Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order

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Old Houses

Province, Province court, built, 1689

Purchased by the town, 1716

Sold by the town, 1779

Kept as a tavern, 1834

Opened as Ordway Hall, Feb. 9, 1852

Partially burned and rebuilt, 1864

Ship Tavern, Noah's Ark, Ann street, built, 1646

Kept by John Viall, Vintner, 1655

Injured by an earthquake, 1663

Owned by Thomas Hutchinson, 1713

Purchased by the James family, 1794

Street widened, house removed, 1859

Stackpole, removed for Post-Office site, July, 1868

Triangular Warehouse, Roebuck passage, built, 1700

Merchants Row, removed, 1824

Williams House, Washington st., above Dover, removed, Sept., 1866

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Old persons

Aquitamong, an Indian, aged 112 years, visited Boston, Apr., 1723

Negro Williams, died in Boston, aged. 100 years, July 25, 1728

William Abrams, died in Prince st., aged 102, Feb. 13, 1843

Sexton Samuel Hughes, died, aged 108, Apr. 10, 1845

James Hayes, died in Hamilton street, aged 108, Sep. 17, 1849

Ralph Farnham visits Boston, aged 104, Oct. 18, 1860

Wm. W. Davenport, died in Boston, aged 100, Feb. 25, 1864

Colored man Perkins, died on Southac street, aged 100 years, Mar. 7, 1868

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Ole Bull

great violinist, Concert at the Melodeon, May 20, 1844

Played at the Coliseum Peace Festival, June 19, 1869

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Omnibus

come in use in Boston, May, 1833

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