Browsing named entities in HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks). You can also browse the collection for John Woodbridge or search for John Woodbridge in all documents.

Your search returned 24 results in 1 document section:

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)
tails. Mr. Woodbridge was the son of Rev. John Woodbridge, of Andover. He was ordained, March 18striking the hours; but whether they found Mr. Woodbridge such a one, or a whip of fire, the followie town voted that what they had done about Mr. Woodbridge's settlement be null and void. This does the town at the time:-- Voted, Whereas Mr. Woodbridge hath lately attempted the gathering a churny more in their public meeting-house. Mr. Woodbridge now appealed to the General Sessions of Peace at Charlestown. Their reply was, that Mr. Woodbridge is not a settled minister in Medford. Fout there was expressed in these words: That Mr. Woodbridge should not preach till he had made acknowl was Moderator. The Council censured both Mr. Woodbridge and the town of Medford. One of the censures of Mr. Woodbridge was, that the steps which he took towards gathering a church, as to the time aner minister; and that this Court do advise Mr. Woodbridge by no means to discourage the coming and s[14 more...]