Christopher Seider
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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.