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The picturesque pocket companion, and visitor's guide, through Mount Auburn, Monuments. (search)
utions. Another monument, on which the inscription has been engraven since this description was commenced, is that of Putnam, on Beech Avenue, a column of snow-white Italian marble, ornamented with Egyptian emblems on one of the sides, and over-shadowed by one of the finest oaks in the Cemetery. The inscription reads thus:-- Jesse Putnam. Jesse Putnam, long known as the Father of the merchants of Boston; a distinction not claimed by himself, but accorded by others, in consideration ofJesse Putnam, long known as the Father of the merchants of Boston; a distinction not claimed by himself, but accorded by others, in consideration of the intelligence, energy, and integrity, with which, for more than half a century, at home and abroad, he followed and adorned his profession. He died 14th April, 1837, aged 83 years. Here, amid scenes familiar to her childhood, and grateful, aland her declining years, repose, with those of her husband, the remains of Susannah, more than sixty years wife of Jesse Putnam. Having discharged, with unwearied fidelity and devotion, the duties of this relation, as well as those of a daughter an
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 12: civil History. (search)
-lot, on Bridge Street, had previously been sold to Aaron Bigelow, but the deed was not placed on record so early as the other. The records exhibit only ten deeds of lots given by the Corporation, until Sept. 20, 1813, when a sale was made to Jesse Putnam, which contributed materially to the prosperity of the new village; this lot was bounded on East Street 400 feet, on North Street 400 feet, on Water Street 300 feet, and on land covered with water about 400 feet, and was conveyed by Putnam, MaPutnam, March 16, 1814, to the Boston Porcelain and glass company. But the crowning mercy to the whole enterprise was the agreement, approved by the Corporation Nov. 1, 1813, and by the Court of Sessions at the next December Term; namely, that the Corporation would give to the County of Middlesex the square bounded by Otis, Second, Thorndike, and Third streets, and a lot, seventy-five feet in width, across the westerly side of the square The County has since purchased the other portions of the square.
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 18: education. (search)
d Broadway, erected in 1838 for the accommodation of a Classical or High School for the whole town, at the cost of $5,791.05. 9. Bridge, on the westerly side of Pioneer Street, between Main Street and Broadway, erected in 1836, at the cost of $1,055, besides the land. 10. Otis, on Otis Street, erected in 1843, at the cost of $5,406.78, described as quite a magnificent structure. 11. Thorndike, on Thorndike Street, erected in 1832, and enlarged in 1840, at the total cost of $2,585.31. 12. Putnam, on the southwesterly corner of Otis and Fourth streets, erected in 1825 at the cost of $550 to the town, besides about $800 contributed by individuals. 13. Third Street, on the easterly side of Third Street, between Gore and Bridge streets, erected in 1818, at the cost to the town of $400. During the thirty years since the date of this Report, several of the school-houses then standing have disappeared; but other spacious edifices have been erected, so that, instead of the thirteen houses
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 21: military History. (search)
under Brigadier-generals Sullivan and Greene. The centre, at Cambridge, commanded by Majoreral Putnam, consisted of two brigades; one under the command of Brigadier-general Heath, embraced the regimatterson, Scammon, Phinney, Gerrish, and Prescott; the other, under the immediate command of General Putnam, comprehended the regiments of Colonels Glover, Frye, Bridge, Woodbridge, and Sargeant. F Colonel Sargeant's Regiment at Inman's Farm. Mass. Arch., CXLVI. 340. It is said that Gen. Putnam's Headquarters were in the Inman house. Frothingham says that during the next winter the e hill. On the 17th, the morning was foggy. A detachment of 300 men, under the direction of Gen. Putnam, broke ground on the top of the hill, on Lechmere's Point, at a distance of not more than halthe horses. July 28, Mr. Brown offers his bay horse for £ 1,000; the sorrel horse, £ 900; Capt. Jesse Putnam for his, £ 900; Mr. Locke, for money down, £ 1,000; Mr. Lemuel Blanchard, for a large one,
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 22: statistics. (search)
Nowell, Mark. Nowell, James. Oakes, Josiah. Oliver, David. Orcutt, Levi. Odin, David. Oliver, Daniel. Orcutt, Henry. Orne, John G. Page, Jacob. Page, Jonathan. Palmer, John. Parker, Aaron. Parker, Thomas L. Parks, Leonard. Parks, Leonard, Jr. Parmenter, William. Peirce, Abijah H. Penn, William. Pickett, Samuel. Pond, Samuel. Porter, Israel. Porter, Joseph. Prentiss, Caleb. Prentiss, Ellis. Prentiss, Jonathan C. Putnam, Artemas. Page, Isaac. Pay son, Samuel. Pay son, Samuel, Jr. Peirce, Artemas. Peirce, Joseph. Pitts, Edmund. Pratt, Dexter. Priest, Jonathan. Palmer, Nathan. Rand, Benjamin. Read, James. Read, Joel. Read, Joseph S. Read, Lawrence. Reed, Enos. Reemie, Marcus. Reney, William L. Reynolds, Nathaniel S Rice, Charles. Rice, Joseph W. Richards, Edward. Richardson, Augustus. Richardson, Loa. Rindge, Samuel. Roberts, Rufus.
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
Dec. 1735, prob. m. Elisha Goddard 23 May 1758; Ebenezer, b. 20 Aug. 1737, d. Oct. 1741; Susanna, b. 3 July 1739, d. Dec. 174–; Sarah, b. 3 Oct. 1741, d. 3 Sept. 1749; Ebenezer, b. 15 Jan. 1742-3, d 14 Sept. 174–. Ebenezer the f. was a weaver, res. on the homestead, and d. about 1753; administration granted to w. Susanna 26 Feb. 1753, and on her estate, to son Samuel, 21 May 1757. 4. Samuel, s. of Ebenezer (3), m. Mary Brown of Lex. 3 Sept. 1753, and had Susanna, bap. 18 May 1755, m. Jesse Putnam 13 Feb. 1776; Ebenezer, bap. 28 Sept. 1759, d. young; Mary, bap. 17 May 1767, m. Thomas Payson 12 May 1785, d. 1805; Elizabeth, bap. 24 Mar. 1771, d. about 1792; Samuel, bap. 7 July 1776; Ebenezer, bap. 18 Oct. 1778, grad. H. C. 1798, a lawyer in Thomaston, Me., m. Lucy F., dau. of Gen. Henry Knox, and d. in 1841. Samuel the f. inherited the homestead (which was sold by his heirs to Gov. Gerry, 4 Ap. 1793), but during the latter part of his life resided on the westerly corner of Mount A
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, T. (search)
Dec. 1735, prob. m. Elisha Goddard 23 May 1758; Ebenezer, b. 20 Aug. 1737, d. Oct. 1741; Susanna, b. 3 July 1739, d. Dec. 174–; Sarah, b. 3 Oct. 1741, d. 3 Sept. 1749; Ebenezer, b. 15 Jan. 1742-3, d 14 Sept. 174–. Ebenezer the f. was a weaver, res. on the homestead, and d. about 1753; administration granted to w. Susanna 26 Feb. 1753, and on her estate, to son Samuel, 21 May 1757. 4. Samuel, s. of Ebenezer (3), m. Mary Brown of Lex. 3 Sept. 1753, and had Susanna, bap. 18 May 1755, m. Jesse Putnam 13 Feb. 1776; Ebenezer, bap. 28 Sept. 1759, d. young; Mary, bap. 17 May 1767, m. Thomas Payson 12 May 1785, d. 1805; Elizabeth, bap. 24 Mar. 1771, d. about 1792; Samuel, bap. 7 July 1776; Ebenezer, bap. 18 Oct. 1778, grad. H. C. 1798, a lawyer in Thomaston, Me., m. Lucy F., dau. of Gen. Henry Knox, and d. in 1841. Samuel the f. inherited the homestead (which was sold by his heirs to Gov. Gerry, 4 Ap. 1793), but during the latter part of his life resided on the westerly corner of Mount A
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Index of names (search)
, 68-70, 5, 6, 307, 10, 53, 4, 403, 7. Piambow, 391. Pickering, 321. Pickman, 310. Pigeon, 308. Pittimee, 391. Plympton, 168, 204, 435, 8. Pomeroy, 310. Poole, 8, 32, 116. Porter, 231, 6. 88. Post, 33. Powers, 319. Pratt, 20, 4, 6, 7, 32, 5, 76, 233. Prentice. or Prentiss, 4, 59, 76, 80, 1, 92, 4, 118, 214, 88, 92, 305, 92. 4, 400, 31. Prescott, 185, 288, 423. Price, 2 87. Prince, 33, 247. Prout, 272. Prudden, 49, 50. Pryor, 331. Putnam, 187, 423, 4, 6. Pynchon, 6, 8, 27, 398. Quincy, 42, 275, 82, 304, 65. Randolph, 76, 7, 95, 6, 103– 8. Ravenscroft, 110. Rawson, 99, 350, 1, 89, 98. Ray, 321. Raymond, 342. Read, 201, 31, 92, 324, 40, 427, 8. Reading, 11, 32. Reed, 201, 31, 92, 324, 40, 427, 8. Remington, 124, 5, 35, 224, 7, 88, 375, 94, 8. Reyle, 76. Rice, 36, 339. Richards, 11, 32, 110, 11,15. Richardson, 292, 310, 32, 36, 413, 14, 31-33. Riedesel, 168, 427. Riorden, 329.
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Index to genealogies. (search)
, 667, 8. Abbott. Bittlestone. Convers. Cook. Crosby. Cutter. Hinds. Holden. Mansur. Palfrey. Parks. Patten. Polley. Pratt. Richardson. Robbins. Spring. Wade. Watts. Williams. SWOeTMAN, 668. Hews. Spencer. Wellington. Symmes, 668. Talcott, 668. Taylor, 668, 9. Clemance. Foxcroft. Oakes. Thatcher 669, 70. Brown. Child. Gardner. Gerry. Goddard. Holmes. Knox. Morse. Payson. Putnam. Spring. Thomson, 670. Burr. Chandler. Crosby. Hunnewell. Sharp. Shove. Stedman. Upham. Thurston, 670. Stedman. Tidd, 670. Blodgett. Chandler. Cutler. Munroe. Reed. Simonds. Smith. Wood. Wyeth. Tomlins, 670. Towne, 670, 1. Banbrick. B radish. Howard. Mitchell. Sewall. Stone. Trowbridge, 671, 2. Atherton. Bent. Boddington. Chamberlin. Chaplin. Dana. Eaton. Edgell. Farrar.