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 Joseph Warren was born in Roxbury in 1741. He was the oldest son of Joseph and Mary Stevens Warren. He married Elizabeth Horton in 1764. After graduating from Harvard in 1759, he studied medicine with Dr. James Lloyd. He practiced in Boston, Massachusetts. As a leader in the acts leading up to
the American Revolution, he gave speeches commemorating the
Boston
Massacre in 1772 and 1775.
He was elected as president to the Provincial Congress in
1774, and was chairman of the Provincial Congress of Safety.
He was authorized second major general in 1775, but served
only as a volunteer. Early in 1775, Dr. Warren
still believed that Great Britain and the colonies
could resolve their differences without fighting a
war. Dr. Joseph Warren died in the
Battle
of Bunker Hill in
1775. On Sunday, June 18, 1775,
Abigail
Adams wrote a
letter to John Adams concerning this event:
"Dearest Friend, The Day: perhaps the decisive Day
is come on which the fate of America depends, my
bursting Heart must find vent at my pen. I have
just heard that our dear Friend Dr. Warren is no
more but fell gloriously fighting for his country.
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