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10 LIST OF SUBSCTJBEnS. HENRY F. JOHNSON. SAMUEL J. ELDER. EDWIN A. WADLEIGH. JOHN T. WILSON. JAMES A. DUPEE. J. F. DWINELL. J. C. MASON. G. AV. T. RILEY. STEPHEN H. CUTTER. STEPHEN A. HOLT. D. N. SKILLINGS, Jr. L. S. QUIMBY. WILLIAM H. KINSMAN. C. H. DUNHAM. TOWN LIBRARY. C. L. HARRINGTON. HARRISON PARKER, 2d. HENRY C. MILLER. C. O. BILLINGS. A. B. COFFIN. GEORGE S. LITTLEFIELD. EMMONS HAMLIN. F. A. LORING. E. D. BANGS. JOHN PARSONS. F. H. NOURSE. WOBURN. JOHN CUMMINGS. J. G. POLLARD. W. T. G RAMMER. NATHAN WYMAN. JOHN JOHNSON. E. E. THOMPSON. G. R. GAGE. E. D. HAYDEN. L. THOMPSON, Jr. E. W. HUDSON. CHARLES CIIOATE. ALPHA E. THOMPSON. JOHN T. TRULL. DAVID D. HART. CHARLES A. SMITH. WILLIAAI ELLARD. ]\Iu.s. GEORGE J. PINDAR. Mv.v. JOHN QUEALY. SKWELL TAYLOR, 2i). CHARLES IL BUSS. F. C. PARKER. CYRUS CUMMINGS. JAMES MAGUIRI*:. STEPHEN DOW. LEONARD FOWLP:. GEORGE H. CONN. GRANVILLE PARKS. WILLIAM F. DAVIS. S. FRANK TRULL. L. B. NORRIS. ALEXANDER ELLIS. STEPHEN NICHOLS. C. S. CONVERSE. H. B. HAYES. J. P. CRANE. N. J. SIMONDS. G. M. CHAMPNEY. W. R. PUTNAIM. S. HENRY DOW. ALFRED A. DOW. FREDERIC A. FLINT. EDWARD SIMONDS. THOMAS H. HILL. JOS. McDonald. EDWIN F. WYER. GRIFFIN PLACE. E. H. DAVIS. JOHN E. TIDD. J. S. TRUE. H. EUSTIS SMITH. NEW YORK. MERCANTILE LIBRARY. STATE LIBRARY. SAMUEL OSGOOD, D. D. JOHN POMEROY TOWNSEND. ASTOR LIBRARY. SOCIETY LIBRARY. HI.STORICAL LIBIJARY. JOSIAII M. FISKE. ALBERT COGGSWELL. II. A. IIOLME.S. BROOKLYN. LONG ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY. BENJAMIN T. FROTIHNGIIAM. BROOKLYN LIBRARY. WASHINGTON, D. C. Hon. AVILLIAiM A. RICII.\RDSON. Hon. CHARLES DEVENS.
EDAVARD WYilAN. HENRY P. UPIIAM. ST. LOUIS. ST. PAUL. WORCESTER. Rev. W. R. HUNTINGTON. GEORGE E. FRANCIS, M. D. STEPHEN SALISBURY. PUBLIC LIBRARY'. SALEM. HENRY WHEATLAND. JOSEPH J. COOKE. MARY E. HALL. PROVIDENCE. BROOKLINB. LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. 17 BROCKTON. PUBLIC LIBRARY. MUNICH, GERMANY. W. R. PHELFER. DAVID NEAL. LEICESTER. Rev. SAMUEL MAY. AUBURN, N. Y. SEYMOUR FREE LIBRARY'. F. C. PIERCE. GRAFTON. NORTH ADAMS. C. F. LUTHER. LAWRENCE. F. H. HEDGE, Jr.
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GENEALOGY COLLecTI •* KHI^
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History of Middlesex County, MASSAC
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1131986 CONTENTS.
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west ; HISTORY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
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of Lexington, near the line of Walt
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and convert a goodly portion of the
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ever paid a sacred attention to thi
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Such a pledge given in religious tr
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probably Concord was the place of t
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" Disperse, ye rebels ; lay down yo
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sacrifice to the lawless oppression
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uiuuled from tlie voacl iuid with a
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town. After the close of the Revolu
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Revolution, such as swords, guus, p
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the spot where tlie first organized
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ciliatory character ; and -(vhile w
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others, inhabitants of the easterly
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1747 and 1748, without receiving an
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over, with a noise resembling the d
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thirty-first day of August, 1774, u
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Wheeler were chosen a committee to
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the neighboring towns, especially G
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above-mentioned families, among who
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of our Eights and Privileges when c
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with an occasional lecture precedin
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0\VELL, ill Middlesex County, State
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In 1813 Mr. John Goulding invented
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until he had arrived at the age of
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Pawtucket Falls ; but John Worthen
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the Merrimack Company, a quit-claim
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called upon to participate in the m
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Dr. Israel Hildreth delivered the o
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sidered a great improvement. These,
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The hour of the third meeting arriv
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for distribution. At the meeting, F
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is recorded a? one of the iucor])or
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you. It represents my whole command
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James W. Hart, 89 men ; Company E,
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homej received an enthusiastic rece
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acre upon all house-lots in the pla
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162 Silgamore John, whose Indian na
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228 In tlie warrant for the town-me
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274 signers. They are described as
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28; An association of which Messrs.
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may serve to show you to what sort
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294 cessors were the Eev. Daniel Ba
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316 surrounded by open lands. It wa
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the years 1870, 1S71, and 1875, and
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son, donated 820,000 to it. In 1S:3
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Dr. Bell resigned in 1856, after a
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institution during so many years, a
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the east of the convent, on tlie la
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TOXEIIAM cannot, like many otht-r t
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ehind a log, and not caring to unne
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to Medford on the easterly side of
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Among the military officers were Ma
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passed through varied scenes of sor
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DIED IN EEEEL PHISOXS. James Eiley,
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This territory, being deserted duri
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previous year, appeared as a candid
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abolished by the town, the several
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LL authorities agree that the first
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forever The same is limited^ butted
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"20 day last Mo. 16-39. It was orde
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"The IStli of April, 1876, was obse
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with Captain Wadsworth in his despe
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cessful in enlisting men to serve u
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" 1861. Tlie first legal town-meeti
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Longfellow's picture of this famous
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heads, of potatoes 3,400 bushels, -
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ful view of Lowell with its surroun
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About this time a vote wns taken to
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Thomas, and Eev. George T. Raymond.
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agreed to And the said vote is as f
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each otlier in ofRce, are William S
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families in this town. In 1827 the
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emjes of New England, and they were
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HIS pleasant rural town, lying in t
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tan, who, with her assistants, Mary
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Daniel Fletcher, John Didson, Samue
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Noah M. Gould, and Sergeant Reuben
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process of construction a freshet o
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every hand. The popuhitioii, in 186
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404 HISTORY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY. Al
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! " " Together we have gathered now
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1 OR the first century after grants
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drawal of the West Precinct, and it
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was chosen in his stead. Evidently
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favor of the master. In November th
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school during the remainder of the
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the charges completely exonerate Co
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Tlie following named individuals co
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Another committee reported in Novem
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for seventy-five iu paper of the ol
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ecords in 1791 appropriating 3.s. Q
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missed. In May, 1S:J0, the town vot
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' B. Dunham as pastor. Early in the
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conscripted. Fifty-three men were k
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One of the earliest prominent men o
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called squadrons, running westward,
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Hastings, John Livermore, Jolm Batc
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was granted, and to tlie Watertown
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Street was opened this building had
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In 17^0j soon after the decease of
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Perhaps tlie first instance of an i
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The Phillips Congregational Church
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above the old one, and another was
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and was one of the few who could su
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staked out on two streets, known as
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Inid out and established " to be a
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Oil the breaking out of Philijj's W
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cinct; not granted. In 1713 the eas
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church music." The town appropriati
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No mention is made of any resident
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WESTFORD. 475 WESTFORD. BY EDWIN R.
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irig taken under consideration the
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earing plums^ apricots, peaches, pe
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nary, New York City, in 187 1 . He
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unless able to read in the Bible re
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At the present time (1879) there ar
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ut in that year the town voted that
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careful observer, gave the followin
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not till 1710 that a minister wns f
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a hare's tail on the other. These w
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Seaverns — contracted to erect an
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sivelj to Joseph Curtis of Eoxbury,
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y Governor "\Tiiithrop. The scenery
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lutionary "War, but did not graduat
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He was keen, witty, courteous, and
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Andrew Fiske was a student at Harva
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The attack was made in the night, ^
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for the purpose of " shoeing the fa
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free choice. This act is the more t
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hundred and three others, of Medfor
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dauce of water-lilies, whose white
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At a town-meeting, held April 21, 1
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in all towu affairs. Dr. Chapin was
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tion of Lyceum Hall. During this ti
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Another division was instituted sev
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pier and better, he did his part. H
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accept the call. Mr. Thomas Carter
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uneasiness and suffering, and the s
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and judgment. Their residences were
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demand was made upon the government
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and cabinets to render it an effici
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Page 583 and 584: a commission in the army, which was
Page 585 and 586: APPENDIX JUDICIAL HISTORY AND CIVIL
Page 587 and 588: Amos Bond, of Watertown (associate)
Page 589: Asliby, March 5, 1767, parts of Tow
Page 592 and 593: 562 of, decided upon, i. ICG; royal
Page 594 and 595: 564 INDEX. Desert, singular, found
Page 596 and 597: 566 i dwulliiy ;a Mailbui- ICO; Noi
Page 598 and 599: 568 INDEX. Munroe, William, gives b
Page 600 and 601: 570 Settlers, early hardships of. a
Page 602 and 603: 573 INDEX. Warren, Admiral, sails a
Page 604 and 605: DAVID L. WEBSTER. J. HENRY SYMONDS.
Page 606 and 607: BOXBOROtTGH. NATHAN THOMPSON. SIMON
Page 608 and 609: FREDERICK T. STEVENS. FRANK FOXCROF
Page 610 and 611: JOSEPH H. LADD. ALDEN LELAND. HOLLI
Page 612 and 613: 10 LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. FREDERIC T.
Page 614 and 615: 12 LmT OF SUBSCRIBERS. NATICK. H. H
Page 616 and 617: u LIST OF SUBSCTdBEBS. S. Z. BOWMAN
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