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Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct., chapter 4 (search)
amine the war treasurer's and collector's accounts. See data under 1778. 1780 May 29, 1780, Samuel Whittemore, Jr., was chosen war treasurer In this year the following notice was publicly read in church: Ephraim Frost, Junior, with his Wife, desires to return thanks to Almighty God for his great goodness to her in granting her a safe delivery in childbirth; also desires prayers for perfecting mercies. Isaac. [Isaac, son of Ephraim Frost, Jr., was born Aug. 7, 1780, and baptized Aug. 13, 1780.] On the back of the notice are some of Mr. Cooke's remarks on some public solemnity of the United States of America: We have been generally led to consider it, he says, only as a direction or commandment of man, and that the proclamation of civil rulers is the only foundation of our observance of our public Fasts and Thanksgivings. * * * * Civil rulers only direct to the seasons of attending a duty, which God and nature evidently enjoin. * * * * This is the command of God, not man, &c.
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct., chapter 9 (search)
1770; Jonathan, b. 2, bap. 8 Mar. 1772, d. 17 Aug. 1773, a. 17 mos.; Mary, b. 26, bap. privately 30 Apr. 1775, m. Spencer Buckman of Medford, 9 Nov. 1794; Ruthy, b. 26, bap. 27 Apr. 1777, m. Jonathan F. Russell, 9 Apr. 1809; Isaac, b. 7, bap. 13 Aug. 1780. Ephraim the father was selectman of Camb. 1783-1788; Pct. committeeman, 1776-85; Pct. assessor, 1776-85, 1794. A second w. Martha (Boylston, m. 1794), d. 10 Nov. 1824, a. 68 (g. s.). See Wyman's Charlestown, 106, 379. 7. Jonathan, s. ofa. 14; and Mary Ann, George Washington and Margaret Schouler, all bap. 19 Feb. 1837. J Jackson, John, had son, d. 22 Dec. 1798, a. 5. A young man of this name, d. 30 Aug. 1841, a. about 23. Jarvis, John, had Susanna, b. 23 July, bap. 13 Aug. 1780; a son, d. 29 Apr. 1781. 2. John, m. Adeline Rust, 6 Jan. 1822. Adeline, W. of Capt. John, d. 17 June, 1842, a. 43. Had dau. Adeline Matilda, d. 28 June, 1842, a. 9 1/2. John Jarvis and Mrs. Hephzibah W. Locke, intention of marriage, 23