Have you ever tried to pull a list of people from your genealogy file who were buried in a specific cemetery? Most of us have. But have you ever tried to identify who was living in a certain area during a major historical event?
With the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, I became curious—who in my family tree was living in Massachusetts around the time of the battles of Lexington and Concord?
At first, I created a group in RootsMagic for individuals with any events recorded in Massachusetts before 1800. But then I discovered something even better—RootsMagic includes a built-in “Who Was There” report. This powerful tool does exactly what I needed. I simply told it to find people living in Massachusetts in 1775, and it generated a list showing each person’s name, birth date, death date, age in 1775, and event places tied to Massachusetts.
Thanks to RootsMagic, I now have a clearer picture of who in my tree may have witnessed the earliest sparks of the Revolutionary War.
Below is a list of people in my RootsMagic file for 1775 Middlesex county, Massachusetts.
