Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume 2

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William Richard Cutter
Lewis historical publishing Company, 1908 - Middlesex County (Mass.)

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Page 849 - March ye 13th, lit 5, by the hands of cruel ministerial tools of Georg ye 3d, in the corthouse, at a 11 a clock at night, in the 22d year of his age. Here William French his body lies. For murder his blood for vengeance cries. King Georg the third, his Tory crew, Tha with a bawl his head shot threw. For Liberty and his country's Good He lost his Life, his Dearest blood.
Page 490 - God, and as touching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
Page 477 - He was educated in the public and high schools of his native city, and in New York University, but left college before graduation to engage in civil engineering.
Page 512 - He was appointed a member of the American committee for the revision of the New Testament. He was one of the...
Page 613 - Bradbury, she hath lived according to the rules of the gospel amongst us ; was a constant atteuder upon the ministry of the word, and all the ordinances of the gospel ; full of works of charity and mercy to the sick and poor : neither have I seen or heard any thing of her unbecoming the profession of the gospel.
Page 689 - ... anecdotes. What is more striking, we find that when one James Brown, of Swanzey, brought him a letter from Plymouth, just before hostilities commenced, and the young warriors were upon the point of killing him, Philip interfered and prevented it, saying, that "his father had charged him to show kindness to Mr. Brown." Accordingly, it is recorded in Hubbard, that a little before his death, the old sachem had visited Mr. Brown, who lived not far from Montaup, and earnestly desired that the love...
Page 613 - She hath been wonderful laborious, diligent and industrious in her place and employment about the bringing up of our family which have been eleven children of our own and four grandchildren. She was both prudent and provident, of a cheerful spirit, liberal and charitable. She being now very aged and weak, and grieved under...
Page 481 - 23 d. 6 m. — In ye evening wee vissited Elder Frost, who rec'd us with great kindness and love, esteeming it a favour yt we would come into yr mean habitation ; assured us of his fervent prayers to ye Lord for us ; — A glorious saint makes a mean cottage a stately palace ; were I to make my choyce, I would rather abide with ys saint in his poor cottage, than with any one of ye princes I know of at ys day in ye world.
Page 478 - May next at nine o'Clock in the forenoon, then and there to Elect and Depute One or more Persons (being Freeholders and resident in the Town) according to the Number Set and limited by an Act of the General Assembly, to Serve for and Represent them in a Great and General Court or Assembly, appointed to be Convened held and kept for His...
Page 860 - Evidence of his activity in the cause of Indian instruction is found in a letter written by him to "a godly friend in England," published in London in the famous tract, "Strength Out of Weakness," and afterwards republished in the Mass.

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