….

John Jack was an enslaved African American who bought his freedom from his owner’s widow and made a living as a shoemaker. He hired Tory lawyer Daniel Bliss to settle…

Ellen Garrison’s mother, Susan Garrison was a founding and only black member of the Concord Female Anti-Slavery Society. Her grandfather was Caesar Robbins, an enslaved African American who earned his…

It was not Paul Revere who rode into Concord in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 19th 1775 but a young, local doctor who had been visiting his fiancée,…

Sarah Alden Bradford was born in Boston. Her mother suffered from tuberculosis and her father was a sea captain who encouraged her to study Latin and anything she pleased. And…

Enslaved African American who fought in both the American Revolution and the French Indian War. He earned his freedom after fighting in the Revolution and moved to Concord from Chelmsford…

Henry David Thoreau was born on Virginia Road in Concord and baptized David Henry Thoreau; he changed his name after graduating from Harvard College in 1837. Perhaps Concord’s best known…

Artemas Wheeler was a gunsmith who invented the first automatic, revolving, multiple chambered cylinders. Unfortunately, he died before he was able to get a patent on his invention. A man…