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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 6: ecclesiastical history. (search)
n settling a minister, the town hired Mr. Benjamin Woodbridge, of Charlestown, to preach for six moe with Mr. Joseph Squire for his horse for Mr. Woodbridge, riding from Charleston to Medford every Ssdom, we shall here give a few details. Mr. Woodbridge was the son of Rev. John Woodbridge, of Ans as follows:-- June 5, 1708. To Mr. Benjamin Woodbridge, per Lieut. Stephen Willis. Sir,-- the town, Dec. 6, 1708, voting thus: That Mr. Woodbridge be invited to preach three months on a freir protest against it. This probably ended Mr. Woodbridge's connection with the church as its preachf wisdom and charity. They wished to give Mr. Woodbridge every opportunity of righting himself befos had led them to attain or to cherish. Mr. Woodbridge died in Medford, Jan. 15, 1710, after a ren upon their animosity. Thursday, 19th, Mr. Woodbridge was buried. Mr. Parsons, of Maiden, preacng, not one Boston minister was there. Mr. Woodbridge seems not to have lost his ministerial sta[2 more...]
Cambridge sketches (ed. Estelle M. H. Merrill), Some thynges of ye olden tyme. (search)
ago some remains of the shroud were found, and a quantity of tansy which had been used as a disinfectant. Thus the work of goodman Orton again saw the light. One of the delicate matters in those days was the arranging of people and their names in the proper order. Not until 1773 were the names in the Harvard Catalogue placed in alphabetical order. The rank of the family to which the student belonged determined his place in the list. The first class starts in this way:-- Benjamin Woodbridge, A. M. Oxford 1648; S. T. D. Oxford. George Downing, Knight 1660, Baronet 1663; Ambass. to Netherlands from Cromwell to Charles II; M. P. Here we have the honors acquired by the sons added to those which they had inherited. In the meeting house, when the town was established in an orderly way, a proper regard was had to the position of the families and individuals. Often the house was finished by degrees. At first benches would be put in. Then some one who wished a place of
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
t on account of the goodness of his character, he was, by connivance, allowed to secrete himself in the house of a friend, and afterward to escape out of the hands of his persecutors, until the delusion or madness of the times in part subsided. （Hist. Printing, II. 410, note.) He closed his troubled life at Lynn, July 11th, was brought to Boston and laid in his father's tomb July 14th, 1697. （Sewall) His w. Bridgett probably remained in England until after she heard of his death. Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge testified 4 Jan. 1697-8, that he saw her in London, two years before, at the house of her daughter's husband, Mr. Thomas Cotton. She subsequently returned, and lived in much honor at Boston, where she d. 25 May 1723, having survived her first husband nearly half a century, in whose grave she directed that her body should be placed, rather than in the tomb with Mr. Usher. The Sexton's Monitor gives the inscription on the monument of Dr. Hoar, who d. 28 Nov. 1675, aged 45, which clo
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, U. (search)
t on account of the goodness of his character, he was, by connivance, allowed to secrete himself in the house of a friend, and afterward to escape out of the hands of his persecutors, until the delusion or madness of the times in part subsided. （Hist. Printing, II. 410, note.) He closed his troubled life at Lynn, July 11th, was brought to Boston and laid in his father's tomb July 14th, 1697. （Sewall) His w. Bridgett probably remained in England until after she heard of his death. Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge testified 4 Jan. 1697-8, that he saw her in London, two years before, at the house of her daughter's husband, Mr. Thomas Cotton. She subsequently returned, and lived in much honor at Boston, where she d. 25 May 1723, having survived her first husband nearly half a century, in whose grave she directed that her body should be placed, rather than in the tomb with Mr. Usher. The Sexton's Monitor gives the inscription on the monument of Dr. Hoar, who d. 28 Nov. 1675, aged 45, which clo
Historic leaves, volume 1, April, 1902 - January, 1903, Index (search)
aign. The, II.—37. Wildridge's Hill, I.—23. William the Conqueror, IV.—13. Willis, Dr., III.—21. Willis, N. Parker, I.—18. Willow Avenue, Somerville, II.—25; III.—14. Wilmington, Mass., IV.—13. Winchester, Va., I.—36. Winter Hill, II.—10, 21, 22, 23, 29; III.—7. Winter Hill Road, II.—9, 13; III.—19, 22. Winter Hill Station, III.—13. Winthrop, John, birth of, IV.—9. Winthrop, John, farm of, IV.—9, 10. Winthrop, Governor, III.—14; IV.—9. Winthrop, John. Jr., IV.—10. Woburn, IV.—21. Wolf's Run Shoals, I.—33; III.—23. Wood, Amelia H., III.—15. Wood, Amelia, home of, III.—15. Wood, Josiah, Sr., III.—10. Woodbridge, Benjamin, IV.—13. Woodbury, Elizabeth Bowen, II.—30. Woodbury, Thomas S., home of, III.—20. Woods Family, The, II.—25. Wool, Major General John E., I.—34, 37; III.—24. Wyman Place, II.—20. Yellow House, The, III.—19. York, England, IV
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 3., chapter 9 (search)
wed these in the Medford pulpit was the Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge. He was the son of the Rev. John Wign Francis and John Francis should inform Mr. Woodbridge that the meeting was adjourned to June theplete settlement or a dismission. Whether Mr. Woodbridge appeared at this adjourned meeting, to givn ordained minister, and though we invited Mr. Woodbridge to preach the word of God amongst us as abn, that it seems hopeless to us of gaining Mr. Woodbridge to give any competent satisfaction to the d and of none effect the votes relating to Mr. Woodbridge's salary so far as they had reference to afor their assistance. The Council advised Mr. Woodbridge and the town to become mutually reconciledn accordance with this order of the court, Mr. Woodbridge seems to have taken steps to gather an indion of the matter was reached in 1708, and Mr. Woodbridge continued to live in Medford till his deatreason seems to be that the feud left from Mr. Woodbridge's ministry had not wholly died out. His na[16 more...]
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 9., The first book of records, Medford, Mass. (search)
rant for the collection of rates, some action of the town in regard to Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge's salary, which was a cause of dissension for many years, and a record source of trouble in these times, and the changes were frequent until Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge appeared on the scenes in 1697, and during his term as minister, whichars after this time seems to have been the troubles of the town with the Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge, and page after page of the records is devoted to the account of thetil settled by a special act of the General Court, passed in June, 1708. Mr. Woodbridge, as I have already stated, died in January, 1710, and at the town meeting hhe records, in which appears names of forty-four different people. After Mr. Woodbridge's death, much legislation was entered into for the purpose of securing a nen the ministerial line remained unsettled for a long time. The heirs of Benjamin Woodbridge brought suit against the town for forty pounds which it was claimed was
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 9., Strangers in Medford, (continued from Vol. 9, no. 3). (search)
yCoventry, Ct., Apr. 15, 1756Servant of Wm. Whitmore. Williams, SarahMalden, May 21, 1756Nov. 27, 1756Half Indian. Servant of Joshua Simonds.         and child, 9 mo. old Williams, WilliamChelsea, May 13, 1761Feb. 16, 1762In house of Jos. Tufts.         Martha (wife) Willis, Capt. DavidAug. 31, 1797 Williston, JosephIn employ of Richard Hall, 1767. Wilson, MilesAug. 31, 1797 Winship, HepzibahLexingtonOct. 8, 1770 Winship, MosesJan. 30, 1791         MosesAug. 31, 1797 Winslow, LydiaBoston, Sept. 20, 1764Aug. 26, 1765Young woman, In family of Willis Hall. Womscott, SolomonFeb. 2, 1753         wife and family Woodbridge, WilliamJan. 30, 1791 Wright, JohnAug. 31, 1797 Wyman, JosephJan. 30, 1791         Capt. JosephAug. 31, 1797         NehemiahJan. 30, 1791Butcher. Yarnee, Yearner, Yarney. HannahCambridge, Aug. 15, 1766Negro servant of Joseph Tufts.         JennieMiddletown, Essex Co.Mar. 22, 1783Negro. You
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11., Ye olde Meting-House of Meadford. (search)
an alley from the door on either side and before the little pue and deacons' seat. At this point it is well to consider the peculiar situation of affairs existing, for Medford was a peculiar. Soon after the meeting-house was built Mr. Benjamin Woodbridge was invited to preach. As he lived in Charlestown, the town provided a horse for him to ride to and fro (coming on Saturday and returning on Monday), and paying two shillings therefor, if well shod. The reverend gentleman had been ordaasion. It is hardly likely that he did so when he lodged with John Bradshaw, as his home was only across the way. Notice just here again we said the town; there was no church or organized body of worshipers, though some effort was made by Mr. Woodbridge during his stay for such. He desired to reside in Medford, and wished the town to build him a house, which would have been larger (2 ft. wider and 8 ft. longer) than the meeting-house was. The town declined to do so, and he proceeded to have
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11., Ye olde Meting-House of Meadford. (search)
outgrown. Three have been destroyed by fire; one is now beyond the limits of Medford, owing to change of boundary, while one has been moved into its borders. Five have become devoted to business and residential use, leaving eighteen in present service, with one homeless society about to rebuild. One is the college church. Therefore, to eighteen organized bodies has increased the gathering at John Bradshaw's house on that winter day one hundred and ninety-five years ago. Could Rev. Mr. Woodbridge ride from Charlestown to Medford on horseback, as of yore, he would not have to alight and open the gate across the road near Marble brook ere he could proceed. Mr. Aaron Warner would find his old parish somewhat changed on doctrinal points, but ready to welcome him, and possibly he might not be pleased with the chiming bells and liturgical service across the country road, as he would call High street. Parson Turell would look in vain for his old home, only demolished in recent yea