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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing)	45	7	Browse	Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2	25	3	Browse	Search
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2	24	0	Browse	Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore)	18	0	Browse	Search
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks)	18	0	Browse	Search
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 3	10	0	Browse	Search
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register	10	0	Browse	Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865	10	0	Browse	Search
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1	8	0	Browse	Search
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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 1: (search)

corn, yet with singular misgivings. The crop of the next year was small, owing to the shortness and humidity of the summer. Their fields were not generally fenced, and boundary lines were often unsettled. After a few years, fences became more necessary; and Sagamore John was made to fence his field, and promised to indemnify the whites for any damages his men or cattle should do to their cornfields. There were many lands held in common by companies of farmers, as lands are now held in Nantucket. These large tracts were enclosed by fences, planted by the whole company; and, at the harvest, each received according to his proportion in the investment. This complicated plan brought its perplexities; and the General Court, to settle them, passed the following law, May 26, 1647: Ordered, That they who own the largest part of any lands common shall have power to order and appoint the improvement of the whole field. The farmers here experienced great inconvenience and alarm from the

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 10: trade. (search)

tham200 280 ShipNavigatorJ. O. Curtis'sJ. O. CurtisCrosby & SwiftNantucket346 281 ShipUnited StatesJ. O. Curtis'sJ. O. CurtisBarrett & UptonNantucket357 282 ShipGov. DavisT. Magoun'sF. Waterman & H. EwellEnoch & Samuel TrainBoston & Medford731 283 ShipMary EllenT. Magoun'sF. WaNew Orleans400 320 ShipNiphonJ. O. Curtis'sJ. O. CurtisJ. H. ShawNantucket337 321 ShipOxnardT. Magoun'sF. Waterman & H. EwellWilliam Appletston140 349 ShipScotlandJ. O. Curtis'sJ. O. CurtisFrench & CoffinNantucket367 350 Sch.Charles AlstonSamuel Teel'sPeter LewisJohn AdamsProvicolnBoston387 367 ShipAlabamaJ. O. Curtis'sJ. O. CurtisJ. H. ShawNantucket347 368 ShipMontereyJ. O. Curtis'sJ. O. CurtisWilliam LincolnBostPrattBoston948 442 ShipMohawkJ. O. Curtis'sJ. O. CurtisJ. P. MacyNantucket420 443 ShipJ. H. JarvisJ. O. Curtis'sJ. O. CurtisSnow & RichBostdeBoston900 445 BarkParagonJ. O. Curtis'sJ. O. CurtisTrain & WingNantucket350 446 BarkBeeringsSprague & James'sJ. T. FosterW. H. Boa

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), chapter 18 (search)

8-87Ebenezer Hall m., Apr. 12, 1770, Martha Jones, sister of the wives of Richard and Benjamin, ante. She was born June 19, 1750; and d. Dec. 22, 1835. He d. Mar. 21, 1735, and had-- 87-160Ebenezer, b. May 11, 1771. 161Richard, b. Feb. 24, 1774; d. Oct. 19, 1798. 162Ephraim, b. Feb. 17, 1776; m., Feb. 2, 1819, J. T. Reynolds. 163Martha, b. June 24, 1778; d. June 23, 1780. 164Lucy, b. Nov. 28, 1782; m. Josiah Bradlee, of Boston. 165Isaac, b. Mar. 12, 1783; m. Susan Mitchell, of Nantucket. 166 Andrew, b. Oct. 21, 1788; m.1. Ann Gray, Dec. 20, 1815. 2. Ann G. Moor, Sept., 1819. 31-89Willis Hall m. Sarah----, who d. Nov. 11, 1790; and had-- 89-167George H., b. Jan. 8, 1763. 168Willis, b. Sept. 10, 1764. 169Nathaniel, b. Mar. 12, 1767. 170Ann, b. Oct. 10, 1770. 171Mary, b. Sept. 28, 1772. 172Edward, b. Jan. 19, 1778. 173Sarah, b. Oct. 12, 1780. 174Elizabeth, b. Jan. 13, 1783. 31-90Stephen Hall, the 4th, had wife Mary----, and had-- 90-175St

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