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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 13., The last Medford Indian. (search)
oyhood, as a neighbor, he had abundant opportunity to learn what were this old Indian woman's characteristics. He wrote, Hannah was kind hearted, a faithful friend, a sharp enemy, a judge of herbs, a weaver of baskets, and a lover of rum. This is ad to a Thanksgiving dinner, probably spoiled in the total destruction of Old Toney's house by fire. We may query whether Hannah cooked the dinner that was to have been served to Toney's dozen colored friends; and also how the fire originated, but al the Donty Richardson lot. The town of Winchester now owns it. But cool and refreshing as was the spring water in 1820, Hannah was still a lover of rum, and on December 22 came down to see Mrs. Hutchinson while under its influence. After venting hatomy to medical students. On the Woburn records (some years ago printed) is this entry among the deaths:— Shinar, Hannah, Indian, pauper of Medford, Dec. 22, 1820, 82 yrs. The town record here quoted gives clue to the way by which an old
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 13., Stage-coach days in Medford. (search)
vern fame, and his first wife, Esther Tufts. She was born July 4, 1792, in a family blessed with fourteen children. Hannah Adams Wyman, the only child of this union, was baptized September 15, 1822. Mrs. Wyman died May 16, 1859, and her husband, Joseph junior, died July 16, 1867, in the house standing on High street numbered 43. After selling out his business he went to the old home farm a while, and finally moved to the west half of the house just mentioned, west of the Savings Bank. Hannah was well-favored in regard to looks, but inherited some of the oddity of her father. After his death she lived for a while in Sables court, then in the old Fountain House (formerly a famous inn), where she died, October 5, 1880, aged fifty-eight years, seven months and sixteen days. She supported herself by sewing, and the fine work she put into men's shirts, all hand made, could not be surpassed. Mr. Wyman started his stage at first from his father's farm, then from the corner of High a