Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume 4Lewis historical publishing Company, 1908 - Boston (Mass.) |
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Abigail aged Ancestry Anna April 19 August 12 August 25 baptized Benjamin born April born August born December born February born in Lynn born January born July born June born March born November born October born September Boston Capt Captain Charles chil child church Company Daniel daugh David Deacon December 12 December 25 died April died August died December died February died January died July died June died March died November died October died September died young dren Ebenezer Edward Eliza Elizabeth England farm father February 26 George Gloucester Hampshire Hannah Haverhill Henry Ireland James January 14 January 21 Jonathan Joseph Josiah land Lawrence lived Lydia Maine Marblehead March 14 married Mary married second Martha Massachusetts mentioned Nathaniel Newhall November 12 November 20 October 16 Rebecca regiment Republican resided Richard ried Samuel September 25 settled Thomas town trade widow William
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Page 1668 - Massachusetts, is tu be expended for books for the College Library. The other half of the Income Is devoted to scholarships in Harvard University for the benefit of descendants of HENRY BRIGHT, 1R., who died at Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1686. In the absence of such descendants, other persons are eligible to the scholarships. The will requires that this announcement shall be made In every book added to the Library under its provisions.
Page 2106 - In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of the Committee on State Prison.
Page 1873 - Lieutenant and you are^ yourself to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions, as' you shall from time to time receive from Me, or...
Page 1860 - ... on committees of every description. He was not only full of zeal for the temporal welfare of the colony, but gave powerful encouragement to a high standard of morals and religion ; so much so that he is recorded as a "godly man and an ancient professor in the ways of Christ.
Page 2108 - They neither applied themselves to planting of corn, nor taking of fish, more than for their present use ; but went about to build castles in the air, and making of forts, neglecting the plentiful time of fishing. When winter came, their forts would not keep out hunger, and they, having no provision before hand, and wanting both powder and shot, to kill deer and fowl, many were starved to death, and the rest hardly escaped.
Page 1766 - Quakers, and was indicted for saying "the law enacted about minister's maintenance was a wicked and devilish law and that the devil sat at the stone when it was enacted.
Page 1998 - He received his education in the common schools of his native town...
Page 1814 - Hilton his heires and assignes for ever, all that part of the River Pascataquack called or known by the name of Wecanacohunt or Hilton's Point with the south side of the said River, up to the ffall of the River, and three miles into the Maine Land by all the breadth aforesaid.
Page 1813 - For many years, and up to the time of his death, he was one of the Trustees of the Nathan Breed estate of Lynn, the duties of which office he performed with faithfulness and exactness to the last.
Page 1957 - Maine, and was there mustered into the service of the United States for a period of three years or during the war, on August 14, 1862, Colonel Asa W.