History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts - citizen hylbom blog

573 INDEX.
Warren, Admiral, sails against Louisburg, i. 101.
Warren, George \V., remarks on monument, i. 175.
Warren, Dr. John C., buys land for monument, i. 176.
Warren, Ephraim, in Lexington fight, ii. 384.
Washington, General George, made commander-in-chief, i. 134
arrives at Cambridge, i. 156 ; visits Middlesex County, i.
172 ; takes command at Cambridge, i. 345 ; revisits Cambridge,
i. 348.
Watch and Watch Houses at Watertown, ii. 439.
Watches, manufacture of in Waltham, ii. 432.
Water, difficulty of getting, at Cliarlestown, i. 45; introduced
into Concord, i. 401; movement for in Everett, i. 432; Jlalden
supplied with, ii. 135; system at Carlisle, noticed, i. 367;
taken at Ashland for Boston, i. 2-33.
Water Power, on Charles River, improved, i. 186; improved in
Arlington, i. 216; at Ashland, described, i. 232; early improved
there, i. 223; improved at Maynard, ii. 157; at Newton,
ii. 235; at Westford, ii. 485.
Water Supply, obtained for Lowell, ii. 97; for Natick, ii. 202;
for Newton, ii. 250; for Somerville, ii. 322; for Winchester,
ii. 516; for Woburn, ii. 548.
Waterworks, built at Arlington, i. 215: Cochituate, pass through
Newton, ii. 251; for supply from Sudbury River, ii. 252;
built at Winchester, ii. 517.
Waters, Captain Daniel, serves at Maiden, ii. 128.
Watertown, history of town of, ii. 433; notes of first settlement
of, ii. 4.36; settled by Salton.slall, i. 44; named by court, i.
40; ordered to be fortilied, i. 50; people dispute taxes, i. 55;
towns formed from, i. 53; part of, becomes Waltham, ii. 407;
men of, at Lexington fight, ii. 446; town hall and library in,
ii. 458.
Wayland, history of town of, ii. 460.
Wayte, early set'tler at Maiden, ii. 115.
Webster, Daniel, speech at founding monument. Bunker Hill, i.
176 ; speech at consecration of same, i. 177.
Weld, Aaron D., notice of ii. 521 ; Rev. Thomas, pastor at Dunstable,
i. 417. »
Welles Family, at Natick noticed, ii. 194.
Wc-llinglon Hill, former name of Belmont, i. 251.
^V^^tfll^l, history of town of, ii. 475; situation and topography
Whitcomb, .1'
While, Rev
New I ibed. . 237.
488 ; notes of early pla
ii6; topographical notes
5UI, .505.
Whitefield, W\. i;,nr--. |ni.i,|„.s at (iiinbridge. i. 329; debates
with minikins, I. :i:;i |,i,;„.|i,.s at Natick, ii. 191; at Newton,
ii. 233; at Heading, ii. 275.
Whiting, C'ohniel, tory, taken by women, i. 4il2; Rev. Sainiul,
character of, i. 267; pastor in Billerica, i. 256.
68.
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Whitmore, Rachel, petition of, ii. 169.
Whitney, Rev. I'hinehas, pastor in Shirley, ii. 305 ; Asa, of Townsend,
notice of, ii. 390.
Whittcmore, Samuel, braverv at Jlenotomy, i. 344.
Wigglesworth, Rev. Michael," at Maiden, ii. 117; death of, ii. 121.
Wilds, Elijah and Ivory, first Sliakers in Shirley, ii. 307; house
"Will, father Abbey's," notice of, ii. 1G7.
Willard, Nathan, joins Shakers in Shirley, ii. .307.
Willard, Rev. Samuel, president of Harvard College, i. 326.
Willard, Solomon, architect of monument, i. 176.
M'illiams, Colonel, joins American camp, i. 1.59; Colonel Ephraim,
college named for, ii. 222 ; Rev. Roger, mediates with
Indians, i. 64; Rev. William, pastor in Weston, ii. 491.
Willington, Aaron S., notice of, ii. 474.
Wilmington, history of town of, ii. 506; topographical notes of,
ii. 506; local notes of, ii. 510.
Wilson, Rev. Mr., ordained, i 46; Rev. John, signs first covenant,
i. 37; Hon. Henry, sketch of, ii. 200; burial of, ii. 202.
Winchester, history of town of, ii. 511; statistics of, ii. 514;
local notes 9f, ii. 515; prominent citizens of, ii. 523.
Winchester, Colonel William P., gift of, ii. 513.
Windmill, at Cambridge, remo\ed, i. 309.
Winslow, Josiah, marches against Indians, i. 81; Mrs. Sarah,
bequest of, ii. 397.
Winter Hill, General Ward fortifies, i. 155.
Winthrop, Dudley and .lohnson, associates, i. 20; quarrels witli
Dudley, 1.50; John, character of, i. 22; farm of, on Mystic
Kiver,'i. 53; lost on his ..wn farm, i. 53; signs first covenant,
i. 37; explores Mystic River, i. 43; wife arrives from England,
i. 54 ; chosen Governor over Vane, i. 68; Governor, oM
place of, in Bedford, i. 241; lost at Mvslic, ii. 159; first notes
of Weston, by, ii. 488.
Wiswall, Noah, wounded at Lexington, ii. 227.
Witchcraft, delusion of, begun in colony, i. 75; breaks out at Salem,
i. 95; troubles by, in Billcrica, i. 261; felt in Reading,
ii.274; persecution for. in Maiden, ii. 121); earlv execution
for, in Watertown, ii. 443.
Woburn, history of town of, ii. .526; called Charlestown Village,
ii. 526; topography of, ii. 527; division of, into new towns,
ii. 536; first grantand sale of, i. 72; attacked by Indians,
i. 83.
Wolcot, Roger, goes against I.(
Women, money raised l>y, I'o
guard bridge in (iioton, i
m. , commands right
ufns, sketches of, ii. 331.
101.
Pepperell, guard brid
'ttlements, i. 57.
inty, i. 187; in Westford