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William Whitmore (search for this): chapter 1
his time on the vacations were few, occurring at irregular intervals and mostly between the resignation of one master and the installation of his successor. William Whitmore, appointed master in September, 1744, resigned January, 1747. There was a vacation from that time till Caleb Upham took the office the April following. A s1738Daniel Emerson1739 1739Joseph Manning1730 1740'42William Vinal1739 from Boston 1742Oct.-Sept. '44Andrew Boardman1737 From Cambridge 1744Sept.-Jan. '47William Whitmore1744 b. Medford, 1725 d. Mch. 10, 1760, of smallpox 1747April-Jan. '48Caleb Upham1744from Maiden 1748Aug.-May, '51Samuel Angier1748From Cambridge, d. 1775 52William Symmes1750b. 21 Aug. 1729, Charlestown 1752Sept.-Apr. '53John Feveryear1751 1753Sept.-June, '58Samuel Angier1748from Cambridge 1758Sept.-Feb. ‘60William Whitmore1744d. Mch. 10, 1760, small pox 1760July-Oct. ‘60Roland Green1758from Malden 1760Nov.-Mch. ‘62Samuel Payson1758from Walpole 1762Mch.-Jan. ‘63Christopher B
Eliphas B. Jones (search for this): chapter 1
799Sept.-Nov. 1800Silas Warren1795from Westown, b. 1767 1800Mch.-April, 1803Abner Rogers1800from Hampstead, N. H., b. 1775 1803May-June, 1803Peter Nourse1803from Boston, b. 1774 ??Daniel Swan1803b. 1781 at Charlestown 1806Feb.-Aug. 1807Samuel Weed1800from Amesbury, b. 1774 School-house enlarged and two schools established 1807 1807July-May, 1809Abijah Kendallfrom Templeton 1807Aug.-Aug. 1808David Bates1807from Cohasset, b. 1784 1808Sept.-Nov. 1811Noah Kendall 1812April-Oct. 1812Eliphas B. JonesTaught Girls School 1813May-Nov. 1813Jeduthan RicharTaught Girls School 1814May-Nov. 1814Samuel CampbelTaught Girls School 1815May-Oct. 1816Nathaniel MagounTaught Girls School 1817May-Nov. 1818Mrs. Abijah Kendallfirst woman employed Primary schools established 1819. 1819Mch.-April, 1820Peter T. Gray 1819Nov.-Nov. 1820Nathaniel Cogswell 1820Nov.-Feb. 1821William H. Furness1820from Medford 1821Feb.-Oct. 1822George W. Osborne1820from Bostonb. 1779 d. 1876 1821Nov.-July, 1826Luthe
Noah Kendall (search for this): chapter 1
n White1797from Methuen, b. 1776 1799Sept.-Nov. 1800Silas Warren1795from Westown, b. 1767 1800Mch.-April, 1803Abner Rogers1800from Hampstead, N. H., b. 1775 1803May-June, 1803Peter Nourse1803from Boston, b. 1774 ??Daniel Swan1803b. 1781 at Charlestown 1806Feb.-Aug. 1807Samuel Weed1800from Amesbury, b. 1774 School-house enlarged and two schools established 1807 1807July-May, 1809Abijah Kendallfrom Templeton 1807Aug.-Aug. 1808David Bates1807from Cohasset, b. 1784 1808Sept.-Nov. 1811Noah Kendall 1812April-Oct. 1812Eliphas B. JonesTaught Girls School 1813May-Nov. 1813Jeduthan RicharTaught Girls School 1814May-Nov. 1814Samuel CampbelTaught Girls School 1815May-Oct. 1816Nathaniel MagounTaught Girls School 1817May-Nov. 1818Mrs. Abijah Kendallfirst woman employed Primary schools established 1819. 1819Mch.-April, 1820Peter T. Gray 1819Nov.-Nov. 1820Nathaniel Cogswell 1820Nov.-Feb. 1821William H. Furness1820from Medford 1821Feb.-Oct. 1822George W. Osborne1820from Bostonb. 1779
William Patten (search for this): chapter 1
le House for the use of the Town and in Case the Town Comply therewith to Consider what Dementions to build and where to set the same. No action was taken on this matter that was deemed worthy of record. On Oct. 5, 1730, it was voted to build a Scoole House, also there shall be a Committee of five men chosen to Consider of the Place where and of what demention it may be proper for to Build sd House and what the cost may be. The committee chosen consisted of John Willis, John Whitmore, William Patten, Jonathan Tompson, William Willis, who reported at the adjourned meeting Oct. 19, that it would be Proper for the Town to Build their Scoole House, Twenty-four foot long, and twenty foot wide and ten foot stud & the Place they were of opinion to Build on was the Town land by the Meeting House Joyning near Ebenezer Brooks Junr. land, the Norwest Corner of said House to be at a stake and a stone which they have Prefixed. This report was accepted, but when it was Put to vote whether the
Henry Davison (search for this): chapter 1
ut. Stephen Hall, John Whitmore for the west part. The committee for the east chose, as you know, the first teacher, Henry Davison, and the committee for the west chose Caleb Brooks, probably a nephew of the committeeman, a son of his brother Ebenef only five of the men who taught the children of Medford during this time have been found. Those known are 1719, Henry Davison. 1720, Henry Davison, Caleb Brooks. 1728, [Ammi R.] Cutter, Harvard, class of 1725(?) 1729, [Henry] Gibbs, HHenry Davison, Caleb Brooks. 1728, [Ammi R.] Cutter, Harvard, class of 1725(?) 1729, [Henry] Gibbs, Harvard, class of 1726 (?) Samuel Brooks, Jr. Only the surnames of Masters Cutter and Gibbs appear in the Treasurer's record, but as it was a common practice for young graduates of Harvard College to teach such schools in the surrounding towns,chers. Mr. Gibbs seems to have taught two years and was undoubtedly the last man to teach in the Willis house, where Henry Davison organized the first school. Samuel Brooks, Jr., taught at the same time with Mr. Gibbs, and was probably located at
John Watson (search for this): chapter 1
Parsons1773from Newbury, b. 1751 1773Mch.-Aug. ‘73Samuel Poole1770from Reading, b. 1751 1773Oct.-Dec. ‘73Thomas Farrington1773from Amesbury, b. 1749 1773Dec.-Mch. ‘74William Stearns1770b. 1749, Lunenburg d. 1784 at Worcester. There was a John Watson from Plymouth class of 1766 1774Mch.-July, ‘74Jona Watson1774from Braintree b. 1754 1774July-Sept. ‘75Moses Taft 1775Sept.-April, ‘77Seth Sweetser 1777Apr.-Nov. ‘78Abel Morse 1778Nov.-Apr. ‘791757Edward Brooksb. 1733 Rev. Edw. was chaplaWatson1774from Braintree b. 1754 1774July-Sept. ‘75Moses Taft 1775Sept.-April, ‘77Seth Sweetser 1777Apr.-Nov. ‘78Abel Morse 1778Nov.-Apr. ‘791757Edward Brooksb. 1733 Rev. Edw. was chaplain on the Hancock, returned to Medford 1777, died 1781. 1775from Gloucester 1779June-June, ‘80Samuel Chandler1779from Andover 1780Aug.-July, ‘81Williams Brooks1780from Lincoln 1781Aug.-July, ‘82George Hall1781from Medford 1782Oct.-June, ‘83Artemas Baker1782from Templeton, b. 1759 1783Nov.-Jan. ‘84[Henry] Wight1782from Medfield, b. 1752 1784May-July, ‘84FredericParker Benjamin FromToHarvard ClassNotes 1784July-Oct. ‘84Jonathan Burr1784from Bridgewater
Edward Upham (search for this): chapter 1
erms of service are given, also the year when a person of the same name was graduated from Harvard College. The brief biographical information given is of the man graduated from the college, in the hope that at some future time evidence will be brought forward connecting the two beyond a doubt. Teachers in first School-house 1732-1771 FromToHarvard ClassNotes 1732Thomas Tufts, Jr.1732born, Medford, 1712 1733Solomon Page1729b. 1710 Hampton, N. H. d. 1788 Bath, Me. 1735Jan.-Aug. '36Edward Upham1734entered college from Maiden 1736Dec.-Mch. '37John Sprague1730 1737 1737Mch.-Mch. '38Joseph Manning1730From Cambridge d. at Woburn 1738Mch.-June, '38John Sprague1737 1738Daniel Emerson1739 1739Joseph Manning1730 1740'42William Vinal1739 from Boston 1742Oct.-Sept. '44Andrew Boardman1737 From Cambridge 1744Sept.-Jan. '47William Whitmore1744 b. Medford, 1725 d. Mch. 10, 1760, of smallpox 1747April-Jan. '48Caleb Upham1744from Maiden 1748Aug.-May, '51Samuel Angier1748From Cambri
Peter Seccombe (search for this): chapter 1
s for Iron work for ye New Meet: House:4511 To Cash paid to Francis Leathe for keeping ye Wid: Willis21311 To Cash paid to ye Reverd Mr Turell for his Sallary in 17291000000 To Cash paid to Mr Stephen Hall being pt: of ye charge of ye Great Comtee:100000 To Cash pd: Mr: Bowdoin, for Glass & Lead for ye New Meet: House300000 To Do pd. to ffrancis Leathe. for keeping ye Widow Willis great Comtee140000 To Cash paid to Capt Ebenr: Brooks being pt of ye Charge of ye70000 To Cash pd to Peter Seccombe, for ye aforesd use20000 To Do. pd. to Benja: Willis, for Entertaining ye Great Commtee171305 To Cash pd: to Mr Stephen Hall, for pt: of ye charge of ye Gt: Comtee:20000 To Do pd. to Jonath: Bradshaw, for highway work & his Room01200 To Cash pd: to Edward Oakes for his Pew lott & building10609 [ ] Do: pd. to Lydia Peirce for Sweeping ye Meeting House in 17293000 [ ] Do. pd. to John Bradshaw Junr. by Mr Aaron Clevelands Ordr:8603 [ ]To Do. pd to Mr Gibbs for keeping School in ye ye
Joseph P. Hall (search for this): chapter 1
tee shall think most proper signed Samuel Swan j. Fitch Hall, Caleb Brooks, Joseph P. Hall, Jona Brooks, Committee. April 1, 1805, it was voted not to accept the rks, easterly on land of Richard Hall one hundred feet, northerly on land of said Hall twenty six rods ten links to the lane aforesaid. This land in accordance with th side of the river and all to the Westward of said Hall's house, including said Hall's family to form one district to be called the West District. Your Committee fuRecedd: of John Richardson Esqr£210[ ] 1730 March 14To Cash Recedd: of Mr Step: Hall pd: him by Jno: Hall for not Serv= Constable50[ ] 21To Cash Reced of Capt Saml Hall for not Serv= Constable50[ ] 21To Cash Reced of Capt Saml Wade for his Pew10[ ][ ] Loanrst To Do Received Mr John Bradshaw for pt: of ye 50000 Int11 [ ][ ] May 9To Do Reced of Mr. Willm. Patten for his Pew——50[ ][ ] 12ToTo Do Recedd: of Ebenr. Brooks Junr. for his Pew9[ ][ ] To Do Recedd: of Nathl: Hall for his Pew3[ ][ ] To Do Recedd: of Benja: Tufts for his Pew3[ ][ ] 14To Do Re
Ebenezer Brooks Junr (search for this): chapter 1
f the Place where and of what demention it may be proper for to Build sd House and what the cost may be. The committee chosen consisted of John Willis, John Whitmore, William Patten, Jonathan Tompson, William Willis, who reported at the adjourned meeting Oct. 19, that it would be Proper for the Town to Build their Scoole House, Twenty-four foot long, and twenty foot wide and ten foot stud & the Place they were of opinion to Build on was the Town land by the Meeting House Joyning near Ebenezer Brooks Junr. land, the Norwest Corner of said House to be at a stake and a stone which they have Prefixed. This report was accepted, but when it was Put to vote whether the town will raise Eighty Pounds money . . . for to Build a Scoole House and to Defray the charge of a scoole the inhabitants said, No 1 The same attempt was made, with like result, Feb. 3, 1731, and again March 1, 1731. On Oct. 5, 1731, a committee of four men was chosen to consider the subject and report. The same five me
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