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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 18 (search)
of Casco, 1636, had been sent by the governor and company to Captain Endicott, at Salem, 1629, as a cleaver of timber. Part of the town of Salem was early called Ryall's side. He purchased of Gorges, 1643, on east side of Royall's River, in North Yarmouth, and lived near its mouth. He m. Phebe Green, step-dau. of Samuel Cole, of Boston. Children:--  1-2William, b. 1640.  3John.  4Samuel. 1-2William Royall was driven by the Indians from North Yarmouth, and remained at Dorchester some yeaNorth Yarmouth, and remained at Dorchester some years. Freeman 1678; d. Nov. 7, 1724. Children:--  2-5Isaac, b. 1672.  6----, a dau., m. Amos Stevens.  7Jemima, b. 1692; d. Nov. 9, 1709.  8Samuel, of Freetown.  9Jacob, of Boston.   And others, whose names are unknown. 2-5Isaac Royall returned in 1757 from Antigua, where he had resided 40 years, settled in Medford, and there d. June 7, 1739. He m., July 1, 1697, Elizabeth, dau. of Asaph Eliot, who d. Apr. 21, 1747. His wife seems to have m., 1st, an Oliver, as Isaac R. mentions a da
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Maine. (search)
5, made by James II. president of Maine......May, 1686 Sir Edmund Andros arrives at Boston to supersede Dudley as president of the colonies......Dec. 20, 1686 Andros commissioned captain-general and vice-admiral over the whole of New England, New York, and the Jerseys......March, 1688 Andros seizes upon Penobscot, and sacks house and fort of Baron de St. Castin, aiding to precipitate an Indian war......April, 1688 First outbreak of King William's War at the new settlement of North Yarmouth on Royals River. Indians surprise and break up the settlement, Aug. 13. They attack and burn New Dartmouth (New Castle), and destroy the fort and break up the settlement on the Sheepscot River......Sept. 5-6, 1688 Governor Andros using unwise measures in opposing Indians, arouses the people, who restore Danforth to the office of provincial president, appoint a council for the safety of the people, and resume the government according to charter rights......April 18, 1689 Garrison
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), A. (search)
of permitting them to be cast into the scrap-heap, is one of the most beautiful triumphs of modern mechanism. It has proved itself capable of adaptation to large as well as small machinery, and is now applied to the locomotives of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, whose parts are made interchangeable. The first notice in this country of this excellent mode of manufacturing a number of articles designed to be exactly similar, is the breech-loading rifle of John H. Hall, of North Yarmouth, Massachusetts, patented May 21, 1811, and which he refers to in the following terms in a letter to the War Department: Only one point now remains to bring the rifles to the utmost perfection, which I shall attempt if the government contracts with me for the guns to any considerable amount, namely, to make every similar part of every gun so much alike that it will suit every gun, so that if 1,000 guns are taken apart and the limbs thrown promiscuously together in one heap, they may be taken pro
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), F. (search)
knob on the muzzle, by bringing which into line with the object the line of fire is directed. Trigger-plate; the iron plate in which the triggers work. Worm; the screw at the end of the ramrod. Of the gun-lock the parts are the Bridle.Sear-spring. Chain, or swivel.Spring-cramp. Cock, or hammer.Trigger. Lock-plate.Tumbler. Main-spring.Tumbler-screw. See gun-lock. Sear. The first patent in the United States for a breechloading fire-arm was to Thornton and Hall of North Yarmouth, Mass., May 21, 1811. Between that time and 1839 more than 10,000 of these arms were made and were issued to the troops in garrison and on the frontier. This gun is represented at N, Plate 16, and had a breech-block, which was hinged on an axial pin at the rear, and tipped upwardly at front to expose the front end of the charge-chamber. The flint-lock and powder-pan were attached to the vibrating breech-block. The arm is shown and described in detail in General Norton's American breech-
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 2: preparation for college; Monmouth and Yarmouth Academies (search)
proper braided trimmings. With warm underclothing, a pair of roomy boots and home-knitted socks, and with a bright comforter around my neck, I did not need an overcoat. My stepfather took me, thus newly attired, in his pung from Leeds to North Yarmouth. He used the pung so as to transport my small trunk which contained books and other equipments, such as my mother had stowed in it for my use and comfort. The long ride with Colonel Gilmore, my stepfather, early in March, 1845, was a pleats of his country. He strengthened me in my budding convictions of political duty, hardly yet blossoming out. I never questioned the rightness of the views which he so graphically revealed on that ride to a lad of fourteen. On arriving at North Yarmouth he took me to the house of Allan H. Weld, the head of the Classical Department, who with marvelous brevity assigned me to a room in what was called the Commons Building. In that building were the classical students and the recitations for th
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 21: military History. (search)
Governor, and that he had visited all the stations at great personal expense, and at the hazard of his life; he reported the number of men now in the service of this Government in the towns following, viz.: Dunstable, 40; Dracut, 12; Almsbury, 10; Haverhill, 12; Groton, 14; Lancaster, 14; Turkey-Hills, 12; Rutland, 25; Brookfield, 10; total, 149. Ibid., LXXII. 169-172. At a later period, Rev. Ammi-Ruhamah Cutter (a Cambridge man), H. C. 1725, having been dismissed from his charge at North Yarmouth, served his country as Captain several years before his death, which occurred at Louisburg in March, 1746. Cutter Family, 55-59. The names of a few non-commissioned officers and privates also, during these troublous times, have been preserved. Joseph Hastings was wounded and lost an eye in 1690. In the same year, among those who were engaged in the unfortunate expedition against Canada are found the names of John Andrew, William Blanchard, Nathaniel Bowman, Matthew Bridge, Daniel C
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
4, and d. 29 Sept. 1737, a. 37; on the division of his estate, 1744, all the before named children were living; his wid. Anne had then m. Nathaniel Francis of Medford. 13. Ammi Ruhamah, s. of William (5), grad. H. C. 1725, was ordained at North Yarmouth 8 Nov. 1730, dismissed in 1735 on account of Arminianism; afterwards practised as a physician, was a captain, and died at Louisburg during the military expedition in 1746. His son Ammi Ruhamah grad. H. C. 1752, and was an eminent physician had six children, the youngest of whom, Edward, b. 21 Aug. 1782, H. C. 1803, d. 29 Nov. 1835, was grandfather of Dr. Edward Russell Cogswell of Camb., b. at South Berwick, Me., 1 June 1841, H. C. 1864, M. D. 1867. Edward the f. settled in North Yarmouth, Me., where he was a Justice of the Peace and Quorum; commissioned 1781 Colonel of 2d Regiment of Militia of Cumberland County; led an active and useful life, and d. 19 Ap. 1785. His w. d. 28 Sept. 1832, a. 89. See Gen. Reg., XXVII., p. 290.
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, C. (search)
b. 1722-3, m. Stephen Prentice; ,Samuel, bap. 31 Mar. 1728; Ann, Bap. 8 Feb. 1729-30, m. Walter Dickson 3 May 1750; Rebecca, bap. 12 Mar. 1731-2, m. Jason Dunster 26 Oct. 1749; Hannah, b. 1733; John, i. 1735. 1 Samuel the f. resided in Chs. after 1724, and d. 29 Sept. 1737, a. 37; on the division of his estate, 1744, all the before named children were living; his wid. Anne had then m. Nathaniel Francis of Medford. 13. Ammi Ruhamah, s. of William (5), grad. H. C. 1725, was ordained at North Yarmouth 8 Nov. 1730, dismissed in 1735 on account of Arminianism; afterwards practised as a physician, was a captain, and died at Louisburg during the military expedition in 1746. His son Ammi Ruhamah grad. H. C. 1752, and was an eminent physician in Portsmouth, N. H., where he d. 1820. Charles Cutter, son of the last named, a sophomore in H. C., was drowned here 22 Oct. 1779, a. 16. 14. John, s. of Ephraim (6), m. Rachel Powers, and had, at Woburn, Rachel, b. 9 May 1724; John, b. 9 Jan. 1
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, R. (search)
roops 19 Ap. 1775, and exchanged 6 June 1775. His w. Dinah d. 15 May 1802, a. 73. 31. Edward, s. of Jeremiah (19), grad. H. C. 1759, studied for the ministry, but subsequently became a physician. He m. Hannah Clark at Andover 23 July 1767, and had six children, the youngest of whom, Edward, b. 21 Aug. 1782, H. C. 1803, d. 29 Nov. 1835, was grandfather of Dr. Edward Russell Cogswell of Camb., b. at South Berwick, Me., 1 June 1841, H. C. 1864, M. D. 1867. Edward the f. settled in North Yarmouth, Me., where he was a Justice of the Peace and Quorum; commissioned 1781 Colonel of 2d Regiment of Militia of Cumberland County; led an active and useful life, and d. 19 Ap. 1785. His w. d. 28 Sept. 1832, a. 89. See Gen. Reg., XXVII., p. 290. 32. Nathan, S. of Philip (24), by w. Sybil, had Philip, b. 6 Aug. 1796; Nathan, b. 4 July 1798, a shoe dealer here, d. 14 Mar. 1874; Thomas, b. 2 Feb. 1800, a furniture dealer here, d. 1857; Bowen, b. 24 Mar. 1802; Mary and Stephen, twins, b. 21 F
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct., chapter 4 (search)
Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the Church of God.—Boston: Printed by J. Draper, for J. Edwards in Cornhill. Mdccxl. Text, 2 Cor. VI. 3. Pp. 29. 1740 Among some remarks found in Rev. Samuel Cooke's diary is the following: 1740, Jan. 27. Preached twice—Heb. 11:6=vespere—conversed with Mr. Ammi R. Cutter. This was the noted Ammi R. Cutter, youngest brother of Dea. John Cutter, baptized at Cambridge, May 6, 1705, a graduate of Harvard College 1725, first settled minister of North Yarmouth (in Maine) 1730 to 1735, afterward a physician and keeper of a trading-house for the Indians, and captain in the Massachusetts forces at Cape Breton in 1745, where he died in the military service in 1746. April 20, 1740, Jason Russell was admitted to full communion by this church. He was one of the earliest members thus admitted, and was the same Jason Russell who was killed by the British here on April 19, 1775. Mr. Cooke, the minister, in his autobiography, writes: On May 12, 1740<
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