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

Town

Thomas Marshall, chosen, Mar. 27, 1654

William Davis, chosen, Mar. 30, 1655

Hezekiah Usher, chosen, Mar. 14, 1663

John Joyleff, chosen, Mar. 26, 1667

Edward Willis, chosen, Mar. 30, 1684

Joseph Bridgman, chosen, Mar. 14, 1691

Ephraim Savage, chosen, Mar. 12, 1692

William Griggs, chosen, Mar. 8, 1696

Joseph Prout, chosen, Mar. 1, 1701

Samuel Gerrish, chosen, Mar. 11, 1733

Had no room to keep records, Oct. 10, 1734

Ezekiel Goldthwait, chosen, May 22, 1741

William Cooper, chosen, Mar. 9, 1761

William Cooper, clerk 49 years, died, Oct. 2, 1809

Thomas Clark, chosen, Oct. 24, 1809

Crier. The town had two, 1679

Clock. The town had one “in the Old Meeting-House,” 1691

One placed in the “Brick Meeting-House,” 1717

A vote to place one on Town House, 1717

Dock. The cove near Dock square, 1680

A vote passed to fill up, 1783

Quincy Market built thereon, 1825

Drummer, employed and paid by the town, 1643

House. A model for one prepared, 1656

Built of wood, head of King street, 1657

Repaired at a cost of £60, 1698

Burned with many valuable records, Dec. 9, 1747

Rebuilt of brick and wood, 1748