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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
g the southeasterly corner of the present Botanic Garden. Before 28 May 1662 he had removed to Medfield. There is no record here of his family. 3. Richard, of Edmonton, England, gentleman, was inb. 9 Sept. 1716, d. young; Matthew, b. 18 Sept. 1718; Esther, b. 6 Ap. 1721, m. Samuel Boyce of Medfield 13 Ap. 1744. Joseph the f. was a weaver, and resided in Reading in 1699, when he petitioned thary, deceased (w. of Rev. Roger Newton); and Sarah, who afterwards m. Rev. John Wilson, Jr., of Medfield. The character of Mr. Hooker has deservedly been held in reverence in New England He was consi49, m. James Trowbridge, Sen., and d. 1727; Edward, b. 14 Jan. 1650-51, slain by the Indians at Medfield 1676; Ann; Abraham, b. 14 Aug. 1655; Deliverance, b. 5 Nov. 1657; Joshua, b. 15 Sept. 1659; Isaerk more than thirty years; Thomas, b. 27 Oct. 1747, grad. H. C. 1766, D. D. 1808, ordained at Medfield 30 Oct. 1770, and d. 28 Feb. 1814 (his son Thomas, b. 11 Jan. 1793, grad. H. C. 1811, was sett
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, D. (search)
are named in the father's will; Thomas, who was buried 6 Nov. 1644, was probably of the same family. His w. Elizabeth d. 2 Oct. 1653, and he m. Reana, wid. of William Andrew, 2 May 1654. de d. 6 July 1655, and his wid. Reana m. Elder Frost, whom also she survived. 2. Joseph, s. of Robert (1), purchased of David Fiske 12 Dec. 1660 a house and land on the northerly side of Linnaean Street, being the southeasterly corner of the present Botanic Garden. Before 28 May 1662 he had removed to Medfield. There is no record here of his family. 3. Richard, of Edmonton, England, gentleman, was in New England 12 Nov. 1669, and purchased the farm in Billerica, 700 acres, belongings to Cambridge Church. He remained in Billerica several years, and is said to have resided subsequently in Andover. No record is found of wife or children. Davis, Dolor (Dolard, Dollard, and Doller, on the Record), owned a house lot, in 1635, on the easterly side of Dunster Street, between Winthrop and South s
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, H. (search)
. of John (4), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b.——, m. John Allen of Walpole 22 June 1725; Mary, b. 1708; Joseph, b. 1710; Hannah, b. 1713; Abigail, b. 9 Sept. 1716, d. young; Matthew, b. 18 Sept. 1718; Esther, b. 6 Ap. 1721, m. Samuel Boyce of Medfield 13 Ap. 1744. Joseph the f. was a weaver, and resided in Reading in 1699, when he petitioned the General Court for relief, describing himself as late of Cambridge, and representing that in 1690 he was in an expedition against the Indians, and th 1647, a. 61. In his will, dated 7 July 1647, he named his w. Susanna, sons John and Samuel, and dau.,Joanna, deceased (w. of Rev. Thomas Shepard); Mary, deceased (w. of Rev. Roger Newton); and Sarah, who afterwards m. Rev. John Wilson, Jr., of Medfield. The character of Mr. Hooker has deservedly been held in reverence in New England He was considered one of the most able theologians of his day,—equal, and, in the opinion of many good judges, superior to his great contemporary, John Cotton. T<
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, J. (search)
e Church, and res. a short distance easterly from Angier's Corner. By his w. Margaret he had John, b. in England 1633, and d. 17 Oct. 1675; Theodosia, m. Noah Wiswall 14 Dec. 1664, and Samuel Newman of Rehoboth, and d. about 1727; Mary, m. Samuel Truesdale; Grace; Caleb, b. and d. 1645: Hannah, b. 7 June 1646, m. Elijah Kenrick; Abigail, b. 14 Aug. 1647, m. Daniel Preston; Margaret, b. 20 June 1649, m. James Trowbridge, Sen., and d. 1727; Edward, b. 14 Jan. 1650-51, slain by the Indians at Medfield 1676; Ann; Abraham, b. 14 Aug. 1655; Deliverance, b. 5 Nov. 1657; Joshua, b. 15 Sept. 1659; Isabel, d. 1661; Sarah, b. 10 June 1662. John the f. d. 1674, a. 79; his w. Margaret d. 1684, a. 80. 3. Edward, brother to John (2), came from Whitechapel Parish, London, and settled in Camb. Village as early as 1643, res. on the northerly side of the street, nearly opposite to his brother, and was a distinguished citizen. He was Representative fifteen years, between 1647 and 1676. His first w
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, P. (search)
24 Ap. 1788, after a ministry of about forty-five years. He had three wives, all of Camb.; he m. Mary, dau. of Edmund Angier, 9 Nov. 1743; she d. 4 Jan. 1754, and he m. Margaret, dau. of Rev. Dr. Appleton, 9 Jan. 1755; she d.——, and he m. Mary Haley 9 Jan. 1770, who survived him, and d. at Holliston 21 May 1804, a. 81. His children were Joshua, b. 9 Sept. 1744, merchant in Marblehead, and Town Clerk more than thirty years; Thomas, b. 27 Oct. 1747, grad. H. C. 1766, D. D. 1808, ordained at Medfield 30 Oct. 1770, and d. 28 Feb. 1814 (his son Thomas, b. 11 Jan. 1793, grad. H. C. 1811, was settled in the ministry at Charlestown 26 Mar. 1817, and d. 5 Oct. 1817); Henry, b. 7 Mar. 1749, merchant in Boston, owned the estate bordering on Fresh Pond, formerly of his grandfather, where he resided a portion of the time; he m. Ruth Freeman of Boston 11 Sept. 1775, and d. 31 Aug. 1821; his w. Ruth d. here Jan. 1800; Mary, b. 9 Nov. 1752; d. next year; Mary, b. 1753, d. 30 Aug. 1759; Appleton, b.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 12 (search)
. Heyward, Selectmen. Manchester. On the whole, we can say that our soldiers are morally as good as before, while intellectually and bodily there is a decided improvement. George F. Allen, Chairman Selectmen. Marshfield. Their habits are not worse; I am more than half inclined to think they have improved. Luther Hatch, G. M. Baker, Selectmen. Medford. Their habits are full as good, and in some cases better. Parker R. Litchfield, Clerk of the Board of Selectmen. Medfield. Their habits are as good, if not better, than before they entered the army. B. F. Shumway, Chairman Selectmen. Medway. Taken as a whole, we feel that they are better than otherwise. William Daniel, Chairman Selectmen. Middlefield. The habits of none are worse than before; some are better. They are more industrious than before they entered the army. John L. Bell, Chairman Selectmen. Millbury. I conclude, therefore, that they are no worse for having been soldie
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, XIV. Massachusetts women in the civil war. (search)
ck. Harvard. Harwichport. Haverhill. Hingham. Hinsdale. Holland. Holmes Holl. Hopkinton. Hubbardston. Ipswich. Jamaica Plain. Joppa Village. Kingston. Lancaster. Lancsville. Lawrence. Leominster. Lexington. Leyden. Lincoln. Lincoln Centre. Littleton. Lowell. Lunenburg. Lynn. Malden. Manchester. Mansfield. Marblehead. Marion. Marlborough. Marshfield. Marston's Mills. Mattapan. Mattapoisett. Medfield. Mendon. Middleborough. Middlefield. Middlesex Village. Middleton. Milford. Millbury. Mill River Village. Milton. Milton Hill. Montague. Myricks. Nahant. Nantucket. Natick. Needham. Neponset. New Bedford. New Braintree. New Marlborough. New Salem. Newburyport. Newton. Newton Corner. Newton Lower Falls. Newton Upper Falls. Newtonville. North Abington. North Adams. Northampton. North Andover. North Att
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 15 (search)
x. Boston, 1892. 8°. — Crowninshield, Benjamin William. History of the 1st Regiment of Mass. Cavalry Volunteers. With roster and statistics by D, H. L. Gleason. Boston, 1891. 8°. Massachusetts Infantry. 1st Regiment. Gen. Robert Cowdin and the 1st Mass. Regiment of Volunteers. Boston, 1864. 19 pp. 8°. — Cudworth, Warren H. History of the 1st Regiment, 1861-64. Including brief references to the operations of the army of the Potomac. Boston, 1866. 12°. — The hero of Medfield, containing journals and letters of Allen A. Kingsbury, who was killed by the rebels, Apr. 26, 1862. Boston, 1862. 12°. 2d Regiment. Dwight, Lieut.-Col. Wilder. Life and letters. Boston, 1868. 8°. — Gordon, George H. Brook farm to Cedar Mountain in the war of the great rebellion, 1861-62. Boston, 1885. 12°. — – History of the 2d Mass. Regiment of Infantry. Second paper. Delivered at the annual meeting of the 2d Mass. Infantry Association, on May 11, 1874. Bosto
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 16 (search)
lantic, vol. 8, p. 360. — – Appearance of field a week after battle. Boston Evening Journal, Aug. 6, 1861, p. 2, col. 1. — – Bravery of Allen Kingsbury of Medfield, 1st Regt. M. V. I., who receives several shots and returns them; two accounts, with corrections. Boston Evening Journal, July 23, 1861, p. 4, col. 5; July 31, ol. 3. — – – Long and minute account of part taken by Cos. I and K. Boston Evening Journal, Aug. 5, 1861, p. 4, col. 4. — – – Bravery of Allen Kingsbury of Medfield, who receives several shots and returns them; two accounts, with corrections. Boston Evening Journal, July 23, 1861, p. 4, col. 5; July 31, p. 4, col. 4. — –Mag., vol. 2, p. 608. King, Horatio C. Something about Five Forks. United Service Mag., vol. 12, p. 485. Kingsbury, Allen, 1st Regt. M. V. I., from Medfield. Bravery at Bull Run, Va.; receives several shots and returns them; two accounts, with corrections. Boston Evening Journal, July 23, 1861, p.
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition., Chapter 12: (search)
ill answer your chief. His life was offered him, if he would procure a treaty of peace; he refused the offer with disdain. I know, added he, the Indians will not yield. Condemned to death, he only answered, I like it well; I shall die before I speak any thing unworthy of myself. Meantime the Indian warriors were not idle. We will fight, said they, these twenty years; you have houses, barns, and corn; we have now nothing to lose; and one town in Massachusetts after another— Lancaster, Medfield, Weymouth, Groton, Marlborough —were laid in ashes. No where was there more distress than at Lancaster. Forty-two persons sought shelter under the roof of Mary Rowlandson; and, after a hot assault, the Indians succeeded in setting the house on fire. Will the mothers of the United States, happy in the midst of unexampled prosperity, know the sorrows of woman in a former generation? Quickly, writes Mary Rowlandson, it was the dolefulest day that ever mine eyes saw. Now the dreadful hour
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