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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 81 (search)
The New Bedford Mercury states that Mrs. Samuel A. Frazer, of Duxbury, Mass., is now (Oct. 10) engaged in knitting stockings for soldiers in our army. She was employed eighty-five years ago in knitting stockings for the soldiers of the Revolution. She is now ninety-two years old.
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 3: (search)
anted premises. In this manner, forty-four towns were constituted and established within the Plymouth and Massachusetts Colonies before the year 1655, without any more formal act of incorporation. Among the oldest are the following: Plymouth, 1620; Salem, 1629 ; Charlestown, 1629; Boston, 1630; Medford or Mystic, 1630; Watertown, 1630; Roxbury, 1630; Dorchester, 1630 ; Cambridge or Newton, 1633; Ipswich, 1634; Concord, 1635; Hingham, 1635; Newbury, 1635; Scituate, 1636; Springfield, 1636; Duxbury, 1637; Lynn, 1637; Barnstable, 1639; Taunton, 1639; Woburn, 1642; Malden, 1649. London, May 22, 1629: On this day the orders for establishing a government and officers in Massachusetts Bay passed, and said orders were sent to New England(. Although, in the first settlement of New England, different sections of country were owned and controlled by Companies in England, yet the people here claimed and exercised a corporate power in the elections of their rulers and magistrates. This wa
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 8: Education. (search)
rative is growing too long. In a few words, then, let me add, that I found conventions to be the best missionaries of the truth; and I gathered them in Plymouth, Duxbury, New Bedford, Bridgewater, Kingston, Hanover, Hanson, &c. The Old Colony was ready to take the lead; and we began with petitions and memorials to the Legislature,printed works could be procured. Rev. Convers Francis. A Sermon at the Ordination of Rev. Benjamin Kent as Associate Pastor with Rev. John Allyn, D. D., Duxbury1826 On Experimental Religion1827 Errors in Education: a Discourse at the Anniversary of the Derby Academy, in Hingham, May 211828 Address delivered on the Fourparks's American Biography1845 In the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society are the following papers:-- Memoir of Rev. John Allyn, D. D., of Duxbury1836 Memoir of Dr. Gamaliel Bradford1846 Memoir of Hon. Judge Davis1849 The following articles in the Christian disciple, new series:-- On the Use of 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)
& William RopesBoston388.53 47 Ship T. Magoun'sT. MagounJoseph LeeBoston320 48 ShipAugustaS. Lapham'sC. TurnerE. Brigham, J. & W. WilliamsBoston344.38 49 BrigAvon This vessel was built in the short space of twenty-six days. A privateer.S. Lapham'sC. TurnerBenjamin Rich and othersBoston388.24 50 ShipCatonS. Lapham'sC. TurnerBenjamin Rich and othersBoston371.61 51 BrigAmsterdam PacketS. Lapham'sC. TurnerPhillip Maret and othersBoston178.48 52 BrigAdrianaS. Lapham'sC. TurnerAmos BrownDuxbury148.30 53 ShipParagonS. Lapham'sC. TurnerBixby, Valentine, and othersBoston & Ipswich350.41 54 BrigSwiftsureS. Lapham'sC. TurnerJ. Belknap and othersBoston192.19 551816ShipCadmusT. Magoun'sT. MagounBenjamin RichBoston319.52 56 ShipTritonT. Magoun'sT. MagounDavid HinckleyBoston344.51 57 BrigMexicanT. Magoun'sT. MagounJohn PrattBoston264.08 58 BrigOrleansT. Magoun'sT. MagounJ. Pratt & T. MagounBoston & Medford283.23 59 BrigGov. BrooksT. Magoun'sT. MagounNathaniel GoddardBoston244.
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)
rah (Noyes) Hayden, who d. Sept. 12, 1845, aged 91. He d. Oct. 12, 1828. 2-3Silas wild m. Ruth Reed, of Braintree, Mar. 19, 1812, who was b. Dec. 1, 1785. He had--   Abigail, b. June 17, 1814.  3-4George W., b. Aug. 29, 1816.  5Silas F., b. Aug. 24, 1818.   Jonathan S., b. Apr. 29, 1820; d. Sept. 18, 1820.   Elizabeth R., b. Aug. 14, 1821; m. Alfred Odiorne, Apr. 1, 1852.   Mary P., b. Mar. 7, 1823.  6Henry M., b. Dec. 26, 1825.   Ellen R., b. Oct. 18, 1828; m. Elijah Sampson, of Duxbury.   Ann J., b. July 7, 1833.   He moved to Medford in 1832. 3-4George W. Wild m. Elizabeth M. Otis, June 3, 1840, who was b., Aug. 31, 1818, in Exeter, N. H. No issue. 3-5Silas F. wild m. Lucy D. Smith, Oct. 26, 1843, who was b. July 11, 1819. Child:--   Emma Warren, b. Feb. 17, 1845. 3-6Henry M. wild m. Caroline S. Bean, Oct. 22, 1850, who was b. in Durham, Nov. 16, 1822. Child:--   Henry F., b. June 4, 1853.  1Willis, George, was freeman, May 2, 1638, then living
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Alden, John, 1599-1687 (search)
ower while awaiting the embarkation of the Pilgrims, concluded to join the company. It has been stated that he was the first of the Pilgrim party to step on Plymouth Rock, but other authorities give this honor to Mary Chilton. Alden settled in Duxbury, and in 1621 was married to Priscilla Mullins. For more than fifty years he was a magistrate in the colony, and outlived all the signers of the Mayflower compact. He died in Duxbury, Sept. 12, 1687. The circumstances of his courtship inspiredDuxbury, Sept. 12, 1687. The circumstances of his courtship inspired Longfellow to write The courtship of miles Standish. They were as follows: The dreadful famine and fever which destroyed one-half of the Pilgrims at New Plymouth during the winter and spring of 1621 made a victim of Rose Standish, wife of Capt. Miles Standish. Her husband was then thirty-seven years of age. Not long after this event the brave little captain was smitten by the charms of Priscilla Mullins, daughter of William Mullins, who was a passenger on the Mayflower. Priscilla had the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cables, Ocean (search)
uly, 1866, from Valentia Bay, Ireland, to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. In September of the same year a cable lost by an unsuccessful attempt in 1865 was recovered, and its laying completed, thus making two lines between the two points named (see Atlantic Telegraph). These lines constituted what was known as the Anglo-American Cable, managed by a company of the same name. In 1868 the French Atlantic Telegraph Company was formed, and the following year it laid a line from Brest, France, to Duxbury, Mass. The fourth Atlantic telegraph cable was laid from Valentia, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, in the summer of 1873, and a few months later the Brazilian telegraph cable was laid from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to a bay on the coast of Portugal. In 1874 the Direct United States Cable Company was formed and laid a line from Ballenskilligs Bay, Ireland, to Rye, N. H., via Nova Scotia. The same year a sixth line across the Atlantic was laid from Ireland to Newfoundlan
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Southworth, constant 1614-1685 (search)
Southworth, constant 1614-1685 Colonist; born in Leyden, Holland, in 1614; was taken to Plymouth colony, Mass., in 1623, where his mother went to become the second wife of Gov. William Bradford. In 1633 he was one of the settlers of Duxbury, which he represented in the legislature; was later commissioner of the united colonies, assistant governor of Plymouth, and governor of the Kennebec plantation. It is supposed that he wrote the supplement to Nathaniel Morton's New England's Memorial.onist; born in Leyden, Holland, in 1614; was taken to Plymouth colony, Mass., in 1623, where his mother went to become the second wife of Gov. William Bradford. In 1633 he was one of the settlers of Duxbury, which he represented in the legislature; was later commissioner of the united colonies, assistant governor of Plymouth, and governor of the Kennebec plantation. It is supposed that he wrote the supplement to Nathaniel Morton's New England's Memorial. He died in Duxbury, Mass., about 1685.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Standish, miles 1584- (search)
racy was nipped in the bud. Standish visited England in 1625 as agent for the colony, and brought supplies the next year. The captain's wife, Rose Standish, was one of the victims of the famine and fever of 1621. In 1626 Standish settled at Duxbury, Mass., where he lived the remainder of his days administering the office of magistrate, or assistant, during the whole term. He also took part in the settlement of Bridgewater (1649). He died Oct. 3, 1656. A monument to his memory has Kitchen of Standish's House. been erected on Captain's Hill, Duxbury. Standish has been immortalized by Longfellow in his celebrated poem, The courtship of miles Standish, which recounts the romance of the masterful little captain in his relations with John Alden and Priscilla Mullins. Standish lives in literature and tradition as one of the most virile and picturesque figures in early American history. In Pilgrim Hall, Plymouth, is preserved, among other relics of the Pilgrims, Standish's sword an
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
at peace jubilee at Boston, Mass. (Music)......June 15, 1869 Adolph E. Borie, Secretary of Navy, resigns......June 22, 1869 Expedition for Cuba under Colonel Ryan, sailing from New York, June 26, is captured by a United States revenuecutter......June 27, 1869 Soldiers' national monument at Gettysburg dedicated......July 1, 1869 Irish National Republican Convention meets in Chicago; 221 delegates......July 4-5, 1869 United States end of the Franco-American cable landed at Duxbury, Mass., July 23, and event celebrated......July 27, 1869 National Labor Convention meets in Philadelphia......Aug. 16, 1869 National Temperance Convention (500 delegates) meets in Chicago......Sept. 1-2, 1869 John A. Rawlins, Secretary of War, and General Grant's adjutant throughout the war, born 1831, dies at Washington, D. C.......Sept. 6, 1869 One hundred and eight men suffocated in a burning coal-mine at Avondale, Pa.......Sept. 6, 1869 William Pitt Fessenden, born 1806, dies
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