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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register 66 66 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 45 45 Browse Search
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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks) 7 7 Browse Search
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reasurer of the County do allow him for the same. County Court Rec., III. 173. The first Court House of which we have any definite knowledge, was erected, about 1708, in Harvard Square, nearly in front of the present Lyceum Hall. This Court House stood where the Market House was erected more than a century later. Its positiw, 1702-1703. Zachariah Hicks, 1704-1717. Martha Remington, 1705-1712. Jonathan Remington, 1713-1735. Nathaniel Hancock, Jr., 1707-1709. Mary Bordman, 1708-1714. John Stedman, 1717-1724. Sarah Fessenden, 1720-1735. Mary Oliver, 1731-1732. Edward Marrett, 1733-1735. Two of these retailers in their old aget every first Monday in every month within the meeting-house. Probably the town meetings were uniformly held in the meeting-house, or church edifice, until about 1708, when a house was erected at the joint expense of the town and county, to be used for both court house and town-house. A similar concert of action was had in 1756
lists are imperfect. Among the officers may be included John Leverett, Esq. (afterwards President of the College), who, with his associates, Col. Elisha Hutchinson and Col. Penn Townsend, received instructions from Governor Dudley, July 3, 1707, as joint commissioners for the superior command, conduct, rule and government of her majesty's forces on the expedition to Nova Scotia and L'Accadie. Mass. Arch., LXXI. 368. Andrew Belcher, previously of Cambridge, was Commissary five years before 1708. Ibid., p. 456. In the expedition against Port Royal, which sailed from Nantasket Sept. 18, 1710, Edmund Goffe was Lieut.-colonel of the regiment whereof William Tailer was Colonel and William Dudley was Major. Samuel Gookin (grandson of General Gookin) was a Lieutenant in the company commanded by Capt. Robert Handy. Ibid., p. 673. In the Minutes of Council, when raising troops for an expedition against Canada in 1711, are some memoranda concerning Cambridge men: June 20, Mr. Daniel Fo
enden,* 1677, 1692. Christopher Reed,* 1677. John Marrett,* 1678. John Winter,* 1678. Thomas Foster,* 1678. Jonas Clarke, 1679, 1690. John Mason,* 1679. Ephraim Winship,* 1679. John Oldham, 1679, 1695-1698, 1700– 1703, 1706-1708, 1711-1714. John Hastings,* 1680. Nathaniel Wilson,* 1680. John Russell,* 1680. James Prentice,* 1680. Abraham Holmnan, 1681, 1684, 1685. James Cutler, Jr.,* 1681. Sebeas Jackson,* 1681. Solomon Prentice,* 1682. Nathanie18, 1719, 1721, 1727. William Russell, 1700, 1701, 1704, 1705, 1712, 1714. Philip Russell, 1700, 1701. Samuel Sparhawk, 1701, 1703-1705, 1707-1709. Andrew Bordman, 1702, 1707, 1709– 1713, 1715, 1716, 1718. Samuel Cooper, 1704, 1705, 1708, 1709, 1714. Samuel Kidder, 1706, 1715. Jason Russell, 1709, 1710. Joseph Coolidge, 1710, 1714. Joseph Bowman, 1712. Moses Bordman, 1714, 1717, 1733– 1736. William Cutter, 1716. Jonathan Remington [2d], 1717. Edmund Goffe, <
s a saddler; his shop was in Harvard Square. In 1708, the spot where the shop stood was granted for th Jenner 19 June 1707, and had John, b. 14 Ap. 1708; Samuel, b. 28 May 1709; Rebecca, b. 14 Mar. 17 Common Pleas, 1707-1719, and Judge of Probate, 1708-1725. His character is briefly but graphicallyof Edward Mitchelson, about 1693; she d. 12 Ap. 1708, a. 35, and he m. Rebecca, dau. of John Palfrey here. Their youngest son Josiah, grad. H. C. 1708, preached in Wellfleet several years, and d. thar School in Boston, with Cheever, from 1703 to 1708, and sole master from 1708 to 1734; he also stu1708 to 1734; he also studied medicine with his uncle, Dr. James Oliver, and as stated in an obituary notice of him, he contimouth; Thomas, b. 25 May 1706; Joseph, b. 2 Ap. 1708. Samuel the f. was Selectman 6 years, 1701-171aving had ten children, one of whom, Nathan, b. 1708, grad. H. C. 1726, was ordained at Southborouga, dau. of Hon. Jonathan Remington, 15 Mar. 1737-8, and d. s. p. 2 Ap. 1793; The exact relations[20 more...]
ad of his f. and d. about 1730. 4. Edward, s. of William (1), was a cordwainer, and called of Bos. 1705, and of Camb. 1708, apparently unm. at both dates. No further trace of him has been discovered, unless he was the same who united with the saty of peace with the Maquas, or Mohawks; a Commissioner of Imposts, 25 Dec. 1691; Commissary General from 8 Sept. 1703 to 1708; and a member of the Council from 1702 until his death, 31 Oct. 1717. He had a second wife, Hannah, who was buried 9 Ap. daughter Rebecca, who m. John Stimpson of Chs. 5 July 1709. John the f. was a saddler; his shop was in Harvard Square. In 1708, the spot where the shop stood was granted for a Court House, but the right was reserved to John Bunker and Andrew Bordmanand in Concord, 1705. He subsequently settled in Chs., where he m. Elizabeth Jenner 19 June 1707, and had John, b. 14 Ap. 1708; Samuel, b. 28 May 1709; Rebecca, b. 14 Mar. 1710-11. His four children are named in his will, dated 2 May 1717. He d. 7
695, m. Thomas Dill 11 May 1713; Rebecca, b. 19 Nov. 1697; Mehetabel, b. 13 Jan. 1700-1; Abigail, b. 30 June 1703, m. Thomas Brown, 9 Oct. 1722; Thankful, b. abt. 1708; Sarah, b. abt. 1710, m. Daniel Burnap 14 Dec. 1731; and perhaps others. Joseph the f. resided south of the river, and d. before 1725; and guardians of his minorth Avenue, and d. 27 Jan. 1861; his w. Susan W. d. 22 Aug. 1858, aged 74. 20. Samuel (a descendant from Aaron Cooke of Dorchester and Northampton), b. in Hadley 1708, grad. H. C. 1735, ordained at Menotomy, 12 Sept. 1739, where he d. 4 June 1783. He was three times married: to Sarah, dau. of Samuel Porter of Hadley (pub. 29 Joseph, bap. 18 Jan. 1701-2, probe. d. young, as he is not named in the settlement of his father's estate; Mary, b. 14 Ap. 706, d. 3 June 1707; Stephen, b. 18 Ap. 1708; Mary, b. 15 Jan. 17 10-11, m. Rev. Samuel Porter of Sherburne 30 Oct. 1735, and d. 10 Aug. 1752. Joseph the f. d. 17 Dec. 1737, a. 71; his w. Rebecca d. 1 July 1
ewsbury. Abraham (w. Lydia), Zechariah (w. Elizabeth), Zerubbabel (m. Hannah Kerly 1697), had children in Marlborough, from about 1693. Barry's Hist. Fram. In Camb., Mercy m. David Morse of Newton 1 May 1706, and Margaret m. Isaac Manning 8 Ap. 1708. Eames. Thomas (having previously resided at Dedham, where he had John, b. 16 May, 1641, d. 17 Sept. 1641; John, b. 6 Oct. 1642, and Mary, b. 24 May, 1645), m. Mary, wid. of Jonathan Paddlefoot, and had Thomas, bap. here 12 July 1663; at Sudbur Sept. 1672, d. 5 Oct. 1673; Theophilus, b. 20 Sept. 1674; the following also were probably his children: Rebecca, who m. John Bunker 28 Ap. 1690; Nathaniel, who d. 22 Feb. 1690-91, a. 24; and, perhaps, Ursula, who m. Jacob Parker of Boston 29 Ap. 1708. Benoni the f. d. 20 Dec. 1690; his wid. Rebecca m. John Hastings 28 Sept. 1691. Albee, m. Francis Moore 7 Sept. 1650. William, m. Elizabeth Osborn, in Camb., 1 Jan. 1781. Eccles, Richard, resided for a time on the westerly side of the Co
Cambridge for many years, and d. suddenly (prob. of apoplexy), 5 Oct. 1719; his w. Sarah was living in 1737. 5. Thomas, s. of Nicholas (2), m. Abigail Poulter 1708; she d. 25 Ap. 1719, and he m. Abigail Locke 8 Jan. 1720; she d. 12 June 1736, and he m. Anna Fillebrown 29 Dec. 1737. After about 1712, he resided at Lex. His ch5, having been Magistrate, , Representative, Councillor, etc. Smith's Journal, note. 5. Jabez, s. of Jabez (3), was a tailor, and res. with w. Hannah in Boston, 1708, when he and his brother John sold land in Camb. He d. before 30 Aug. 1736;, when his hiers, to wit., widow Hannah, and her children Thomas, of Woodstock, Hannah,n the mean time. He was elected Representative for Dunstable, though residing in Boston, 1693. He was Judge of the Common Pleas, 1707-1719, and Judge of Probate, 1708-1725. His character is briefly but graphically delineated by Tutor Flint, in the preface to the funeral sermon delivered by Rev. Dr. Appleton. He was a gentleman
ow. Simon the f. d. at Brookline, and his estate was settled by agreement 11 Oct. 1705. 4. Amos, s. of Simon (3), m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Oldham, 19 May 1703, and had Hannah, b. 28 Oct. 1706, m. Jonathan Edmunds, Newton; Margaret, bap. 25 Ap. 1708, m. Thomas Spring, Newton, 31 Dec. 1729; Abigail, bap. 25 June 1710, m. Jonathan Pierson, Andover, 17 Mar. 1729-30; Mary, bap. 27 July 1712, m. Nehemiah Wright in Framingham, 24 May 1733; Amos, bap. 3 Oct. 1714; Oldham, bap. 3 Sept. 1716; Susanna,Zechariah Hicks, 18 Nov. 1685; Samuel, b. 4 May 1663; Elizabeth, b. 22 Ap. 1665, m. Thomas Johnson 8 Jan. 1682-3; Edward, b. 15 Ap. 1667; Thomas, b. 7 Mar. 1668-9; Jonathan, b. prob. 1671; Bethia, b. 20 Jan. 1673-4, m. Joseph Hicks, and d. 12 Ap. 1708; Joseph, b. 24 Nov. 1675; Benjamin, b. 13 Aug. 1677; was living in 1696; Mitchelson, b. 14 Mar. 1680-81, d. 21 Oct. 1681; and Mary, b.——,m. Rev. Nathaniel Hunting of Easthampton, L. I., 27 Oct. 1701., John the f. was a tailor. He succeeded his fa
where. 9. Joseph, s. of John (4), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b.——, m. John Allen of Walpole 22 June 1725; Mary, b. 1708; Joseph, b. 1710; Hannah, b. 1713; Abigail, b. 9 Sept. 1716, d. young; Matthew, b. 18 Sept. 1718; Esther, b. 6 Ap. 1721, meph, s. of Zechariah (1), m. Bethia, dau. of John Green, and granddaughter of Edward Mitchelson, about 1693; she d. 12 Ap. 1708, a. 35, and he m. Rebecca, dau. of John Palfrey, 29 Nov. 1716. His chil. were Joseph, b. about 1694, who was living at Eout 1694, bap. 18 June 1697; Deborah, b. 25 Feb. 1696-7, bap. 18 June 1697; Martha, bap. 29 May 1698; Zechariah, b. 26 Ap. 1708; and perhaps others. Abraham the f. res. a few years in Chs. He d. 9 Mar. 1746, a. 75; his w. Sarah d. 30 Mar. 1752, a. m. Richard Barnes of Marlborough. Jonathan the f. was a farmer, and res. in Newton; he d. 1711, and his second w. Mary d. 1708. The posterity of these two brothers is as the sand upon the sea shore. A large genealogy is given in Jackson's Hist.
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