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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)
vote, and his answer desired with convenient speed; but it was a negative one, The Rev. Thomas Prentice, H. U. 1726, was installed minister at Charlestown, 1739. He was a native of Cambridge, and was first settled at Arundel, now Kennebunk, Maine. He received three invitations for settlement on his return to Cambridge,—from the New North Church, Boston, from Menotomy, and from Charletown, the last of which he accepted, and the same day declined the other two (Budington, Hist. First Ch Charlestown, 234). See Wyman's Chs 774; Paige's Camb. 632. and hence on May 21, 1739, the day Mr. Prentice's answer was publicly read, Mr. Cooke was unanimously chosen minister. 1739 The organization of the church was accomplished. The particulars are found in A Church Book given to the Second Church in Cambridge by Samuel Cooke, Pastor. 1739, May 21. The Second Precinct in Cambridge made choice of Mr. Samuel Cooke for their Pastor. July 2. Mr. Cooke accepted of their invitation to t