Greenwood was born on May 17 , 1760 in Boston , and lived there for most of his early life . Living a “ troubled ” childhood , Greenwood had become close friends with Samuel Maverick , a seventeen-year-old victim of the Boston Massacre . He was excited by the musical sounds of the British regulars which had occupied Boston and later learnt to play several tunes on the fife . At sixteen , however , he was sent to Falmouth , Maine , to live with his uncle
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
John Greenwood (dentist)