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Popular As | William Dawes |
Occupation | War Hero |
Age | years old |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Born | April 6, 1745 (Massachusetts) |
Birthday | April 6 |
Town/City | Massachusetts |
Nationality | Massachusetts |
William Dawesโs zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
William Dawes was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Famous as one of the people sent on a midnight horseback mission at the start of the American Revolutionary War to alert the colonial militia that the British were approaching, he went on to serve in the war as a member of a Boston regiment.
In the late 1760s, he joined a military regiment known as the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.
Dawes' specific task during his late night ride was to let John Hancock know that they were in danger of being apprehended by the English.
The son of William Dawes and Lydia Boone, he spent his youth in Boston, Massachusetts. His first marriage to Mehitable May produced six children. He later married Lydia Gendall; they had one child together.
Dawes' fellow "midnight rider" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.