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August 9th, 1632 AD (search for this): chapter 2
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 Montreal, drill on Boston Common, Aug. 15, 1859 Firing by electricity on the Common, May 26, 1869 Providence, drill on Boston Common, Oct. 2, 1873 Ashbel, Kate assaulted Judge Rodgers in Police Court, July 6, 1849 Assessors of taxes first appointed by the Court, Aug. 9, 1632 Asylum for indigent boys, established in Phipps place, Mar. 23, 1814 For the blind; estate donated by Mr. Perkins, Apr. 19, 1833 Corner Salem and Charter streets removed, Apr. 18, 1835 For the blind, Mount Washington house opened, May, 1839 Lying-in, cor. Washington and Asylum sts. built, 1844 On West Springfield street built, 1857 On West Springfield st., made a Soldiers' Home, 1861 On West Springfield street, made the Old Men's Home, 1862 Athenxum Buildi
September 4th, 1632 AD (search for this): chapter 2
dy brought home from the war, Oct. 20, 1864 Weston the pedestrian, went through Boston for Chicago, Oct. 31, 1867 West Point Cadets In tents on Boston Common, Aug. 8, 1821 Weights and Measures regulated in the Province, 1705 West street Gate at the Common, completed, June 7, 1862 Whipped A man for shooting a fowl Sunday, Nov. 30, 1630 Philip Ratcliff, for scandal, June 14, 1631 Josiah Plaisted, for stealing, Sep. 27, 1631 A man, for profane swearing, Sep. 4, 1632 Several men and women, for petty crimes, Oct., 1632 Mrs. Oliver, for reproaching the Magistrates, Dec. 9, 1640 Obadiah Holmes, for being a Baptist, Feb., 1651 Holden and Copeland, Quakers, whipped and gagged, Sep. 23, 1657 Horrid Gardner, with a child at her breast, Quakeress, Sep., 1657 Many persons for being Baptists, 1667 Margaret Brewster, a Quakeress, at the cart's tail, July 8, 1677 A man that married his sister, Apr. 20, 1695 Three women, for lewdness, Ma
October, 1632 AD (search for this): chapter 2
the pedestrian, went through Boston for Chicago, Oct. 31, 1867 West Point Cadets In tents on Boston Common, Aug. 8, 1821 Weights and Measures regulated in the Province, 1705 West street Gate at the Common, completed, June 7, 1862 Whipped A man for shooting a fowl Sunday, Nov. 30, 1630 Philip Ratcliff, for scandal, June 14, 1631 Josiah Plaisted, for stealing, Sep. 27, 1631 A man, for profane swearing, Sep. 4, 1632 Several men and women, for petty crimes, Oct., 1632 Mrs. Oliver, for reproaching the Magistrates, Dec. 9, 1640 Obadiah Holmes, for being a Baptist, Feb., 1651 Holden and Copeland, Quakers, whipped and gagged, Sep. 23, 1657 Horrid Gardner, with a child at her breast, Quakeress, Sep., 1657 Many persons for being Baptists, 1667 Margaret Brewster, a Quakeress, at the cart's tail, July 8, 1677 A man that married his sister, Apr. 20, 1695 Three women, for lewdness, March, 1718 A boy aged thirteen, for indecent assault,
October 3rd, 1632 AD (search for this): chapter 2
Boston, 1855 Cotton, Rev. John escaped from Boston, Old England, 1633 Appointed pastor of the first Church, Oct 10, 1633 His house, southern part Pemberton Hill, 1645 Count Johannes and wife played at Boston Theatre, Mar. 12, 1864 Court for election of officers, held on the ship Arabella, Aug. 23, 1630 First held at Boston, Oct. 19, 1630 Of assistants organized, Nov. 30, 1630 To be held once each month, Mar. 6, 1631 Permanently. established at Boston, Oct. 3, 1632 Don't recognize the King's commissioners, May 24, 1665 Send agents to England to appease the King, 1683 Removed to Concord on account of small-pox, Jan. 3, 1764 Closed for want of revenue stamps, Dec. 18, 1765 Removed to Cambridge by the Governor, Mar. 20, 1771 General, of Massachusetts, organized, John Hancock Governor, Oct. 25, 1780 Held a session in Boston Town-house, May, 1781 Removed to the new State House, Beacon hill, 1798 Time of assembling changed from
November 5th, 1632 AD (search for this): chapter 2
buildings destroyed, one man killed, Sep. 8, 1869 Thunder and hail, much damage, June 20, 1870 Severe, with thunder and hail, Aug. 20, 1870 A tempest, Coliseum blown down, Mar. 26, 1872 A serious eastern, began, Nov. 25, 1877 A severe northeastern, began, Mar. 17, 1878 A severe one, does much damage, Oct. 12, 1878 Rain and wind does great damage, June 6, 1879 Wind and hail, 10,000 windows broken, great damage, July 16, 1879 Snow fell three feet deep, high wind, Nov. 5, 1632 Fell knee deep in one night, Dec. 5, 1633 Fell five feet deep, 1,100 cattle perish, Dec., 1716 Severe high wind and thunder, very remarkable, Feb. 2, 1728 Lay four feet deep on a level, Dec., 1741 Fell four feet deep in 24 hours, Jan. 1, 1774 And wind done great damage, Dec. 1, 1784 Said to lay six feet deep in Boston, Dec., 1786 Fell three feet deep one day, high wind, Jan. 17, 1867 Storms Snow fell eighteen inches deep in one day, Mar. 21, 1868 And win
December 25th, 1632 AD (search for this): chapter 2
June 25, 1875 George W. Pemberton, in jail, for Bingham murder, Oct. 8, 1875 Thomas W. Piper, in jail, for Mabel Young murder, May 26, 1876 Mr. Frost, at Worcester, for murder, May 26, 1876 Joseph B. Buswell, at Concord, N. H., for murder, July 10, 1879 Hanged William H. Devlin, at Cambridge, for murder, Mar. 14, 1879 John P. Phair, at Windsor, Vt., for murder, July 10, 1879 Harbor frozen over far down the bay, Dec. 26, 1630 Frozen over, far down the bay, Dec. 25, 1632 Good walking on the ice to Governor's Garden, Nov. 5, 1633 Frozen over to Governor's Garden, Dec. 11, 1634 Frozen over a long way down, Dec. 27, 1640 Eight persons fall through the ice and drown, Dec. 1649 Frozen over down to Nantasket, Dec., 1697 Frozen over to Long Island, Jan. 11, 1711 Closed as a port of entry, by the British, May 10, 1774 Blockaded in the Embargo excitement, Jan. 23, 1809 English fleet, hourly expected, Sep. 10, 1814 Frozen over down to
March, 1633 AD (search for this): chapter 2
own vote to have three, 1734 In Dock Square, destroyed by a mob, Sep., 1739 Faneuil Hall, given the town by Peter Faneuil, Sep. 13, 1742 Stalls in Faneuil Hall advertised to let, May 18, 1793 Faneuil Hall closed as a market, Sep. 1, 1826 Faneuil Hall repaired for a market, Oct. 8, 1858 Quincy, completed and opened, Aug. 26, 1826 Boylston, corner-stone laid, May 23, 1809 Blackstone street, completed and opened, Sep. 22, 1854 Place, established about the town dock, Mar., 1633 Allowed near the Town House only, June, 1696 Sheep, at the west end of Faneuil Hall, 1790 Hay and Wood, near West street, 1746 Near Charles street, 1824 Removed to Concord street, 1843 In Merrimac street, 1824 Marine Railway near the foot of Battery Wharf, completed, Dec., 1826 Marriage with near relatives forbidden by law, April, 1695 Masonic Lodge. Saint John's, instituted in Boston, 1733 Chapter. Saint Andrew's Royal Arch, instituted, 1769 Saint
March 4th, 1633 AD (search for this): chapter 2
39, Jan. 1, 1880 Oil. Number in use in the streets, 2,276, Jan. 1, 1880 Gasoline experiment nearly abandoned, Jan. 1, 1880 Lamson, Silas with his scythe-snath, lecturing in Boston, 1844 Lawyers practising in the town, 31, 1789 Practising in the town, 85, 1822 Practising in the City, 150, 1843 Practising in the City, 478, 1850 Practising in the City, 643, 1868 Lawyers practising in the City, 1,100, 1880 Lectures Thursday, public, began in Boston, Mar. 4, 1633 Discontinued about 1833 Lee, Gen. Robert E. surrendered Southern Army to Gen. Grant, Apr. 10, 1865 Legerdemain By Richard Potter, at Concert Hall, Oct. 10, 1831 By Signor Blitz, at Concert Hall, Nov. 23, 1835 By John Harrington, at Concert Hall, Mar. 31, 1837 Liberty Pole One raised corner Orange and Essex streets, 1783 One raised at Liberty square, Jan. 25, 1793 One renewed cor. Washington and Essex streets, July 4, 1826 One 120 feet high raised near t
November, 1633 AD (search for this): chapter 2
ion throughout the United States proclaimed, Jan. 1, 1863 Sleighs carrying sixty-two persons, come in use, Feb., 1846 Smokers in the streets on Sundays, arrested and fined, April, 1822 In the streets on week-days, arrested and fined, Oct., 1829 In the streets, vigorously prosecuted, June, 1848 Smokers' Retreat with seats prepared on the Common, June, 1851 Snodgrass, Emma A girl about the streets in men's clothes, Nov., 1852 Small-pox prevalent in town, Nov., 1633 Forty persons died during the year , 1666 Very fatal in town and country, Nov., 1698 Carried off many inhabitants, 1702 Inoculation with kine-pox, by Dr. Boylston, May, 1721 Red flags denote its presence, May, 1751 Inoculation forbidden by the Governor, Jan., 1764 Rages in town, the Court removed to Concord, Nov., 1792 10,000 school children vaccinated in three months, 1824 Created great alarm in Boston, Sept., 1872 Hospital built at Pine Island, Oct., 1872
November 5th, 1633 AD (search for this): chapter 2
rder, Oct. 8, 1875 Thomas W. Piper, in jail, for Mabel Young murder, May 26, 1876 Mr. Frost, at Worcester, for murder, May 26, 1876 Joseph B. Buswell, at Concord, N. H., for murder, July 10, 1879 Hanged William H. Devlin, at Cambridge, for murder, Mar. 14, 1879 John P. Phair, at Windsor, Vt., for murder, July 10, 1879 Harbor frozen over far down the bay, Dec. 26, 1630 Frozen over, far down the bay, Dec. 25, 1632 Good walking on the ice to Governor's Garden, Nov. 5, 1633 Frozen over to Governor's Garden, Dec. 11, 1634 Frozen over a long way down, Dec. 27, 1640 Eight persons fall through the ice and drown, Dec. 1649 Frozen over down to Nantasket, Dec., 1697 Frozen over to Long Island, Jan. 11, 1711 Closed as a port of entry, by the British, May 10, 1774 Blockaded in the Embargo excitement, Jan. 23, 1809 English fleet, hourly expected, Sep. 10, 1814 Frozen over down to the Castle, Jan. 5, 1835 Frozen over nine miles down, Feb.
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