A Brief Biography by Bill Poole
Joel Viles served as a corporal in Captain John Parker’s Lexington militia company and was on the Common
during the morning engagement of April 19, 1775. Subsequently, he was a member of a detachment
commanded by Captain Parker that was called to duty in Cambridge by the Committee of Safety from May 6 to
10, 1775, serving as a sergeant. On June 17 and 18, 1775 he was again on duty in Cambridge under the
command of Captain Parker, this time serving as a corporal. Then, from March 4 – 8 he was on service in
Roxbury, MA as a private in Captain John Bridge’s company.
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