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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2 6 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jones, James Athearn 1790-1853 (search)
Jones, James Athearn 1790-1853 Author; born in Tisbury, Mass., June 4, 1790; received a common-school education, and engaged in journalism in Philadelphia in 1826; later was editor in Baltimore, Md., and in Buffalo, N. Y. His publications include Traditions of the North American Indians, or tales of an Indian camp; Gold medal awarded by Congress to Jacob Jones. Letter to an English gentleman on English libels of America; and Haverhill, or memoirs of an officer in the army of Wolfe. He died in Brooklyn, N. Y., in August, 1853.
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 5: Dukes County. (search)
lunteers during the years of the war, and afterwards repaid to it by the Commonwealth, was as follows: In 1864, $61.14; in 1865, $94.00. Total amount, $155.14. Tisbury Incorporated July 8, 1671. Population in 1860, 1,631; in 1865, 1,699. Valuation in 1860, $939,610; in 1865, $684,710. The selectmen in 1861 were Henry Brth, to furnish an armed guard coaster, to be stationed in the Vineyard Sound, for the protection of commerce passing through the Sound; and to furnish the town of Tisbury with three or more rifled cannon and one hundred stand of small arms, and equipments for the same, to be used by the inhabitants of the town to repel invasion. T in recruiting men, with authority to pay, if necessary to fill the quota of the town, to each volunteer a bounty of five hundred dollars, and the inhabitants of Tisbury to have until the 27th inst. to come forward and fill the quota, which if not then filled, the committee shall procure the men elsewhere; and the committee were t
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
1711; he d. 2 Nov. 1712, and she m. Francis Whitmore; Prudence, bap. 27 Dec. 1696, m. Abraham Hill 18 Dec. 1718, and d. 16 Jan. 1775; one of her sons was Deacon Aaron Hill, father of the late Dr. Aaron Hill; and one of her daughters (Elizabeth) m. Benjamin Eustis, and was mother of the late Governor Eustis; Martha, bap. 21 Feb. 1696-7, and d. 20 Oct. 1712; Tabitha. bap.. 23 Ap. 1699, m. Daniel Champney 4 Sept. 1723; Nathaniel, b. 14 Jan. 1701-2, grad. H. C. 1721, settled in the ministry at Tisbury 1727, dismissed about 1760, styled Esquire in 1772, and d. Sept. 1774, leaving children Josiah, Nathaniel, Russell, Mary, Martha, and Tabitha Dunham; Elizabeth, b. 16 Nov. 1704, m. John Wyeth 20 Dec. 1733; he d. 1756, and she administered on the estate; she d between 1772 and 1781 Solomon, bap. 10 Nov. 1706; Belcher, b. 24 Ap. 1709; grad. H. C. 1727; Tutor 1742-1767, and Fellow 1760-1767; he d. unm. 8 Nov. 1771; Martha, bap. 18 Ap. 1714; d. unm. and her estate was divided 12 Dec 1781.
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, H. (search)
1711; he d. 2 Nov. 1712, and she m. Francis Whitmore; Prudence, bap. 27 Dec. 1696, m. Abraham Hill 18 Dec. 1718, and d. 16 Jan. 1775; one of her sons was Deacon Aaron Hill, father of the late Dr. Aaron Hill; and one of her daughters (Elizabeth) m. Benjamin Eustis, and was mother of the late Governor Eustis; Martha, bap. 21 Feb. 1696-7, and d. 20 Oct. 1712; Tabitha. bap.. 23 Ap. 1699, m. Daniel Champney 4 Sept. 1723; Nathaniel, b. 14 Jan. 1701-2, grad. H. C. 1721, settled in the ministry at Tisbury 1727, dismissed about 1760, styled Esquire in 1772, and d. Sept. 1774, leaving children Josiah, Nathaniel, Russell, Mary, Martha, and Tabitha Dunham; Elizabeth, b. 16 Nov. 1704, m. John Wyeth 20 Dec. 1733; he d. 1756, and she administered on the estate; she d between 1772 and 1781 Solomon, bap. 10 Nov. 1706; Belcher, b. 24 Ap. 1709; grad. H. C. 1727; Tutor 1742-1767, and Fellow 1760-1767; he d. unm. 8 Nov. 1771; Martha, bap. 18 Ap. 1714; d. unm. and her estate was divided 12 Dec 1781.