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of Boston, 1765
Chosen Representative by the Sons of Liberty, May 6, 1766
Was Captain of the Cadets, 1772
His Military Commission revoked by Gen. Gage, Aug. 18, 1774
President of the Continental Congress, July 4, 1776
Elected the first Governor of the State, 1780
Died at Boston, aged 55 years, Oct. 8, 1793
Likeness placed in Faneuil Hall, Apr. 19, 1830
Handcarts
no longer allowed to stand in State st., Oct. 4, 1809
Hanged
William S. Schouler, for murder, Sep. 28, 1637
Dorothy Talbe, an insane woman, Dec. 10, 1638
James Britton and Mary Latham, for murder, Mar. 21, 1643
William Franklin, for murder, Apr. 8, 1644
Margaret Jones, for witchcraft, June 15, 1648
Anna Hibbins, for witchcraft, March, 1656
Robinson and Stephenson, Antimonians, Oct. 20, 1659
William Ledro, for being a Quaker, Mar. 16, 1659
Hanged
Mary Dyer, for being a Quakeress, June 1, 1660
John Littlejohn, for murder, Sep. 22, 1675
About 30 Indian prisoners
1877
Base, at South End grounds, 5000 persons present, June 17, 1877
Balloon
sent up from the Green Dragon Tavern, Union street, Nov. 1, 1790
Ascension from the Common by Durant, July 31, 1834
Ascension from the Common by Lauriatt, July 4, 1835
Ascensions became common on Independence days, July 4, 1854
Banished
from the town, several knaves and harlots, Mar. 4, 1630
Roger Williams, for what was called heresy, Oct. 13, 1635
Rev. Mr. Wheelwright, for heresy, Oct. 3, 1637
Capt. Underhill, for defamation, Sep. 17, 1638
Hugh-Bewett, because he thought he did not sin, Dec. 9, 1640
Mrs. Hutchinson, for sedition, Oct. 3, 1737
200 Scotchmen just arrived from Nova Scotia, Nov. 10, 1755
Rev. Matthew Byles, and many other Tories, 1778
Banks
Massachusetts, First New England Bank, established Mar. 18, 1784
Union went into operation, Aug. 1, 1792
U. S. Branch Building, State street, corner-stone laid, July 5, 1824
Suspension throughout th
g held at Faneuil Hall, Mar. 12, 1866
Ferry
Winnisimmet, began by Thomas Williams, May 14, 1631
Had three row boats, 1711
To let for a term of fifteen years, 1779
An iron steamboat put on, Aug. 13, 1832
Steamboats running every fifteen minutes, Jan. 1, 1880
Charlestown, began by Edward Carver, June 14, 1631
From north part of Lynn st. to Charlestown, 1708
Discontinued, Charles River bridge built, June 17, 1786
Noddle's Island, kept by Ed. Bendall, row boats, Dec. 18, 1637
Steamboats began running, Oct. 16, 1832
Steamboats ran every ten minutes, Jan. 1, 1880
People's, to E. Boston.
the North Ferry opened, Oct. 12, 1854
Field
Mill (or Mylne), land north of Mill Creek, 1634
Fort, about Fort Hill, 1634
Colburn's, at the South End, 1640
Common, south of Century Hill (Beacon Hill), 1640
Webber's, at the South End, 1640
New, north of Cambridge street, 1650
Field
Coffin's, near Essex and Summer streets, 1777
Blackstone's
uthorities much trouble, 1692
Arminianism
a Church of the Order formed in Boston, Oct. 3, 1742
Arnold, Benedict
the traitor, exposed; great sensation in town, Nov. 23, 1780
Artillery
Ancient and Honorable Company organized, June 1, 1638
British have six guns mounted on Copp's hill, June 17, 1775
Park, near Park square. Name suggested, 1812
Of the South End, Capt. Lobdell, at Mill Dam opening, 1821
Band concert in the morning on the Common, July 4, 1859
Of Montry, 1728
Duke Alexis
a Russian Prince, visited Boston, Dec. 8, 1871
Dwellings
in town, 1,000, 1697
In town, 3,000, 1709
In town, 6,700, 1800
In the City, 41,402, 1880
E.
Earthquakes
A severe one occurred in Boston, June 1, 1638
One done considerable damage in town, Jan. 26, 1662
Five occurred during the year , 1669
One rocked the houses in town, Oct. 29, 1727
Threw down vane on Faneuil Hall, and ten chimneys, Nov. 18, 1755
Four slight shocks this year,
ch street, dedicated, 1868
Catholic, Children's, Harrison avenue, opened, 1870
On Marcellus street, for truant boys, opened, 1878
New England, 41 Worcester street, for destitute women, 1880
Hook, Jacob
A veteran constable, died at the hospital, aged 65, June 30, 1855
Hoop Skirts
ridiculed in Franklin's newspaper, Feb., 1725
Horn-blowing
in the streets prohibited by law, June 28, 1809
Hornet's Nest
on the Common, mistaken for a pine-apple, by an Englishman, July 3, 1638
Horticultural Hall
on School street, dedicated, May 15, 1845
Corner Tremont and Bromfield street, built, 1864
Horse
Trot. Dexter went a mile in 2m. 19s., July 30, 1867
Julien went a mile in 2.12 3/4 at San Francisco, Oct. 25, 1879
Show. Great attraction on the Fair Grounds, South End, Oct. 20, 1856
Hospital
Massachusetts General, McLean street, incorporated, 1811
Lying-in, corner Washington and Asylum street, built, 1844
City, corner Harrison avenue and Wo
resent, June 17, 1877
Balloon
sent up from the Green Dragon Tavern, Union street, Nov. 1, 1790
Ascension from the Common by Durant, July 31, 1834
Ascension from the Common by Lauriatt, July 4, 1835
Ascensions became common on Independence days, July 4, 1854
Banished
from the town, several knaves and harlots, Mar. 4, 1630
Roger Williams, for what was called heresy, Oct. 13, 1635
Rev. Mr. Wheelwright, for heresy, Oct. 3, 1637
Capt. Underhill, for defamation, Sep. 17, 1638
Hugh-Bewett, because he thought he did not sin, Dec. 9, 1640
Mrs. Hutchinson, for sedition, Oct. 3, 1737
200 Scotchmen just arrived from Nova Scotia, Nov. 10, 1755
Rev. Matthew Byles, and many other Tories, 1778
Banks
Massachusetts, First New England Bank, established Mar. 18, 1784
Union went into operation, Aug. 1, 1792
U. S. Branch Building, State street, corner-stone laid, July 5, 1824
Suspension throughout the country, hard times, May 11, 1837
Resume spe
Sons of Liberty, May 6, 1766
Was Captain of the Cadets, 1772
His Military Commission revoked by Gen. Gage, Aug. 18, 1774
President of the Continental Congress, July 4, 1776
Elected the first Governor of the State, 1780
Died at Boston, aged 55 years, Oct. 8, 1793
Likeness placed in Faneuil Hall, Apr. 19, 1830
Handcarts
no longer allowed to stand in State st., Oct. 4, 1809
Hanged
William S. Schouler, for murder, Sep. 28, 1637
Dorothy Talbe, an insane woman, Dec. 10, 1638
James Britton and Mary Latham, for murder, Mar. 21, 1643
William Franklin, for murder, Apr. 8, 1644
Margaret Jones, for witchcraft, June 15, 1648
Anna Hibbins, for witchcraft, March, 1656
Robinson and Stephenson, Antimonians, Oct. 20, 1659
William Ledro, for being a Quaker, Mar. 16, 1659
Hanged
Mary Dyer, for being a Quakeress, June 1, 1660
John Littlejohn, for murder, Sep. 22, 1675
About 30 Indian prisoners-of-war, Aug., 1676
Capt. James Hawkins, and s
e Boylston Market, 1814
New England, at 76 Court st. (Scollay square), 1818
Boston, corner Tremont and Bromfield streets, opened, 1841
Kimball's, Tremont street near Court, opened, Nov. 2, 1846
Natural History, Boylston street, dedicated, June 1, 1864
Fine Arts, on Boylston street, incorporated, 1870
Music Hall
on Winter street, built and completed, Nov. 20, 1852
The Great Organ unveiled in the Hall, Oct. 31, 1863
Muster
on the Common, 1,000 soldiers in fine, May 6, 1639
1,200 soldiers, no rum, no swearing, Sep. 15, 1641
Montgomery Guards' difficulty, Sep. 12, 1837
Fourteen Boston Companies in the line, Sep. 27, 1842
A great review of returned regiments, Dec. 15, 1865
N.
Nantasket
desired to secede from the United States, Dec. 20, 1785
Has become a great summer resort, 1880
Navy Yard
ground ceded to the United States, 1800
Neck lands
by the great highway next Roxburie, 1634
Had a gate and a stile (near Dover street
e, Sep. 17, 1880
Station
Home, in Sudbury street, for tramp lodgers, 1866
Sanitary, placed on little hill, on Common, Oct. 1, 1867
Steam engine
A model exhibited in Boylston Hall, May 1, 1830
First placed on Worcester Railroad, Mar. 17, 1834
Used in pile driving, at new Custom House, Sep. 1, 1837
St. George's Rooms
opened at Masonic Temple, Aug. 13, 1867
Saint Louis
City Government visit Boston, Oct. 2, 1865
Stocks
built, in which to punish criminals, Nov., 1639
A woman exposed in one, on King street, May 10, 1753
Storms
rain and wind.
The tide rose twenty feet high, Aug. 14, 1635
High tide does great damage, Nov. 12, 1641
Done much damage, Sep. 18, 1727
Terrible, Long Wharf Crane blown down, Feb. 5, 1754
Ropewalks at West End destroyed, Feb. 24, 1793
And hail, done great damage, July 11, 1797
Storms
Spray and birds driven in twenty miles, Sep. 26, 1815
Very severe along the coast, Oct., 1832
Great damage don
