Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Duston” in chapter 4, section c.4.1, page 11 of Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 9.:
...that the house was of wood.
Its name, Dixe's house, might refer to a house built by Anthony Dixe, or Dicks, carpenter, who is mentioned as an inhabitant of Charlestown in 1641.
Josiah Dawston, or Duston , was in Reading in 1647, where he died January 16, 1671-2.
His widow, a woman of eighty in 1692, was arrested that year for witchcraft, as was her daughter, Mary Colson.
The former was accused of...
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| John S. Duston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
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