mas Oliver.
1767-1770, Thomas Oliver,John Vassall.
1771, John Vassall,Ezekiel Lewis.
1772, Ezekiel Lewis,John Fenton.
1773, Joseph Lee,Jonathan Sewall.
1774, David Phips,John Pigeon.
1791-1795, Jonathan Simpson,Nathaniel Bethune.
1796, John T. Apthorp,Andrew Craigie.
1797-1799, Leonard Jarvis,Samuel W. Pomeroy.
1800, Samuel W. Pomeroy,Abraham Biglow.
1801, Abraham Biglow,Richard Richardson.
1802-1803, Richard Richardson,Jonathan Bird.
1804-1809, William Winthrop,Ebenezer Stedman.
1810-1813, William Winthrop,Abraham Biglow.
1814-1815, Abraham Biglow,Samuel P. P. Fay.
1816-1819, Abraham Biglow,William D. Peck.
1820, Abraham Biglow,J. F. Dana.
1821-1825, Abraham Biglow,Jonathan Hearsey.
1826-1828, Abraham Biglow,Samuel P. P. Fay.
1829-1832, Joseph Foster,Abraham Biglow.
1833-1835, Joseph Foster,Samuel P. P. Fay.
1836-1840, Samuel P. P. Fay,Isaac Lum.
1841, Charles C. Foster,James Greenleaf.
1842, James Greenleaf,Isaac Lum.
1843, Isaac Lum,Luther Foote.
1844, C. Ga
Population.
according to the United States census, except 1765, 1776, 1865, and 1875, which are according to the State census, and 1845, which was taken by the Assessors in that year.
1765,1,571.
1776,1,586.
1790,2,115.
1800,2,453.
1810,2,323.
Between 1800 and 1810, West Cambridge and Brighton were separated from Cambridge.
1820,3,295.
1830,6,072.
1840,8,409.
1845,12,490.
1850,15,215.
1860,26,060.
1865,29,112.
1870,39,634.
1875,47,838.
Polls.Valuation.Rate per $1,1810, West Cambridge and Brighton were separated from Cambridge.
1820,3,295.
1830,6,072.
1840,8,409.
1845,12,490.
1850,15,215.
1860,26,060.
1865,29,112.
1870,39,634.
1875,47,838.
Polls.Valuation.Rate per $1,000.City Tax.City Debt.
18463,224$9,312,481$5.00$46,122.59$22,000.00
18473,3879,806,5395.4052,760.0843,861.27
18483,63910,476,2305.5055,967.5351,661.27
18493,72010,667,2726.3064,964.7963,661.27
18503,43611,469,6186.3068,809.1691,661.27
18514,01012,392,4406.3073,478.70116,780.27
18524,04413,175,2577.5094,252.19134,800.00
18534,29813,599,3606.5082,522.26147,903.68
18544,64815,437,1007.10108,604.53146,600.00
18554,27716,111,7007.60110,941.73134,100.00
18564,80618,038,6507.70125,790.88207
l he died, July 31, 1653.
John Haynes, 1635.
Afterwards for many years Governor of Connecticut.
Elbridge Gerry, 1810, 1811.
He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
He was defeated as a candidate for Governor in 18r.
Samuel Danforth.
Joseph Lee.
All resigned in Sept. 1774.
Councillors under the Constitution.
Aaron Hill, 1810, 1811, 1824, 1825.
Samuel P. P. Fay, 1818, 1819.
Timothy Fuller, 1828.
Sidney Willard, 1837, 1838.
Albion K. P. 06, 1807.
Jonathan Whittemore, 1806, 1807.
Newell Bent, 1807, 1822-1824.
Nathan Fiske, 1807.
John Mellen, 1808-1810.
John Hayden, 1808-1811.
Royal Makepeace, 1808-1811.
William Hilliard, 1808-1816, 1818, 1822, 1826, 1827.
Josi Bent, 1807.
Maj. Jonas Wyeth, 1808, 1809, 1812,
1813, 1817-1819.
Thomas Mason, 1808-1813, 1815.
Benjamin Bigelow, 1810, 1811, 1814, 1825, 1826, 1831-1835.
Royal Makepeace, 1814.
Thomas Austin, 1814, 1815.
Nathaniel Livermore, 1815.
m. John Cutter, Jr.. 21 May 1745, and d. 17 Ap. 1810; William, b. 12 Jan. 1724-5; Anne, b. 8 July 17 Feb. 1849, a. 66; Benjamin Dixon, grad.
H. C. 1810, a physician in Lowell, d. here 7 Feb. 1853, afree school in Menotomy.
His w. Lucy d. 17 Ap. 1810, a. 87.
19. Richard, s. of John (10), m. Kezat Wethersfield, Vt., 1804, and at Boston about 1810, d. at Newton 7 Ap. 1818; Martha Brandon, m. Da2, grad.
H. C. 1782, lawyer in Mendon, Senator 1810, 1811, Member of Congress 1801-1807, Judge C. C86, m. Rev. Daniel Marrett of Standish, Me., in 1810, and was mother of Lorenzo Marrett, Esq., of Cand from 1801 to 1808, and Member of the Council 1810, 1811, 1824, 1825.
He was appointed Post-masteov. 1767; John, b. 10 Sept. 1769, prob.
d. Ap. 1810; Tabitha, b. 9 Ap. 1771; Hannah, b. 20 Ap. 1773 Martha, b. 1807, d. 2 Jan. 1830; Nathaniel, b. 1810, d. 21 Nov. 1822; Rebecca R.; and others.
Nath the homestead, which he sold to James Winthrop 1810; he bought in 1802 an estate on Appian Way, to
h, dau. of Dr. Jabez Upham, 5 May 1768, and d. 15 Feb. 1814, a. 69; his w. Sarah d. at Claremont, N. II., April 1827.
Their children were Sarah, m. Samuel Fiske, Esq., Claremont, N. H., son of Rev. Nathan Fiske, D. D., of Brookfield; Betsey, m. Thomas Haskins of Boston, and d. at Roxbury in 1849; Fanny, m.——Witherell of Brookfield; Mehetabel, m. Josiah Lyon, and d. at Woodstock, Vt., May 1850, a. 74; Francis Augustus, b. 4 Aug. 1782, a merchant at Wethersfield, Vt., 1804, and at Boston about 1810, d. at Newton 7 Ap. 1818; Martha Brandon, m. David H. Sumner of Hartland, Vt.; John, prob.
grad. H. C. 1807, d. at Worcester Aug. 1824, a. 39; George, d. at Brookfield July 1803, a. 15.
Francis, Richard, 4 July 1644, bought of Nathaniel Sparhawk a house and land at the N. E. corner of Holmes Place, being part of the estate recently owned by Mr. Royal Morse.
By his w. Alice, he had Stephen, b. 7 Feb. 1644-5; Sarah, b. 4 Dec. 1646, m. John Squires, and was living his wid. 1713; John, b. 4
9 Sept. 1768, and d. 9 May 1781; Thomas, b. 15 Nov. 1753, d. 4 Feb. 1823; John, b. 13 Sept. 1759; Seth, b. 5 Ap. 1762, grad.
H. C. 1782, lawyer in Mendon, Senator 1810, 1811, Member of Congress 1801-1807, Judge C. C. P. 1819, and d. 1831 (his son William Soden, H. C. 1817, was also Member of Congress, and d. 1842); William Soden,miah I. Ingraham of Boston; Samuel, b. 15 Dec. 1781, d.—Sept. 1798; Jonathan, b. 17 Aug. 1783; Dorcas, b. 27 June 1786, m. Rev. Daniel Marrett of Standish, Me., in 1810, and was mother of Lorenzo Marrett, Esq., of Camb.; Thomas, b. 22 May 1787, a merchant at East Cambridge, d. 14 Aug. 1865; Polly, b. 10 Ap. 1789, m. Benjamin O. Wem 1795 to 1807, Town Clerk eight years, 1798 to 1805, Representative four or five years, up to 1800, Senator 1797, and from 1801 to 1808, and Member of the Council 1810, 1811, 1824, 1825.
He was appointed Post-master for Boston in 1808, and held that office about twenty years, after which he once more returned to his birth place,