The Littlest Martyr

Charles Pratt Marston, 1775, Burlington, MA

Like Lydia Dyar, Charles Pratt Marston died as an exile from Boston during the siege of 1775-6. Though he was only nine months old when he died, Marston was buried under an impressive monument that cast him as a casualty of British aggression. I have written about young Charles' gravestone before, but have only recently begun to flesh out his story.