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February (search for this): chapter 16
ord. Her grandfather was Rev. John Cotton, of England, a very distinguished divine. Dr. Simon Tufts, of Medford, was the youngest son of Peter and. Mercy Tufts. 1727.--Mr. Thomas Seccomb left valuable records, in manuscript, containing a notice of every clergyman who preached in Medford, and all the texts preached from, between 1727 and 1774; also a record of all baptisms and all contributions. Book No 1 begins Sept.3, 1727;and ends June1, 1736. Book No 2 begins June20, 1736;and ends Feb.28, 1745. Book No 3 begins March3, 1745;and ends Dec.3, 1767. Book No 4 begins Dec.20, 1767;and ends May1, 1774. In the second meeting-house, 5,134 sermons were preached, and 1,218 persons baptized. Oct. 29, 1727.--The great earthquake occurred on this day (Sunday); and. the selectmen of Medford appointed the next Wednesday, Nov. 2, to be observed as a day of fasting and humiliation on that account. September, 1729.--The Yankee habit of using a jack-knife on all occasions and in a
February (search for this): chapter 3
loose and detached from their place, and may very easily be lost. The first record is as follows:--The first Monday of February, in the year of our Lord, 1674. At a meeting of the inhabitants of Meadford, Mr. Nathaniel Wade was chosen constable foe set sail from Old England with four good ships. And, in May following, eight more followed; two having gone before in February and March, and two more following in June and August, besides another set out by a private merchant. These seventeen shpungs to Boston, passed over that bridge in companies of five, ten, fifteen, and twenty within the months of January and February. Perhaps the strangest fact connected with it is, that it is still the only bridge for common highway travel now (1855)ng now thoroughly informed by your letters, bearing date the 13th Sept. last, which came to my hands the 13 this instant February, we do not a little rejoice; and to hear that my good cousin, your wife, were perfectly recovered of her health would be
February (search for this): chapter 4
time a right to organize itself and choose a representative without further legislation. Thus Medford was an incorporated town in 1630. The first representative was Stephen Willis, elected Feb. 25, 1684. The annual meeting was always held in February. In the absence of early records, we are left to conjecture, from what afterwards appeared, what existed in the earliest times. We therefore presume that the first settlers of Medford did as their neighbors did; that is, organized a municipa 1702, in the fourteenth year of His Majesty's reign. By other of the selectmen of said Medford. Jno. Bradstreet, Town-clerk. Among the oldest records existing, we have proof of what we have said, as follows:-- The first Monday of February, in the year of our Lord 1677, Goodman John Hall was chosen Constable by the inhabitants of Meadford for the year ensuing. Joseph Wade, John Hall, and Stephen Willis, were chosen Selectmen for ordering of the affairs of the plantation for the y
February (search for this): chapter 9
ociety1822 Family Prayer-book,--17th edition, 1853; 1st edition1822 Annual Address before Old Colony Peace Society1823 Account of St. Thome Christians1823 Abstract of the History of the Jews1824 Description of the Jewish Festivals1824 Daily Monitor,--Reflections for each Day in the Year1828 New Year's Sermon on Procrastination1830 Prayers for Young Persons1831 Biography of Eminent Men and Women, 2 vols.1832 Visit to Vaucluse, France1833 Visit to Mount Vesuvius during an Eruption, February1834 Leaves from a Journal,--Carnival and Holy Week at Rome1835 Discourse at the Funeral of Rev. Jacob Flint, Cohasset1835 Prussian System of Education, &c.,--Lectures delivered before the Legislatures of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Connecticut1836 History of Preaching in New England1836 Oration at Quincy, July 41837 Normal Schools,--Lecture before American Institute of Instruction, at Worcester1837 System of Education in Holland,--Introductory Lecture before the Americ
February 3rd (search for this): chapter 3
usiness transacted by our early fathers. As a specimen of their keen appetite and steady perseverance, we give a list of purchases by Mr. Peter Tufts, chiefly on Mystic side: -- 1664, June 22.Bought of Parmelia Nowell200 acres. 1664, June 22.Bought of Parmelia Nowellcommons, 24 acres. 1674, Sept. 28.Bought of Benjamin Bunker17 cow-commons. 1677, April 20.Bought of Richard Russell350 acres. 1679, Nov. 16.Bought of A. Shadwell32 acres. 1681, Sept. 20.Bought of S. Rowse32 acres. 1682, Feb. 3.Bought of John Green6 acres. 1682, May 18.Bought of Alexander Stewart11 acres. 1682, May 29.Bought of M. Dady10 acres. 1682, Dec. 22.Bought of L. Hamond8 1/4 acres. 1684, June 8.Bought of Christopher Goodwin16 acres. 1684, Dec. 13.Bought of Isaac Johnson1 cow-common. 1685, June 20.Bought of Wm. Dady3 cow-commons. 1687, April 21.Bought of Wm. Dady3 acres. 1691, Oct. 5.Bought of Wm. Dady4 cow-commons. 1693, Aug. 20.Bought of J. Frost10 1/2 acres. 1694, May 17.Bought of J. Lynde8 3/4
February 9th (search for this): chapter 10
istian enthusiasm. Second meeting-house. Second meeting-house, 1727. A new house was first proposed May 28, 1716, because the enlargement of the old would cost nearly as much as the building of a new one. The committee reported that its size should be fifty feet long, thirty-eight broad, and twenty-seven feet stud. It was to have diamond glass and window-shutters, and was to cost four hundred and fifty pounds. In 1719, the subject again came up for more decisive action; and, in Feb. 9 of that year, they put the question in this form: Put to vote, whether the town will build a new meeting-house forthwith. Voted in the negative. A movement so full of interest to every family would naturally bring out some diversity of opinion in a widely scattered population. In order, therefore, to secure harmony in the best plan, they were willing to accede to what judicious and disinterested men might say was best. Accordingly, March 7, 1720, in a full town-meeting, they put the qu
February 10th (search for this): chapter 18
He m. Hannah----, who d. Mar. 22, 1732, aged 81. He d. July 29, 1718. Children were--  3-9Abigail, b. Oct. 3, 1677; m. Wm. Patten, May 3, 1701.  10Thomas, b. Sept. 19, 1679; d. May 16, 1731.  11 John, b. Aug. 6, 1681; m.Rebecca Tufts, Apr. 17, 1717, who d. Aug. 21, 1747, aged 54. He d. Aug. 8, 1755.  12 Jonathan, b. Feb. 23, 1684; m.1st, Dorothy Wade, Oct. 17, 1706; 2d, widow Mary Eliot, 1726. He d. s. p., Sept., 1749.  13 Benjamin, b. Oct. 30, 1686; m.Ruth Bradshaw, Feb. 10, 1714, who d. Feb. 19, 1752. He d. Feb. 3, 1767.  14Hannah, b. 1688; m. Peter Seccomb.  15Mary, b. July 15, 1690; m. Benj. Parker, Apr. 22, 1714.  16Stephen.  17Rebecca, m. Thomas Seccomb. 2-6Stephen Willis m. Susanna----, and d. Mar. 15, 1718. She d. Mar. 12, 1742. His children were--  6-18Susanna, b. Nov. 13, 1699; d. Nov. 8, 1700.  19Deborah, b. June 27, 1701; d. July 15, 1718.  20Eliot, b. Aug. 13, 1702; d. Jan. 21, 1705.  21Patience, b. Dec. 26, 1708.  22Mary, b.
February 15th (search for this): chapter 8
, 1854. Grace church. The liturgy of the Protestant Episcopal church was first used in public worship, in Medford, on Christmas Eve, A. D. 1847. About the same time, a hall was procured, and the services of a clergyman were engaged for a limited time, in the hope that it might be found expedient to form a parish. It soon became manifest that a sufficient number of persons were interested in the enterprise to justify this step, and a meeting was accordingly called ; and, on the 15th day of February, A. D. 1848, a parish was legally organized, under the name of Grace Church. In March following, the Rev. David Greene Haskins was chosen rector. In September, 1849, measures were taken for building a church. A convenient location was chosen, and a small but neat and beautiful edifice was erected, and, on the 11th of May, 1850, consecrated to the worship of God. Mr. Haskins retained the charge of the parish until February, 1852; when he resigned, and was succeeded by the Rev. Ju
February 20th (search for this): chapter 10
committee, referring to a meeting-house in Medford, as a perfect result according to the votes of said town. Voted in the negative. It does not appear what were the grounds of objection to the result of the committee; but the vote above, of Feb. 20, drew forth the following protest from the Westenders:-- We, the subscribers, do enter our dissent against the town's proceedings in the above-written vote (of the 20th of February), for the following reasons; to wit:-- 1 That, at a me20th of February), for the following reasons; to wit:-- 1 That, at a meeting legally convened, March 14, 1720, the town did make choice of a committee of five gentlemen, to advise and determine the affair of the meeting-house in said town, as may at large appear by said votes referring thereto; and did also bind themselves, by a vote, to abide by, and rest satisfied with, the advice and determination of said committee. 2. The gentlemen chosen by the town as a committee, being met at Medford, April 2, 1720, after consultation upon said affair, drew up a result, u
February 22nd (search for this): chapter 3
.Bought of J. Newell10 1/2 acres. 1696, Nov. 3.Bought of John Melvin7 3/4 acres. 1696, Dec. 8.Bought of John Cary (Walnut Tree Hill）3 1/2 acres. 1697, April 15.Bought of Timothy Goodwinthree pieces. 1697, May 10.Bought of John Dexter9 acres. 1698, May 30.Bought of John Frothingham10 1/2 acres. 1698, Nov. 25.Bought of John Blaney7 acres.    Including the cow-commons, about835 acres. During this time, they sold as follows:-- 1680, Jan. 30.To S. Grove, in Malden20 acres. 1691, Feb. 22.To Jonathan Tufts, brick-yards39 acres. 1697, Jan. 10.To Jonathan Wade, in Medford12 1/2 acres. Mr. Peter Tufts, born in England, 1617, was the father of the Tufts family in Medford. He died May 13, 1700, aged 83. He was buried in Malden, where his tomb may now be seen. Joseph Tufts writes thus of him:-- But he who sleeps within this sacred grave, He felt the tyrant's sting. Deep in his soul Sublime religion breathed. The stormy wave Here placed him free, beyond a king's cont
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