Webhowever, her husband, new hampshire general john stark, said and did a lot of things.

And he lived his life accordingly.

John stark displayed his fighting spirit well before his heroics at the battle of bunker hill or the battle of bennington.

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Many things in new hampshire are named after molly stark.

John stark was a hero for his time, though most of us never learned about his life beyond his famous line.

In fact, the name molly stark is probably beter known today than her husband’s.

He called it “old molly. ” the cannon is now in new boston, where every july 4 the town fires it to celebrate the national holiday.

As a young man, stark was captured by abenaki indians and forced to run the gauntlet.

Webaround 200 years ago, when general john stark wrote “live free or die,” he meant exactly what it said.

Webafter the war, john stark brought home a cannon he had captured and named it after his wife!

As a young man, stark was captured by abenaki indians and forced to run the gauntlet.

Webaround 200 years ago, when general john stark wrote “live free or die,” he meant exactly what it said.

Webafter the war, john stark brought home a cannon he had captured and named it after his wife!

Molly stark was the wife of john stark, new hampshire’s famous

“molly” may have only been her nickname, but it stuck.

It was john who made molly a legend at the revolutionary war battle of bennington, vermont.

It was john who made molly a legend at the revolutionary war battle of bennington, vermont.

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