Browsing named entities in Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 2.. You can also browse the collection for Lucy Tufts or search for Lucy Tufts in all documents.

Your search returned 1 result in 1 document section:

Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 2., A business man of long ago. (search)
southwest corner of this block. The wood lot back of the great brick yard, Now one of the most thickly settled parts of the city. containing forty acres, was sold for $447 to Rev. David Osgood. This was north of the present Fells parkway. It was bequeathed to the town by Dr. Osgood's daughter. The last years of Mr. Hall's life were saddened by the death of his oldest son, Benjamin. He had always been with his father in business, and in 1801 had become his successor. He married Lucy Tufts, daughter of Dr. Simon Tufts, and took her, a bride, to the Old Garrison House. Property of Jonathan Wade about 1650. Still standing. Some authorities think this dates back to 1636. The young couple lived there nine years, and then removed (1786) to a new house built next to his father's. This mansion is still well preserved, and is a fine example of the architecture of its time. (Dr. Chandler's home.) Simon Tufts, a wealthy merchant in the far East, who was a brother of Mrs. Hall