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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 7: civil History. (search)
y trust is of God. But as for this place of Jamiaca now tendred, the minds of most were averse at present, for as much as at that very season their came divers letters from thence, signifieing the sore afflicting hand of God in the mortalitie of the English upon the Island, in so much that of 8,000 and upward, that landed there, there was not living above one halfe; and those very weake, and lowe, and many of them dieing daily, wherein also was related the death of major general Fortescue, Mr. Gage, and divers others. These tydings are a very great discouragement unto the most and best persons, which otherwise would have ingaged to remove; only some few families have subscribed, but not considerable. If the Lord please to give the state either Hispaniola, Cuba, or any other helthful place, I have good reason to beeleve, that sundry persons of worth, yea and some whole churches would remove from hence into those parts. But as for this Island (though through God's mercy late intellig
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 11: civil History. (search)
r Oliver set off from Cambridge to Boston, and informed Governor Gage of the true state of matters and the business of the peidge, August 27, 1774. Mr. Brattle presents his duty to Governor Gage. He apprehends it his duty to acquaint his Excellency,m till ordered out by the Captain-General. To his Excellency General Gage, &c. &c. &c. This letter of Gen. Brattle had bto obviate some mistakes which are believed. His Excellency Governor Gage wrote me in the words following: Sir, as I am infon as convenient, specifying the different sorts of each. T. Gage. To Major General Brattle. Which order I obeyed. I did try great, both at home and here? It was suggested that General Gage demanded the Towns Stocks of Powder; this certainly he f government are intolerable, especially at a time when General Gage hath actually levied war, and is carrying on hostilitieneral Court was duly organized. Not many months later, Governor Gage fled from the colony, independence was declared, and su
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 21: military History. (search)
at memorable day. Among the victims were six inhabitants of Cambridge, three on each side of Menotomy River. The old monument in the Menotomy burial place had this inscription: Mr. Jason Russell was barbarously murdered in his own house, by Gage's bloody troops on the 19th of April, aetat. 59. His body is quietly resting in this grave, with eleven of our friends, who, in like manner, were cruelly slain on that fatal day. Winship and Wyman were two of the number; the other nine may have ust mixing flip at the bar, with her husband fled to the cellar. Ibid., p. 45. A month afterwards, Benjamin Cooper and Rachel Cooper deposed that in the afternoon of the 19th day of April last, the King's regular troops under the command of General Gage, upon their return from blood and slaughter, which they had made at Lexington and Concord, fired more than one hundred bullets into the house where we dwell, through doors, windows, &c.; then a number of them entered the house where we and two
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
, about 1638 bought house and garden at the N. W. corner of Holyoke and Winthrop streets, which he sold to John Bridge in 1639. He prob. rem. to Rowley, where one of the same name was Captain of the militia, 1643, and was Representative in 1650. Gage's Hist. Rowley. 2. Thomas, came to N. E. in the Susan and Ellen, 1635, then aged 32, and about 1638 resided at the easterly corner of Brattle and Ash streets. By his w. Mercy he had Thomas, b. about 1641, d. 25 Nov. 1717, a. 76; John, b. 9 Mat, he accepted the office of Lieutenant-governor He enjoyed the distinction of being the last Lieut.-governor of Mass. appointed by the King. He seems also to have been the last representative of royal authority in the Province; for when Governor Gage returned to England, Pemberton says in his Manuscript Chronology (in the Mass. Hist. Soc. Lib.), under date of 10 Oct. 1775, Sir William Howe succeeds to the military command, and Lieut.-gov. T. Oliver to the civil department, and is now Gov
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, B. (search)
amingham 19 Feb. 1745-6, and d. 2 Sept. 1775; Anna, b. 1723, m.——Brooks; Nathaniel, b. 8 July 1725; Sarah, b. 30 Sept. 1728. Mat-Thew the f. d. at Waltham 25 Mar. 1761. His w. Abigail d. 15 June 1785. See Barry's Hist. Fram. Brigham, Sebastian, about 1638 bought house and garden at the N. W. corner of Holyoke and Winthrop streets, which he sold to John Bridge in 1639. He prob. rem. to Rowley, where one of the same name was Captain of the militia, 1643, and was Representative in 1650. Gage's Hist. Rowley. 2. Thomas, came to N. E. in the Susan and Ellen, 1635, then aged 32, and about 1638 resided at the easterly corner of Brattle and Ash streets. By his w. Mercy he had Thomas, b. about 1641, d. 25 Nov. 1717, a. 76; John, b. 9 Mar. 1644-5, d. 16 Sept. 1728, a. 83; Mary, b.——, m. John Fay of Marlborough, had John, b. 30 Nov. 1669, David, b. 15 Oct. 1671, d. 2 Aug. 1676, and Samuel, b. 11 Oct. 1673, not long after whose birth the mother died; Hannah, b. 9 Mar. 1650-51, m. Wm.
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, O. (search)
Lowell, now owned and occupied by Prof. James Russell Lowell. Being a man of fortune, he was not actively engaged in business; nor (lid he mingle in the stormy political contests of that eventful period, until, in a (lay fatal to his peace and quiet, he accepted the office of Lieutenant-governor He enjoyed the distinction of being the last Lieut.-governor of Mass. appointed by the King. He seems also to have been the last representative of royal authority in the Province; for when Governor Gage returned to England, Pemberton says in his Manuscript Chronology (in the Mass. Hist. Soc. Lib.), under date of 10 Oct. 1775, Sir William Howe succeeds to the military command, and Lieut.-gov. T. Oliver to the civil department, and is now Governor of Boston only, he having jurisdiction over no other town in the province. of the Province, and President of a Council appointed by the King in a manner particularly obnoxious to popular resentment. On the morning of 2 Sept. 1774, a large num
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Index of names (search)
289,92, 306, 84. Fobes, 336. Foote, 310. Forbes, 312. Foster, 111, 83, 4, 296, 310, 76. Fowle, 220. Fownell, 59. Fox, 58, 75, 263, 9, 83, 353, 4. Foxcroft, 109, 10, 16, 27, 204, 57, 86, 92, 336, 75, 403, 17, 25. Foy, 76. Francis, 59, 76, 186, 312, 63. French, 35, 58, 9, 62, 254, 5, 7. Frost, 34, 5, 59, 68, 75, 6, 143, 80, 254-8, 69, 73, 297, 353, 407, 15. Frothingham, 408, 11,17, 18, 23. Frye, 405, 6, 23. Fuller, 80, 1, 208, 426. Fultz, 339. Gage, 65, 154, 6-8, 162. Gale, 208. Gallop, 170. Gamage, 407. Gannett, 176, 94, 219, 311, 12, 14. Gardner, 5, 142-4, 54, 9, 292, 5, 407, 8, 11, 13, 18-21, 5, 8. Gates, 263. Gay, 173. Gearner, 33. Gedney, 111, 15. Genings, 355. George, 110. George III., 144. Gerrish, 288, 423. Gerry, 168, 93, 203, 6. Gibbons, 383, 4. Gibbs, 289. Gibson, 33, 59, 75, 102, 263, 74, 356, 7, 63, 4. Gilman, 325. Girling, 35. Gleason, 342. Glover, 44, 5, 252,
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Index to genealogies. (search)
ffe. Graves. Gray. Green. Hayman. Legg. Mico. Nowell. Oliver. Parsons. Quincy. Rainsborough. Salstonstall. Sewall. Shepard. Tyng. Wendell. Williams. Winthrop. Brewer, 500. Bridge, 500. Bancroft. Blowers. Bowman. Brooks. Champney. Danforth. Garfield. Harrington. Livermore. Luxford. Marrett. Russell. Saunders. Taylor. Watson. Whitney. Brigham, 501, 2. Eames. Fay. Fessenden. Gage. Hastings. Hunt. Hurd. Johnson. Rice. Ward. Brown, 502, 3. Adams. Barry. Belcher. Bordman. Bowles. Bray. Dana. Darby. Eden. Fessenden. Goddin. Gore. Green. Hartshorn. Hovey. Justin. Labottiere. Leonard. Makepeace. Odlin. Oldham. Paine. Parker. Rice. Sever. Sparhawk. Squire. Buck, 503. Batherick. Brooks. Leven. Pike. Smith. Wood. Bull, 504. Bordman. Boyce. Gama