ell in an article published in the Boston Transcript enumerates the following earthquakes in Massachusetts.
In 1663, two; in 1665, one; in 1727, a dozen shocks in one week, one of them of great violped, nor their ears cut off, as has been represented.—Journals of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts.
Gordon, Hist.
Am. Rev., i. 311, says the real fact was, one of the British wounded, who the impressions conveyed by the British, or Ministerial account, the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts published a narrative of the excursion and ravages of the King's Troops, under the command oheir arms, stores, provisions, &c., without any loss on our side.— Essex Gazette, Salem, and Massachusetts Spy, Worcester.
The Salem Gazette, in a hand-bill published on the Fight, has the followin personal worth and professional ability this experienced soldier.
Scammel was a native of Massachusetts.
This sermon, under the title of The American Revolution in a Nut-Shell, has been publish
g year, Wednesday, Mar. 21, 1738-9, was set apart for a day of fast, and Rev. Messrs. Hancock, Appleton, Storer and Turell were again desired to assist with counsel, advice, &c. Mr. Thomas Prentice was therefore chosen minister (April 23, 1739) by unanimous vote, and his answer desired with convenient speed; but it was a negative one,
The Rev. Thomas Prentice, H. U. 1726, was installed minister at Charlestown, 1739.
He was a native of Cambridge, and was first settled at Arundel, now Kennebunk, Maine.
He received three invitations for settlement on his return to Cambridge,—from the New North Church, Boston, from Menotomy, and from Charletown, the last of which he accepted, and the same day declined the other two (Budington, Hist.
First Ch Charlestown, 234). See Wyman's Chs 774; Paige's Camb. 632. and hence on May 21, 1739, the day Mr. Prentice's answer was publicly read, Mr. Cooke was unanimously chosen minister.
1739
The organization of the church was accomplished.
The par
ge.
Gould was exchanged May 28, 1775, for Josiah Breed, of Lynn.
See Hist.
Medford, 158.
The severe part of the battl, the good, the pious, and friendly Mr. Daniel Townsend, of Lynn-End. He was a constant and ready friend to the poor and affare inscribed on the gravestone of Townsend at that place.
Lynn lost in the battle on that day, four men killed, two wounde missing.—See notices in Lewis's and Newhall's Histories of Lynn.
Newhall, Hist.
of Lynn, p. 340, says Timothy Munroe, of Lynn, p. 340, says Timothy Munroe, of Lynn, was wounded while standing behind a house, with Daniel Townsend, firing at the British troops as they were coming downLynn, was wounded while standing behind a house, with Daniel Townsend, firing at the British troops as they were coming down the road in their retreat toward Boston.
Townsend had just fired, and exclaimed, There is another red-coat down!
when Munpossession, is desired to return it to Colonel Mansfield of Lynn, or to the selectmen of Danvers, and they shall be rewardedfive of their townsmen Who fell by a tyrant's yoke. Unhappy Lynn and Beverly, Your loss I do bemoan, Five your brave sons in
s number eleven, and are dated June, 1804, when the names of the members were,— Artemas Kennedy, Ephraim Cutter, Benjamin Harrington, James Hill, Daniel Locke, Jason Kennedy, John Perry, Isaac Locke, Timothy Swan, Amos Locke, William Hill, Jr., David Hill, Joseph Adams, Amos Hill, William Wyeth, Amos Davis, Ichabod Fessenden, Ebenezer Hall, Jr., William Adams, Jr., Samuel Hill, Walter Russell, James Russell, Jr., Francis Locke, Jr., Thomas Fillebrown, Daniel Wilson, Moses Cutter, Joseph Hill, Jahearse procured for the benefit of the parish.
Fifty dollars were appropriated this year for the encouragement of singing.
The officers of the Northwest Parish of Cambridge Singing Society, on June 7, 1805, were Artemas Kennedy president, David Hill secretary, A. Kennedy chorister, Walter Russell and John Perry bass assistants, Isaac Locke tenor assistant, Jason Kennedy treble assistant, Ichabod Fessenden treasurer.
At the meeting of the society in Dec. 1805, Artemas Kennedy was chosen pr
