Christopher Seider
Christopher Seider (or Snider) (1758 – February 22, 1770) was a boy who is considered to be the first American killed in the American Revolution.[1][2][3] He was 11 years old when he was shot and killed by customs officer Ebenezer Richardson[4] in Boston on February 22, 1770.[5][6] His funeral became a major political event, with his death heightening tensions that erupted into the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770.
In popular culture[edit]
Christopher's death, his funeral, and the subsequent Boston Massacre are featured in the 2015 television miniseries Sons of Liberty and season 2 of the 2016 television docuseries Legends & Lies: The Patriots.[7] These are also described in the novel Dead Man's Reach by D.B. Jackson.