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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 21: military History. (search)
eland, At the southwesterly corner of Mount Auburn Street and Winthrop Square; demolished not long ago. as the house can accommodate, and that the three companies at Mr. Vassal's house Afterwards the Washington Headquarters. be placed at Mr. Foxcroft's house, On the northerly side of Kirkland Street, near Oxford Street; burned Jan. 24, 1777. and that Mr. Borland's house be cleared and cleansed as soon as possible. Journals of each Provincial Congress, pp. 548, 549. On the same day itt uneasiness amongst the inhabitants of this Province in general, and this town in particular, we do instruct you to use your influence that they be paid a reasonable consideration for their services, and no more. On the 11th of March, 1776, John Foxcroft and John Wyeth, Esqs. and Deacon Aaron Hill were chosen as a committee to present a petition to his Excellency General Washington, to know what part of our lands he will want for the use of the Army for the present year. The committee made
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 22: statistics. (search)
Daniel Prentice1 Noah Wyet 1 John Prentice1 Noah Bowman2 Thomas Goddard1 Mansfield Tapley1 Nathaniel Prentice3 Thomas Prentice1 Esq. [Abraham] Watson3 Daniel Watson2 Jacob Watson2 Henry Dickson1 Samuel Cook1 Edward Dickson3 Walter Dickson2 John Dickson1 Nathaniel Kidder3 Gideon Frost2 Torrey Hancock1 Samuel Hastings1 John Wyeth1 Nathaniel Jarvis1 William Bordman1 Capt. [John] Walton1 Jotham Walton 1 John Hastings1 Moses Richardson1 Stewd [Jona.] Hastings1 John Foxcroft2 ——Frost3 John Kidder1 William Manning2 [Thomas] Farrington3 Samuel Chandler1 Thomas Barrett1 Stephen Palmer3 James Read 1 Samuel Hill1 Robert Twadwell1 Joseph Welch1 Samuel Champney1 John Wyman1 William Manning2 Isaac Bradish 2 Doct. [William] Kneeland1 William Gamage4 Mr. [John] Winthrop3 Thomas Hastings2 Ebenezer Bradish1 William Darling1 William Howe1 Mr, [Thomas] Marsh1 Deac. [Samuel] Whittemore2 Capt. [Ebenezer] Stedman3 Israel Porter1 John Phillips, Jr
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 23: civil officers. (search)
rwell, 1817-1826. Thomas Foster, 1827. William J. Whipple, 1828-1830. Luther S. Cushing, 1831. John P. Tarbell, 1832-1834. Henry M. Chamberlain, 1835-1838. Lucius R. Paige, 1839, 1843-1846. Thomas B. Gannett, 1840-1842. Town Treasurers. no officer styled Town Treasurer was elected until 1694. Samuel Andrew, 1694-1699. Jona. Remington, 1700. Andrew Bordman, 1701-1747. Andrew Bordman [2d], 1747-1769. Elected Aug. 3, 1747, upon the decease of his father. John Foxcroft, 1769-1771. Elected June 2, 1769, in place of Andrew Bordman, deceased. Samuel Thatcher, 1772-1776, 1782– 1786. Andrew Bordman [3d], 1777, 1778. Abraham Watson, 1779-1781. Ebenezer Stedman, 1786-1808. Elected July 10, 1786, in place of Col. Thatcher, deceased. Samuel Bartlett, 1809-1815. Loammi Baldwin, 1816. William Hilliard, 1817-1820. Levi Farwell, 1821-1836. Abel W. Bruce, 1837-1846. Officers after the incorporation of the City. Mayors. Jam
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
a, b. 17 Sept. 1762, m.——Hunt. d. 1852; James, b. 7 May 1765, was a saddler in Bennington, Vt., where he d.——; he is said also to have been a Judge; William, b. 11 Feb. 1767, d. in Canada 1834; Mary, b. 28 Sept. 1771, m.——Sawyer, and d. in Camb. 16 Dec. 1855 (she was mother of Susan H., who m. William Bates, and d. 6 June 1875). John the f. in 1760 bought the estate on the southerly side of Winthrop Street, extending from Dunster Street to Holyoke Street, which passed into the hands of John Foxcroft in 1773. He was one of the earliest martyrs to American liberty; he was slain near the junction of North Avenue and Spruce Street, by the retreating British troops, on the 19th of April 1775; his w. Elizabeth d. here and was buried 22 Dec. 1825, a. 99. 6. John, s. of John (5), was a printer in Boston, and was regarded for a time as a whig; but in 1773 he entered into partnership with Nathaniel Mills in the publication of the tory Post Boy. The sacrifice of his father's life did
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, H. (search)
a, b. 17 Sept. 1762, m.——Hunt. d. 1852; James, b. 7 May 1765, was a saddler in Bennington, Vt., where he d.——; he is said also to have been a Judge; William, b. 11 Feb. 1767, d. in Canada 1834; Mary, b. 28 Sept. 1771, m.——Sawyer, and d. in Camb. 16 Dec. 1855 (she was mother of Susan H., who m. William Bates, and d. 6 June 1875). John the f. in 1760 bought the estate on the southerly side of Winthrop Street, extending from Dunster Street to Holyoke Street, which passed into the hands of John Foxcroft in 1773. He was one of the earliest martyrs to American liberty; he was slain near the junction of North Avenue and Spruce Street, by the retreating British troops, on the 19th of April 1775; his w. Elizabeth d. here and was buried 22 Dec. 1825, a. 99. 6. John, s. of John (5), was a printer in Boston, and was regarded for a time as a whig; but in 1773 he entered into partnership with Nathaniel Mills in the publication of the tory Post Boy. The sacrifice of his father's life did