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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 2., The second Congregational and Mystic churches. (search)
usetts, and edited a hymn book which was used for several years in the Mystic Church. He was a member of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society and of several other learned bodies. Having received a flattering call from a church in Exeter, N. H., he resigned his office Oct. 17, 1860. The church, being unwilling to part with him, declined to accept his resignation, but united with him in calling an advisory council. That council decided that he ought to remain in Medford. He, in goter Church, he, in the hope that the health of an invalid son would be greatly improved in that locality, sent to the church a second letter of resignation November 6 of the same year and was dismissed by a council November 19. He preached in Exeter four years, and afterwards in Dracut and Lowell, Mass., and Danielsonville, Conn. He died in Billerica, Mass., in 1887. Two sons, Charles P. H. and William W., are now prominent in the ministry. Mr. Nason was a man of marked personality, a lin
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 8., New Hampshire soldiers in Medford. (search)
tline of the life of John Brooks, the Medford boy who was friend of Lafayette and Washington and governor of this Commonwealth. We are justly proud of him for the dignity of his character and his three-fold able service along military, civic and medical lines. You may see his face portrayed in Trumbull's picture of the surrender of Burgoyne in the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington. Colonel Stark in a letter to Matthew Thornton, who was president of a Provincial Convention at Exeter, New Hampshire, addressed a letter to him there, two days after the battle stating that Major McClary was killed by a cannon-ball and Captain Baldwin and Lieutenant Scott by small arms. He further furnished the following:— The whole number, including officers, killed and missing,15 wounded,45 — 60 He also transmitted the account of Reed's losses, at the desire of the latter. This letter of Stark may have been written at the Admiral Vernon Tavern or at the Royall House. Major
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 10., Charles Cummings. (search)
o years study here, during which time he had served as an assistant pupil, he entered Dartmouth, in 1838. During his preparatory and college courses, he taught in a district school six winters; and his senior autumn was spent as assistant in Kimball Union Academy, at Meriden, N. H. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1842, in a class numbering 85, the largest in the history of the college, prior to the presidency of Dr. Tucker. Of this class but one is now living, Dr. John P. Perry of Exeter, N. H. After his graduation, he was solicited to take charge of the Academy at Pepperel, which he did for a single term only, previous to entering the Theological Seminary at Andover. During the long vacation of 1843, he was a teacher in the Academy at Wakefield, N. H., and in May, 1844, he became principal of the Academy in Abington, Mass. The next year he returned to Andover and graduated in 1846, fully expecting to devote his life to the ministry; but his health having become impaired du
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11., David Henry Brown. (search)
David Henry Brown. David Henry Brown was born in Raymond, New Hampshire, August 17, 1836, and died at his home in West Medford, on February 21, 1908. He was the second son of Joseph and Elvira (Howard) Brown, and was descended from many of the founders of New England, among whom were, on the paternal side, Rev. Stephen Bachiler, Thomas Webster, Hon. Samuel Dalton and other founders of Hampton, New Hampshire, and Hon. John Gilman, of Exeter, New Hampshire, and, on the maternal side, Gov. Thomas Hinckley, of the Plymouth Colony, Rev. John Mayo, first pastor of the Second Church of Boston, and Rev. William Walton, one of the founders of Marblehead. Born on a New Hampshire farm in the first half of the last century, he knew from experience what a life of plain living and high thinking was. His mother was ambitious that her boys should have a good education, and although she died when her son David was fourteen, her wish had been impressed on her children, three of whom went to co
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 14., Rogue's March in Medford, (search)
ficers who in later years related incidents of General Stark threw some light on the alleged steal, that was somewhat discreditable to the paymaster who came from Exeter. He styled him a man of plausible address but a mischief maker and with feelings of hostility to General Stark. Upon his arrival in Medford he secured quarter December 30) his funds had been stolen. These consisted of bills of the first emission of New Hampshire paper money. The General Court was then in session at Exeter and word was immediately sent thither. As but little of the first series of bills had been put in circulation it was decided to call it in by proclamation. By the time this was done the paymaster had arrived at Exeter and on the following evening a strange looking man closely wrapped in a long cloak and muffler approached the door-keeper. After handing him a bundle for the Speaker he suddenly disappeared. On examination of the parcel, it was found to contain the money said to have been
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 16., The good old days. (search)
The good old days. Proposals for carrying the Mails of the V States, on the following post roads, [From the Independent Chronicle, Boston, May 5, 1803.] Will be received at the General Post Office in Washington City until the first day of July next, (1803) inclusive. In Massachusetts, 15. From Portsmouth, N. H., by Exeter, Kingston, Haverhill, Andover, Wilmington, Woburn and Medford to Boston, three times a week. Leave Portsmouth every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 3 A. M., and arrive at Boston by 7 P. M. Leave Boston every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 3 A. M., and arrive in Portsmouth by 7 P. M. A column and a half of the four on the page is devoted to the enumeration of other stage routes, then follows a half column of Notes signed by the Postmaster-General. No. 7 reads thus: No other than a free white person shall be employed to convey the mail. A former resident of Medford says, Stage driving added much to the life of old Medford in those days.
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22., History told by names of streets. (search)
her growth. Some enterprising speculator develops vacant land or divides an ancestral estate, gives it a name, lays out streets and assigns names of his own fancy to them. For instance, at South Medford the old road to Cambridge and its college was called Harvard street. By and by there was a half-mile race-track beside it, next a brickyard, and after years of vacancy the place becomes College field, with Amherst, Bowdoin, Colby, Dartmouth, Princeton, Radcliffe and Yale, with Andover and Exeter beside. Along comes another, and across Buzzell's lane are the abandoned clay-pits of Buzzell's decadent brick industry, with a piece of upland on Main street extending to College avenue, which name, of course, relates to Tufts college. The ash dumpage of Somerville comes into the clay-pits, Captain Adams' brick house is demolished, and College acres appears. Stanley and Frederick avenues connect Main street with College avenue and Windsor road with Hinsdale street. Of the significance
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22., William Gray of Salem and Samuel Gray of Medford. (search)
Lucia Gray would have a daughter who would live beyond a century's mark, and a granddaughter who would be well known in the world of art and letters, it might have seemed like a wild flight of fancy, but it would have run parallel with the true course of events. A daughter of this little Medford school girl married Francis Alexander, a native of Connecticut. He was an artist, who settled first in Boston, then in Florence, Italy, * Medford was on the stage line called the upper route to Exeter and Portland. where the daughter, Francesca, was born. She inherited artistic taste and was endowed with poetic gifts. She became well known as an author and illustrator, and Ruskin, who was a friend of mother and daughter, thought very highly of this talented American girl. Francesca died in February, 1917. Another granddaughter of Lucia Gray, Mrs. Edward N. Hallowell, for many years a resident of West Medford, visited Mrs. Alexander in Florence on the occasion of the latter's one h
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 24., Henry Putnam of Medford. (search)
rdered by elm trees extending to Winthrop, formerly Purchase street. The latter laid out and built nearly a century ago was filled to grade with material from Sugar Loaf hill. Noting the bounds of each conveyance, we come to the conclusion that Putnam's twenty-four-acre pasture lay between the present Sarah Fuller home and the grim old stone lion which lies crouched on the hill slope opposite the Sugar Loaf. So much for his pasture, now for his dwelling. A deed from Samuel Brooks of Exeter, N. H., Gentleman Thomas Brooks of Medford, Gentleman and Edward Brooks of Medford, Clerk (for so the record reads), for a proper and sufficient consideration have remised released and forever quitclaimed. . . unto Henry Putnam of Medford aforesaid Gentleman in the full and peacable possesion and seizien. . . all just right title and interest and demand whatsoever that we. . . ever had now have or ought to have by any means whatsoever in or to the estate hereafter mentioned namely the one h
The Daily Dispatch: November 9, 1860., [Electronic resource], Self-made Nobility. (search)
stations in life from obscurity. We have the following enumeration: Lords Eldon and Stowell--sons of a barge maker and small coal dealer at Newcastle.--Lord Tenderden--son of a barber at Canterbury; he received a very poor education, but obtained the means to go to college; while there he enjoyed from a company in the city of London an exhibition of £3 per year until he took his degree. Lord Gilford--prior to his being called to the bar, was many years a poor clerk to a solicitor near Exeter. Lord Langdale, the master of the rolls, was many years a poor practicing surgeon. Sir John Williams, one of the judges of the Queen's bench — son of a very poor horse dealer in Yorkshire Lord Truc--son of a very poor man in Cornwall, married a first cousin of Queen Victoria, Mr. Baron Gurney--his mother kept a small bookstore for pamphlets in a court in the city of London. Lord Campbell, the present Lord Chancellor, was for many years reporter to the Morning Chronicle. Lord St. Leonard--s
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