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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 4: (search)
of April, 1775, he hastened towards Lexington, and did duty through the day. Lieut. Gould, taken prisoner at Concord, was committed to his custody at Medford. He was chaplain in the frigate Hancock, in 1777, when she captured the British frigate Fox. Afterwards, when the Hancock and Fox were retaken by the British off Halifax, he was carried there as prisoner of war, but was soon released. He had not money to give, but he would have given his life, to the American cause. He died at MedfordFox were retaken by the British off Halifax, he was carried there as prisoner of war, but was soon released. He had not money to give, but he would have given his life, to the American cause. He died at Medford, May 6, 1781, aged 48. Medford took steps to pay its debts at the earliest period. It was to be done by degrees; and, May 12, 1785, they vote thus: To raise £ 400 to defray the expenses of the town, and £ 400 towards sinking the town-debt. The next year they vote that one quarter of the town's debt be paid this year. They thus continued the wise work of liquidating all claims against their treasury, and, before many years, were free also in this particular. Our fathers shared largely
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Chapter 6: ecclesiastical history. (search)
Brattle, of Cambridge; Mr. John Hancock, of Lexington; Mr. Simon Bradstreet, of Charlestown; Mr. John Fox, of Woburn; and Mr. David Parsons, of Malden; all of whom (except the Rev. Mr. Wm. Brattle and Mr. John Fox, who at this time labored under bodily indispositions) were present, with other delegates of the churches. The reverend elders and messengers being assembled at the house of Br. John, the town held a fast, to seek divine guidance in procuring a minister; and Rev. Messrs. Colman, Fox, Hancock, Brown, and Appleton were invited to conduct the religious exercises. Thus, after the dthe Rev. Mr. Benjamin Colman, the Rev. Mr. Simon Bradstreet, the Rev. Mr. Richard Brown, the Rev. Mr. John Fox, the Rev. Mr. Nathaniel Appleton, the Rev. Mr. William Cooper, the Rev. Mr. Joshua Gee, were absent; scil., the Rev. Dr. C. Mather, the Rev. S. Bradstreet, the Rev. R. Brown, and the Rev. J. Fox. The rest, being present, at the house of Brother John Bradshaw, formed themselves into a
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), Index. (search)
Dexter, 36, 44, 139. Dill, 511. Diseases, 449. Distilleries, 390. Dix, 36. Dudley, 14, 30, 31, 33, 77. Edes, 511. Education, 275, 278. Eliot, 37, 511, 538, 562. Endecott, 30, 32, 83. Erving, 176, 570. Expenses, 117. Farwell, 511. Faulkner, 49. Felt, 36. Ferry, Penny, 6. Fillebrown family, 511. Fillebrown, 97, 417. Fire-department, 471. First Settlers, 36. First House, 39. Fisheries, 381, 386. Fitch, 36. Forests, 13, 14. Fox, 36, 512. Francis family, 512. Francis, 36, 37, 194, 231, 258, 313, 326, 355, 388. Freeman's Oath, 98. Frost, 44. Frothingham, 44. Fulton, 514. Gardner, 4, 574. Garrett, 36, 42. Gibons, 37, 43, 73, 74. Gilchrist, 514. Gillegrove, 515. Glover, 41. Goodnow, 36. Goodwin, 44. Grace Church, 277. Graduates, 301. Graves, 13. Greatton, 515. Greene, 32, 36, 44. Greenland, 15, 36. Greenleaf family, 515. Greenleaf, 106. Gregg family, 516
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Book III (continued) (search)
to Paul Leicester Ford's Janice Meredith, which as a novel competed with S. Weir Mitchell's Hugh Wynne. See Book III Chap XI The manager thought there was certainty in a play based on a book which had sold into the thousands. The book market was full of literary successes and was drawn upon for the stage. Mary Johnston's To have and to hold and Audrey; Winston Churchill's Richard Carvel and The crisis; Charles Major's When Knighthood was in flower; George W. Cable's The Cavalier; John Fox's Trail of the Lonesome Pine; Richard Harding Davis's Soldiers of fortune—the list might be stretched to interminable length. Out of this type of playwriting the theatre gained certain striking successes. After the popularity of Monsieur Beaucaire, Booth Tarkington entered the dramatic ranks with his The man from home (in collaboration, Astor Theatre, 17 August, 1908), Cameo Kirby (Hackett Theatre, 20 December, 1909), Your humble servant (Garrick Theatre, 3 January, 1909), The country Cou
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Index (search)
493 For the country, 50 Fortier, Alcee, 598 Fortnightly Review, 102 Fortune hunter, the, 294 Forty-five minutes from Broadway, 289 Forty Years among the Old Booksellers of Philadelphia, 545 n. Forty years in the Turkish Empire, 136 Forty Years with the Cheyennes, 148 Foster, John, 534 Fourier, 233, 437 Four Old plays, 484 Four years in the government exploring expedition commanded by Captain Charles Wilkes, 136 Fowler, Wm. C., 479 Fox, Gilbert, 494 Fox, John, 288 Foxe, John, 521 F. P. A. See Adams, Franklin P. France and England in North America, 190 France et Espagne, 592, 593 Francesca da Rimini, 268, 269 Francis, J. W., 179 Francis, Tench, 427 Francke, Kuno, 585 Frank Leslie's monthly, 318 Franklin, Benjamin, 18, 41, 227, 389 392, 393, 394, 400, 402, 426, 428, 445, 521, 526, 558, 561, 566, 574, 576 Franklin, Sir, John, 167, 168 Frederic, Harold, 92 Frederic Lemaire, 278 Free banking, 438 Freedom of the will, 2
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., List of Massachusetts officers and soldiers who died of wounds. (search)
ank.Command.When and Where Wounded.Date and Place of Death. Fontaine, Andrew, Jr.,19th Mass. Inf.,– –Yorktown, Va., Aug. 7, 1862. Forbes, Alexander,2d Mass. Cav.,– –Aug. 10, 1864. Foster, Augustus E.,38th Mass. Inf.,Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.Louisiana, June 21, 1863. Foster, Henry C., Sergt.,26th Mass. Inf.,– –Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864. Foster, Josiah,36th Mass. Inf.,Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.Oct. 4, 1864. Foster, Solomon, 1st Sergt.,12th Mass. Inf.,– –Aug. 4, 1862. Fox, John,7th Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.Fredericksburg, Va., May 19, 1864. Fox, Thomas B., Capt.,2d Mass. Inf.,Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863.Dorchester, Mass., July 25, 1863. Frampton, Thomas H.,22d Mass. Inf.,North Anna River, Va., May 23, 1864.Washington, D. C., June 9, 1864. Francis, Jonathan,20th Mass. Inf.,– –Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862. Franklin, Eli,54th Mass. Inf.,Fort Wagner, S. C., July 18, 1863.Beaufort, S. C., July 31, 1863. Frawley, John,32d Mass.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Fontaine, Andrew (search)
ank.Command.When and Where Wounded.Date and Place of Death. Fontaine, Andrew, Jr.,19th Mass. Inf.,– –Yorktown, Va., Aug. 7, 1862. Forbes, Alexander,2d Mass. Cav.,– –Aug. 10, 1864. Foster, Augustus E.,38th Mass. Inf.,Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.Louisiana, June 21, 1863. Foster, Henry C., Sergt.,26th Mass. Inf.,– –Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864. Foster, Josiah,36th Mass. Inf.,Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.Oct. 4, 1864. Foster, Solomon, 1st Sergt.,12th Mass. Inf.,– –Aug. 4, 1862. Fox, John,7th Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.Fredericksburg, Va., May 19, 1864. Fox, Thomas B., Capt.,2d Mass. Inf.,Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863.Dorchester, Mass., July 25, 1863. Frampton, Thomas H.,22d Mass. Inf.,North Anna River, Va., May 23, 1864.Washington, D. C., June 9, 1864. Francis, Jonathan,20th Mass. Inf.,– –Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862. Franklin, Eli,54th Mass. Inf.,Fort Wagner, S. C., July 18, 1863.Beaufort, S. C., July 31, 1863. Frawley, John,32d Mass.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Index of names of persons. (search)
., 8 Foster, C. A., 362 Foster, C. G., 362 Foster, H. C., 456 Foster, Irving, 362 Foster, J. A., 362 Foster, J. G., 46, 47, 48, 49, 89, 238, 240, 242, 276 Foster, J. L.., 362 Foster, John, 362 Foster, Josiah, 456 Foster, R. M., 362 Foster, S. P., 362 Foster, Solomon, 456 Foulds, J. E., 516 Fowle, W. B., Jr., 276 Fowler, C. A., 362 Fowler, James, 516 Fowler, S. M., 516 Fowler, W. T., 362 Fox, A. L., 363 Fox, C. B., 300 Fox, G. I., 516 Fox, G. V., 41 Fox, J. A., 151 Fox, John, 456 Fox, Owen, 363 Fox, T. B., 101, 456 Fox, W. A., 516 Fox, W. F., 117, 122, 123, 138, 139, 141 Frahar, Patrick, 516 Frahm, Louis, 363 Frames, Murdock, 363 Frampton, T. H., 456 Francis, Jonathan, 456 Francis, Joseph, 1st Mass. Inf., 363 Francis, Joseph, 59th Mass. Inf., 363 Frankle, Jones, 172 Franklin, Eli, 456 Franklin, W. B., 34, 51 Fravier, Leon, 515, 542 Frawley, John, 456 Fray, Patrick, 516 Frazer, J. D., 70, 456 Frazer, John, 363 Frazier, George, 363 Frederic
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
me who. according to Savage, was in Chs., freeman 1645, and d. 19 Mar. 1673, a. 65; his w. Mary d. 25 Jan. 1696, a. 84. Fox, Thomas, was prob. the freeman named 1638, and may have been the same whose name is found in the Colony Records, 8 Mar. 1occasioned by a fall she got on the floor, whereby she broke her thigh. （N. Russell's Diary, N. E. Gen. Reg., VII. 54.) Mr. Fox m. (3d) Elizabeth, wid. of Charles Chadwick of Watertown, 24 Ap. 1683, who d. 22 Feb. 1684-5, and was buried in the old cemetery in Watertown, by the side of her former husband. Soon afterwards, 16 Dec. 1685, Mr. Fox m. Rebecca, wid. of Nicholas Wyeth. He had no children by his last three wives. He d. 25 Ap. 1693, aged 85; his w. Rebecca d. in 1698. After his marof Thomas Roberts, Bosto, Judith, w. of Thomas Prince, Duxbury, and Rebecca, w. of James Allen, Boston, received from Rev. John Fox a quitclaim of all interest in the Cambridge homestead, which they sold the next year to Jonathan Hastings, the famou
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, F. (search)
me who. according to Savage, was in Chs., freeman 1645, and d. 19 Mar. 1673, a. 65; his w. Mary d. 25 Jan. 1696, a. 84. Fox, Thomas, was prob. the freeman named 1638, and may have been the same whose name is found in the Colony Records, 8 Mar. 1occasioned by a fall she got on the floor, whereby she broke her thigh. （N. Russell's Diary, N. E. Gen. Reg., VII. 54.) Mr. Fox m. (3d) Elizabeth, wid. of Charles Chadwick of Watertown, 24 Ap. 1683, who d. 22 Feb. 1684-5, and was buried in the old cemetery in Watertown, by the side of her former husband. Soon afterwards, 16 Dec. 1685, Mr. Fox m. Rebecca, wid. of Nicholas Wyeth. He had no children by his last three wives. He d. 25 Ap. 1693, aged 85; his w. Rebecca d. in 1698. After his marof Thomas Roberts, Bosto, Judith, w. of Thomas Prince, Duxbury, and Rebecca, w. of James Allen, Boston, received from Rev. John Fox a quitclaim of all interest in the Cambridge homestead, which they sold the next year to Jonathan Hastings, the famou
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