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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 18., The Historical Society's sale and removal. (search)
ncis served an apprenticeship in Medford, learning the art and trade of a baker of Capt. Ebenezer Hall. He became the captain's foreman for some years and was in business two years at Menotomy. At his former master's desire he succeeded him in 1797, and himself retired at the age of fifty-two, with what was then a fortune, $50,000. He soon erected (in 1800, it is said) a substantial house, that has these historic interests: First, that there his talented daughter, Lydia Maria (by marriage, Child), was born February 1, 1802. See Vol. III, p. 95, register, therefor. Second, that the Medford Cracker was there designed and first made. All work incident thereto was for many years by hand. This bread deserved all the fame it acquired, and as each little loaf, because of its peculiar making, split in halves, it got the name, crackers. Mr. Francis faced his house to the sun, with its front door on Salem street, the rear reached by a path, later called Blanchard's lane, now Ashland s
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 18., Medford Merrymakings of a century ago. (search)
ugh of the old houses of High and Salem streets left (even though the Third Meeting-house, Governor Brooks', the Seccomb and Tufts houses are gone) to give a realistic setting. Be sure and have Mr. Brooks and his box chaise start from under the great sycamores at his father's door —same old place—and ride down Marm Simonds' hill. Have Parson Osgood and his daughters come out from the parsonage and go too, and all the others, not forgetting Lydia Maria Francis-she was thirteen and was not a Child then. We remember going to a Nahant party with some Medford (and other) people in 1860, but they took the cars at West Medford and Medford Steps, and went on steamer Nelly Baker, which was afterward sold to the government in war time. We had a fish dinner, too, and our first dip in salt water. Mr. Brooks, when at Hingham in 1819 or 1820, was interested in the first steamboats in Boston harbor. His Nahant parties were earlier. We wish he had told more about them, but here is a sugges