Medford was in September, 1797.
The first office was on the spot now occupied by the town-house.
The post-masters have been as follows:--
Samuel Buel,appointedSept. 1797
William Rogers, jun.,July 21, 1813
William Rogers,Oct. 20, 1818
Luther Angier,May 17, 1828
Samuel S. Green, jun.,April 6, 1839
Luther Angier,April 8, 1841
Samuel S. Green,July 19, 1845
Alexander Gregg,July 30, 1847
James T. Floyd, jun.,May 29, 1849
James C. Winneck (the present incumbent),Aug. 23, 1853
A posLuther Angier,April 8, 1841
Samuel S. Green,July 19, 1845
Alexander Gregg,July 30, 1847
James T. Floyd, jun.,May 29, 1849
James C. Winneck (the present incumbent),Aug. 23, 1853
A post-office was established in West Medford in 1853, and its daily mail is an increasing benefit to a growing village.
The first postmaster was James M. Sanford; the second, Thaddeus A. Baldwin; and the third, the present one, is Franklin Patch.
Taverns.
For more than a hundred years, all the land travel to Boston from Maine, from the eastern parts of New Hampshire, and the north-eastern parts of Massachusetts, passed through Medford; and its distance from Boston made it a convenient stoppi
18Elizabeth Albree m. Peter Hall, Jan. 2, 1817.
She d. Jan. 8, 1853.
Her children were--
Martha, b. June 4, 1818; m. Alonzo Rust, Mar. 31, 1836.
Charles B., b. Oct. 15, 1820; m. Roxalina Branch, Feb. 10, 1846.
Samuel A., b. May 29, 1823.
Elizabeth, b. Nov. 24, 1825.
Mary Jane, b. Aug. 1, 1828.
Judith, b. Feb. 2, 1831.
Lucy Ann, b. June 22, 1833.
George W., b. Apr. 2, 1838.
Angier, Samuel, m. Abigail Watson, Apr. 29, 1762.
John Angier m. Abby S. Adams.
Luther Angier m. Lydia Farley.
Ballard, Mary, dau. of Joseph and Mary B., d. Sept. 16, 1716.
Samuel, son of Joseph and Mary Ballard, b. Dec. 27, 1718; d. Aug. 10, 1721.
Birdue, Philip, m. Ann Soloman, Oct. 7, 1704.
1Bishop, Thomas, of Ipswich, merchant, Rep. 1666; d. Feb. 7, 1671, leaving widow, Margaret.
Children:--
1-2Samuel.
3John.
4Thomas.
5Job.
6Nathaniel.
1-2Samuel Bishop m. Hester----; d. March, 1681; and had, inter alios,--
2-7Dr. John