Seige of Louisburg - In seven weeks from the time Governor Shirley issued his proclamation for raising troops, 3250 men were enrolled in Massachusetts, 304 in New Hampshire and 516 in Connecticut. The Massachusetts men were embarked the 24th March 1745 and sailed under the convey of the Shirley galley, afterwards called the Shirley frigate. The whole naval force of the colony of Massachusetts consisted of three frigates of twenty guns each; two small vessels of 12 and 16 guns respectively and five armed sloops mounting from 8 to 12 carriage guns. A sloop from Rhode Island and one from Connecticut had 10 or 12 guns each. Among those who participated in that famous seige, was one whose bones have been resting for many years in the little churchyard at Bocabec (Charlotte Co.), John HANSON, great grandfather of J.M. HANSON and his brothers, Daniel HANSON and Burpee HANSON. John Hanson was a native of Salem, Mass. and when the call to arms was made, he was among the first to offer his services to his sovereign and when the memoriable seige was brought to a close, he was among the first to enter the captured fort. Subsequently, this gallant officer formed one of the brave band who, under General Wolfe, captured the citidel at Quebec. At the period of the Revolution, Hanson refused to join in the war against his sovereign and took refuge in New Brunswick. He lived for a time on Minister's Island and when peace was restored and he was joined by his family, this gallant patriot removed to Bocabec where he finally died.