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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 10: civil History. (search)
eld, which was described as much incumbered with trees fallen, and many rocky swamps, and other obstructions to travellers, drovers, and others, to the hazarding life or limb of both men and horses. Mass. Prov. Rec., VII. 99. Six years earlier, Rev. Benjamin Wadsworth, afterwards President of Harvard College, accompanied the commissioners appointed to treat with the Maquas or Mohawks, at Albany, and travelled over this road to Brookfield, then generally called Quaboag: Capt. Sewal and Major Townsend, being commissioned to treat with the Mockways, set out from Boston about half an hour past twelve, Monday, August 6, 1694. Several gentlemen did accompany them to Watertown, and then returned. At Watertown we met with Lieutenant Hammond and thirty troopers, who were appointed for a guard to Springfield. We came to our first stage at Malberough, about half an hour past eight in the evening. We lodged at Abraham How's, The Wayside inn, celebrated by Longfellow. and thence set forwar
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 11: civil History. (search)
tion found on the town records is under date of July 24, 1786:— A letter to the Selectmen of Cambridge, and signed by John Nutting, purporting to be written by desire of a meeting of committees from the towns of Groton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, and Ashby, and requesting our concurrence in a County Convention to be held at Concord on the 23d of August next, in order to consult upon matters of public grievances, and find out means of redress, having been read, it was Voted, that the Se reply were accordingly printed in the Boston Independent Chronicle, July 27, 1786, as follows:— To the Selectmen of Cambridge. Gentlemen, We, the committees chose by the several towns hereafter mentioned, viz. Groton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, and Ashby, met at Groton the 29th day of June, 1786, to consult upon matters of public grievances; and after appointing a chairman for that day, it was thought best to notify all the towns in this county to meet by their committees, at the hous
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
Dec. 1753, m. Major John Brown, 13 May 1776; Mary, bap. 16 May 1756, d. 1795; Richard, bap. 30 Nov. 1760. Zechariah the f. was a carpenter, and inherited the homestead. He d. 1776. 11. Andrew, s. of Andrew (7), m. Mary, only dau. of William Blair Townsend, Esq., 1 Nov. 1770; she d. 13 Mar. 1797, a. 46, and he m. Abigail, dau. of Bartholomew Richardson of Woburn. He inherited the homestead and, after his mother's death, the whole estate, including more than a hundred acres in the northeastn 29 Jan. 1729-30, and had Josiah, bap. 20 Dec. 1730; Nathan, bap. 8 Aug. 1736; Anna, bap. 1 Ap. 1739; Rebecca, bap. 11 Ap. 1742. Josiah the f. and his w. Sarah were original members of the Church gathered at Menot. 1739, and were dismissed to Townsend 5 Oct. 1744. 25. James, parentage not ascertained, m. Lydia Capen 30 Mar. 1780, and was Selectman 1789. No record of family. Hannah, m. Daniel Russell 3 Aug. 1749. Silas, m. Mary Stratton 7 May 1772. Susanna, m. Jonathan Barrett 24 Aug.
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, B. (search)
16 June 1744, d. 22 Dec. 1746; Such is the record of baptism and of death. Aaron, bap. 10 Oct. 1746,1 grad. 1767, and d. Oct. 1772, leaving a son Aaron, who d. 28 July 1817, a. 48; Zechariah, bap. 2 Dec. 1750, prob. d. young; Elizabeth, bap. 20 Dec. 1753, m. Major John Brown, 13 May 1776; Mary, bap. 16 May 1756, d. 1795; Richard, bap. 30 Nov. 1760. Zechariah the f. was a carpenter, and inherited the homestead. He d. 1776. 11. Andrew, s. of Andrew (7), m. Mary, only dau. of William Blair Townsend, Esq., 1 Nov. 1770; she d. 13 Mar. 1797, a. 46, and he m. Abigail, dau. of Bartholomew Richardson of Woburn. He inherited the homestead and, after his mother's death, the whole estate, including more than a hundred acres in the northeasterly section of Cambridgeport. This tract embraced, substantially, besides a large quantity of marsh, all the upland bounded northerly by Lincoln Street, easterly by the marsh, southerly by School Street and westerly by a line passing through the ce
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, R. (search)
Sarah Gould 29 Oct. 1761, and had Nathaniel, bap. 16 May 1762. 23. Nathaniel, prob. s. of Thomas (19), m. Mary Coolidge of Wat. (pub. 6 Mar. 1768), and had Nathaniel, bap. 5 Mar. 1769. 24. Josiah, parentage not ascertained, m. Sarah Fillebrown 29 Jan. 1729-30, and had Josiah, bap. 20 Dec. 1730; Nathan, bap. 8 Aug. 1736; Anna, bap. 1 Ap. 1739; Rebecca, bap. 11 Ap. 1742. Josiah the f. and his w. Sarah were original members of the Church gathered at Menot. 1739, and were dismissed to Townsend 5 Oct. 1744. 25. James, parentage not ascertained, m. Lydia Capen 30 Mar. 1780, and was Selectman 1789. No record of family. Hannah, m. Daniel Russell 3 Aug. 1749. Silas, m. Mary Stratton 7 May 1772. Susanna, m. Jonathan Barrett 24 Aug. 1783. Sarah, m. Charles Cutter 9 Nov. 1784. Silas, m. Rebecca Hammond of Newton 20 May 1792. Lucy, m. Elijah White 2 Oct. 1796. Lucy, m. Stephen Bacon 23 Nov. 1797. Amelia, m. Ebenezer Brown 21 Ap. 1799. Sarah, m. John Williams of Roxbury 7 Ma
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Index of names (search)
cott, 11, 12, 21, 32, 9, 175, 233, 54. Tanner, 440. Taylor, 58, 75, 272, 3, 328, 30, 8. Temple, 307, 10. Thacher, 132. Thatcher, 55, 133, 43, 70, 85, 292, 375, 407-9, 21, 8. Thayer, 177, 331. Thompson, 226. Thoms, 342. Thorndike, 186. Thornton, 370. Thurloe, 64. Thurston, 334. Tidd, 121. Tilton, 78, 326. Timlow, 327. Tirrell, 320, Tomlins, 33. Torrey, 351. Touteville, 258. Towne, 36, 41, 59, 75, 255, 7, 364, 73. Townley, 324. Townsend, 126, 208, 403. Tracy, 170. Trafton, 330. Train, 208. Tray, 391. Trevett, 419. Trowbridge, 81, 92, 133, 5, 214, 92, 375. Truesdale, 81. Trulan, 433. Trumbull, 31, 440. Tufts, 292, 315. Tupper, 321. Turell, 294. Turner, 287. Twining, 325. Tyler, 200. Tyng, 77, 257, 339. Underhill, 396. Uphan, 116. Usher, 95, 108, 273. Vail, 309. Valentine, 201. Vane, 24, 52. Vassall, 130-4, 168-70, 292, 307, 8, 75, 407, 17, 18, 21. Venn,
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Index to genealogies. (search)
Hastings. Higginson. Hiscock. McCleary. Palfrey. Parker. Phips. Prentiss. Reed. Richardson. Sewall. Stearns. Stebbins. Townsend. Truesdale. Wadsworth. Wheeler. Williams. Willis. Borland, 493. Apthorp. Knight. Lindall. Plympton. Spooner. Vassall. Wigg Pease. Peirce. Perry. Phipps. Pilet. Prentice. Quiner. Rand. Raymond. Roby. Russell. Scott. Smith. Sprague. Stone. Townsend. Upham. Warren. Watson. Weston. Wheeler. Whiting. Whitmore. Wilson. Winship. Wood. Wigglesworth, 691. Andrews. Appleton. Williams. Wilson. Wootton. Wyeth. Wyman. Winter, 700. Winthrop, 700, 1. Chauncy. Fayerweather. Hastings. Phillips. Tolman. Townsend. Warren. Wiswall, 701. Farmer. Jackson. Newman. Witherell, 701. Benjamin. Bryant. Caulkins. Deane. Hobart. Oldham. Parish.