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Hallowell, 327,341, 580. See Holloway. Halsall, 576.
Halsey, 172, 174, 194, 214, 216, 576. Hammond, 171, 576, 592.
Hampton, N. H., settled in 1638, by Lynn people, 179.
Hanaford, 583.
Hancock, 345, 350, 575.
Handforth, 153, 172, 278, 576.
Hannibal, (slave,) 344, 345.
Hanson, 471, 546.
Harcher, 155, 172, 193, 194, 242, 576. Hardman, 576.
Harker, 576.
Harlow, 576. Harndale, 576.
Harriden, 466.
Harris, 107, 247, 248, 300, 383, 402, 465, 466, 580, 584, 588.
Harrison, 408. Harsey, 52.
Hart, 55, 188, 189, 226. (227 contains a genealogy of the Hart family.) 263, 292, 294, 295, 576, 579, 580. Hartwell, 377. Hascall, 583. Hasel, 231. Hasey, 306, 308. Haskell, 190, 447, 576. Haskins, 576. Hatch, 589. Hathaway, 123.
Hathorne. 124, 176, 186, 196, 233, 240, 252, 253, 258, 261, 265, 282, 576. Haven, 186, 211, 292, 482, 576. Hawkes, 95, 121, 172, 219, 230, 233, 240, 251, 282, 292, 324, 345, 473, 576, 581, 588.
Hawkins, 151, 313, 576. Hawley, 475. Hay, 440, 576. Haynes, 575, 576 Hayward, 266. Hazen, 332. Hazeltine, 403.
Healey, 576. Hedding, 583.
Hedge, 242, 576.
Hempstead, (surname,) 584.
Hempstead, L. I., settled in 1640, by Lynn people, 196. Henchman, 318, 322, 326, 327, 329, 332, 333, 474, 477, 580, 582.
Hendley, 448.
Henshaw, 582
Hentz, 275.
Hepburn, 417.
Herbert, 434.
Hermit of Lynn - George Gray, 419. Herrick, 584.
Hewes, 212, 213, 576, 579, 581, 587 Hickocke, 205.
Higginson, 34, 38, 51, 239, 265.
High, 583.
High Rock, 68, 72, 403, 417, 421.
High School, 428. List of Principals, 581.
Highway Robbery, 379. See Robberies. Hill and Hills, (surnames,) 185, 452, 465, 576, 579, 580, 587.
Hill, Lindsey's, 125.
Hill, Pine, 69.
Hill, Sagamore, 69.
Hill, Windmill, 127.
Hildreth, 368, 414, 581.
Hiller, 466. Hilliard, 576.
Hinckley, 584.
Hinds, 583, 587
Hinks, 465, 468.
Hinksón, 576,
Hitchings, Hitchens, 263, 282, 356, 380, 576, 580, 581, 588.
Hithersay, 211. Hixon, 465.
Hobart, 274.
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Hobby, 327, 333
Hodgkins, 261, 469.
Hodgman, 448, 587.
Hog, large, 414.
Hogan, 395. Holbrook, 536. Holcraft, 91. Holder, 462, 581.
Holham, 576. Holloway, 186, 576. See Hallowell.
604
HISTORY OF LYNN.
Holman, 588. Holmes, 106, 131, 230, 231, 426. Holsworth, 576.
Holyoke, (surname,) 121 to 125, 128, 171, 242, 576, 578.
Holyoke, Mount, origin of name, 123. Holyoke Spring, 70, 121.
Homicides in Lynn, 430, 437, 472.
Hood, 53, 184, 185, 186, 200, 292, 294, 298, 305, 312, 335, 362, 424, 425, 426, 429, 433, 445, 479, 484. (542 to 544 contain a biographical notice of Geo. Hood, the first Mayor of Lynn.) 576, 581, 585. Hooke, 196. Hooker, 224.
Hooper, 201. Hopkins, 140.
Horse-mackerel, 444, 447, 457.
Horse Rail-roads, 463, 467, 473.
Horse Trot in 1816, in Lynn, 379. Hort, 576.
Horton, 583.
Hot Weather, 169, 319, 321, 328, 371, 379, 381, 390, 413, 415, 447, 477.
Hotel, Nahant, built, 382. Eastern wing blown down, 438. Description of, 469. Destroyed by fire, 469.
Hotels built. Lynn, 365. Mineral Spring, 371. Sagamore, 439.
Hotels. See Taverns.
Houghton, 576.
Houses, construction and fashion of, 114, 132, 440, 590.
Howard, 187, 357, 576, 580.
Howe, 124, 125, 135, 143, 167, 169, 171, 172, 175, 177, 178, 190, 192, 193, 194, 576, 578, 579, 584.
Howell, 143, 157, 171, 194, 195, 214, 223, 576.
Hoyt, 465.
Hubbard, 101, 125, 190, 214, 216, 259, 292, 316, 473, 576, 581.
Hudson, 125, 152, 157, 172, 191, 192, 205, 208, 218, 292, 307, 434, 465, 576, 580.
Hughes, 212. Hull, 122, 256.
Humfrey, 56, 114, 141, 147, 149, 152, 165, 168, 169, 179, 180, 187, 191, 192, 196 to 201, 241, 242, 285, 291, 576, 577, 579. Hunnewell, 466. Hunt, 580.
Hunting in Lynn woods, in 1855, 445. Hurd, 374, 379, 576, 582.
Hussey, 125, 139, 160, 162, 179, 239, 351, 390, 482, 576.
Husted, 583. Hutchins, 120, 293, 576.
Hutchinson, 138, 151, 164, 169, 172. 178, 183, 214, 218, 228, 251, 255, 334. 340, 361, 417, 437, 455, 489, 490, 491 575, 576, 579.
Hydrophobia, distressing death by, 467
I.
Ice business, 443, 474. Ice in July, 326. Impressions of feet in rock, 6 .
Impressment of soldiers, 263, 291, 326. 331.
Independence, celebrations of, 366, 368, 371, 391, 403, 421, 451, 456.
India Rubber Overshoes introduced, 386.
Indian Deed of Lynn, 49, 282.
Indian Skeleton found, 388.
Indian Summer, 82, 440.
Indian Wars, 167, 262. See Wars.
Indians, 17 to 21, 32 to 49, 135 to 141, 167, 178, 203, 209, 252, 262 to 265, 288, 321, 412, 423, 462. (And for sketches of several of the more prom inent Indians who resided in this vi- cinity, see Biographical Sketches.) Ingalls, 111, 112, 171, 191, 200, 223, 240, 331, 351, 425, 450, 465, 466, 576, 580, 589.
Ingerson, 577. Inns. See Taverns
Inoculation for small-pox, 342.
Inscriptions. See Epitaphs.
Insects, destructive. See Caterpillars. Canker Worms.
Installations. See Ordinations.
Institutions for savings, 390, 445, 585. Instruction. See Education. Schools. Instructions to John Carnes, Repre- sentative, in 1786, 352.
Insurance Companies, 391, 398, 433. Intoxication. See Drunkenness.
Inventions, mechanical, 220, 236, 389. Irene's Grotto, 60.
Ireson, 172, 187, 241, 528, 577, 580.
Iron Works on Saugus river, first in the country, 69, 97, 204, 211, 212, 213, 217 to 224, 230, 233, 234, 235, 251, 259, 266, 280.
Iron Castings, first in the country, 208. Iron Mine Ledge, 61, 213, 292.
Iron Factory, Oak st. (T. N. Breed's,) 411.
Iron-workers, 206, 207, 208, 229, 411. Iverts, 577. Ivory, 172, 173, 226, 227, 577.
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INDEX.
J.
Jackson, 372, 373, 399, 400, 414, 453, 500, 538, 587, 588. Jacob and Jacobs, 307, 372, 519, 577, 580. Jamaica, L. I., settled in 1640, by Lynn people, 196.
James, (surname,) 329, 580.
James, (Indian,) 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 112, 131, 146, 264, 282.
1 Janes, 366, 443, 583, 589. Jarvis, 580. Jay, 349. Jayne, 583. Jefferds, 577 Jefferson, 35
Jeffrey, 322.
Jeffries, 427. Jenkins, 182, 305, 577.
Jenks, 208, 220, 231, 233, 234, 235 251, 252, 256, 257, 260, 577.
Jennings, 118. Jennison, 587. Jewell, 584. Jewett, 211, 236, 439, 571, 577.
Jillson, 446. .
Jocelyn, 577. See Josselyn.
John, (Indian,) 36, 38, 131, 146. John's Peril, 61.
Johnson, 51, 112, 127, 132, 154, 162, 172,
198, 200, 204, 232, 252, 282, 291, 292, 293, 297, 312, 342, 344, 362, 365, 367,
447, 452, 465, 466, 485, 533, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 584, 585, 589.
Jones, 224, 465, 485, 577, 580, 589. Jortin, 403.
Josselyn, 29, 42, 196, 255, 382, 423, 442, 582, 589. See Jocelyn. Joy, 408. Joyce, 577.
Justices of the Peace, first in Lynn, under the Constitution, 345.
K.
Keayne, 121, 158, 178, 183, 214, 215, 216, 240, 577.
Keene, 465. Keith, 109, 300, 301, 302, 303, 465.
Kelley, 465, 466, 583.
Kendall, 577.
Kent, 583.
Kertland, 88, 154, 155, 172, 192, 193, 194, 226, 256, 266, 282, 577. Keyser, 121, 122, 125, 143, 187, 241, 577. Kibbey, 372, 583. Kiching, 211. Kidder, 421.
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Kieft, 192. Kilburn, 583.
Kimball, 417, 465, 466, 582.
King, 51, 52, 53, 126, 130, 200, 204, 220, 221, 222, 228, 257, 266, 275, 287, 291, 292, 577.
Kingsbury, 450. Kirby, 577. Kirk, 226.
Kirman, 577.
Kleezkowska, 474,
Kneeland, 577.
Knight, 171, 190, 222, 251, 296, 577, 584.
Knott, 169, 577.
Knowlton, 450, 584.
Kossuth, 433.
Kunkshamooshaw, (Indian,) 40, 51, 54, 282.
Labor, prices of, at different periods. See Prices.
Laborda, 466.
Ladies' Dress. See Dress.
Ladies' Fairs, 404, 422, 469.
Lafayette, Gen., his visits to Lynn, 351, 388.
Laighton, 155, 171, 214, 215, 236, 241, 256, 266, 267, 287, 577, 578, 580.
Lake, 466.
Lambert, 190, 223, 465 577.
Lamberton, 129
Lambord, 583.
Lamphier, 423.
Lamson, 581.
Land, ancient mode of conveying, 258.
Landing, Ballard's, 98.
Landing, Needham's, 98.
Lands, division of, 171, 252, 306.
Lane, 577.
Langley, 176, 577.
Larkin, 321, 415. Larrabee, 339, 357, 577, 580.
Lathrop, 154, 577.
Laud, 102. Lauriat, 403, 411.
Lawrence, 330, 373, 382, 383, 384, 385, 588.
Lawsuits, 196, 203, 221, 234, 241, 251,
252, 258, 259, 260, 266, 267, 297, 368. Lawyers, 370, 372, 409, 435, 585. Lay, 577. Leader, 206, 213, 220, 222, 224, 229, 577.
Le Beau, 117. Leap from High Rock, 403. Leap, Lover's, 69, 72, 403, 550. -
606
HISTORY OF LYNN.
Leavitt, 31. Lechford, 32, 104. Lee, 354, 362, 577. Legg, 242, 577. Legislature. See General Court. Leif, 26. Lenthall, 31.
Leonard, 206, 207, 230, 259, 577.
Letter of Rev. Mr. Whiting to Increase Mather, 265.
Letter of Rev. Messrs. Whiting and Cobbet to Cromwell, 229.
Letters of Ebenezer Breed, embodying information respecting the shoe trade of Lynn, soon after the Revolution, 523 to 526.
Leverett, 158, 261, 575.
Lewis, 11, 13, 20, 23, 24, 28, 43, 49, 54, 62, 67, 68, 72, 79, 84, 91, 96, 101, 108, 116, 120, 125, 126, 128, 129, 133, 147, 151, 154, 155, 156, 158, 163, 166, 167, 169, 170, 173, 180, 181, 182, 184, 195, 199, 200, 201, 204, 205, 206, 209, 215, 225, 227, 228, 235, 238, 243, 244, 245, 246, 266, 267, 275, 279, 280, 283, 287, 289, 292, 293, 294, 299, 300, 313, 316, 317, 318, 321, 324, 325, 330, 333, 342, 343, 344, 352, 355, 363, 368, 371, 381, 382, 390, 393, 395, 404, 405, 408, 412, 421, 452, 461, 470, 478, 479, 481, 482, 489, 490, 505, 512, 514, 528, 529, 541, 544. (544 to 565 contain a biograph- ical sketch of Alonzo Lewis, the his- torian. , And on page 181 may be found his genealogy.) 566, 577, 580, 581, 582, 590.
Lexington, battle of, 338.
Libraries, 381, 387, 443, 458, 471, 517. Lightfoot, 155, 172, 203, 215, 577.
Light Houses, 61, 429, 448, 450, 461, 556.
Light Infantry, Lynn, 372, 389, 416, 437, 465. See Military.
Lightning, 69, 256, 259, 322, 326, 329, 331, 351, 361, 364, 367, 368, 370, 395, 397, 401, 403, 407, 415, 421, 425, 431, 437, 438, 447, 453, 461, 471.
Lilley, 184, 577.
Lincoln, 434, 462, 463, 464, 511, 575, 584.
Lindsey, 125, 241, 263, 282, 325, 331, 345, 577, 579, 580. Lindsey's Hill, 125.
Linen, manufacture of, in Lynn, 321, 378, 379. Linnæus, 91, 560. Lislet, 22. Little, 538.
Loan and Fund Associations, 441. Lobster Rocks, 62, 392. Lobsters, 80, 144, 371. Locke, 263, 282, 265, 577 Lockier, 109. Lockjaw, 439, 451. Log Cabins, 408. Long, 247, 248.
Longevity. See Aged Persons. Longfellow, 85.
Long Island, N. Y., settlement of Lynn people on, in 1640, 192.
Longley, 155, 172, 175, 176, 215, 236, 252, 253, 577, 580.
Look, 577. Lord, 239, 253, 255. Lord's day, 110. See Sabbath.
Loring, 581.
Loudon, 331.
Lougee, 465.
Lovell, 226, 577.
Lovejoy, 570, 581, 583.
Lover's Leap, 69, 72, 403, 550.
Lumber, amount of, landed in Lynn, in 1858, 454. . Lummis, 581.
Lummus, 387, 390, 396, 479, 502. (511 to 519 contain a hiographical sketch of Charles F. Lummus, the first printer established in Lynn.) 527, 533, 541, 569, 581, 582.
Luscomb. See Lyscom.
Lyceum and Lyceum Hall, 392, 408, 428.
Lye, 227, 577, 580. Lyell, 583.
LYNN :
Indian Deed of, 49.
General Description - Topography, Phenomena, Natural History, 56. First settlement of, 111.
Incorporation of, 134.
Description of, in 1633, by Wood, 143; and in 1651, by Johnson, 232. Receives its present name, 169; the orthography and origin of the name, 170.
Lands divided, 170, 306.
Surnames of all the early residents of, 576.
First Directory of, published, 517. City form of government adopted, 424.
Population of, at different periods, 585. (And see Tables beginning on page 576.)
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INDEX.
Lynn Mutual Fire Insurance Compa- [ Marblehead, roads to, 250, 261. ny formed, 391. Lynn Village, 182, 196, 212.
LYNNFIELD :
Territory forming, granted to Lynn, 176. Made a District, or Parish, 309.
Incorporated as a Town, 377.
Forest Hill Cemetery consecrated, 448.
Lists of Representatives, Postmas- ters, Town Clerks, Religious So- cieties, and Ministers, 587.
And see pages, 76, 149, 183, 306, 310, 318, 323, 324, 330, 332, 334, 342, 345, 352, 362, 379, 380, 387, 388, 403, 404, 407, 409, 410, 421, 425, 426, 436, 440, 441, 447, 452, 458, 461, 463, 469, 470. See also Deaths. Lightning. Fires. Storms. Lynnmere, 71.
Lyscom, Luscomb, 228, 449, 454, 466, 577.
M.
Mackalum, 577.
Mackerel, 80, 144, 439, 478.
Macomber, 465.
Macreading, 583.
Madison, 521.
Madoc, 28, 577. Madockawando, (Indian,) 238, 289. Maffit, 589.
Magazines, powder, 326, 366.
Magee, 63, 384.
Magnetic Telegraph, 418, 444, 453, 454, 469. Mahoney, 466. Mailey, 451.
Makepeace, 320, 360, 487, 581, 588. Malicious mischief, 259.
Mallalieu, 583.
Manatahqua, (Indian,) 39, 41. Mann, 445, 589.
Manners and Customs of olden time, 99, 103, 107, 132, 133, 183, 209, 236, 240, 276, 347, 378, 496.
Manning, 584.
Mansfield, 122, 145, 151, 172, 175, 176, 187, 188, 189, 190, 229, 240, 253, 256, 266, 282, 292, 298, 323, 328, 329, 331, 334, 338, 340, 341, 344, 351, 381, 425, 458, 486, 492, 577, 578, 579, 580, 583, 587,588.
Mansfield's End, origin of name, 187. Maplesdarme, 577. Map of Lynn, first complete, 395. Marble, 245 to 250, 430, 445.
Marine Disasters. See Shipwrecks. Market, ancient, at Lynn, 221.
Marriage ceremony, 103, 243, 250, 258, 267.
Marsh, 371, 581, 583.
Marshall, 155, 156, 157, 172, 214, 217, 240, 243, 250, 258, 262, 282, 577, 578, 579.
Marshes, salt, 76, 144, 365, 366, 408. Marston, 386.
Martin, 120, 122, 214, 341, 346, 347, 465, 466, 471, 495, 533, 577, 580. Marvin, 588.
Mary's Grotto, 66.
Masconomo, (Indian,) 138.
Mason, 275.
Masonic Celebration, 390. See Free- masons.
Massasoit, (Indian,) 33, 262.
Massey, 359, 391, 580. Matches, friction, come into use, 400. Mather, 48, 49, 71, 159, 178, 199, 236,
237, 238, 260, 265, 272, 276, 296, 316. Matrimonial Difficulties, 37, 223, 276. Matthew, 423.
Maule, 125.
Mavrick, 118, 121, 146, 577.
Mayfield, 577.
Mayo, 201, 587, 589.
Mayors of Lynn, list of, 581.
McCurdy, 584.
McDavit, 466. McDonald, 396.
McDugal, 577.
McGuire, 437.
Mckeown, 583.
McMallen, 577.
Mead, 466.
Meadows, 77. Measurements and Distances, 585.
Meeting-houses, 107, 139, 197, 232, 267, 277, 292, 293, 299, 305, 309, 310, 320, 324, 372, 374, 379, 388, 390, 395, 398,
400, 402, 403, 404, 415, 428, 431, 435, 443, 447, 451, 452, 454, 458, 460, 464, 469, 586.
Mellen, 466.
Memoirs. See Biographical Sketches. Meriam, 208, 309, 320. 326, 577.
Merrihue, 577.
Merrill, 370, 465, 583, 584.
Merritt, 362, 426, 436, 439, 465, 580, 583.
Mesmerism, or Animal Magnetism, 408. Metal Pens come into use, 401.
Meteors, 363, 396, 400, 446, 461. See Celestial Phenomena.
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HISTORY OF LYNN.
608
Methodist Conferences at Lynn, 362, | Moulton, 437, 466, 479. (502, '3 and '4 456.
Methodist Societies and Ministers, 354, 583, 584, 587, 588, 589.
Miantonimo, (Indian,) 17, 33.
Miles, 200.
Military, 135, 138, 140, 141, 143, 147, 177, 212, 213, 216, 220, 234, 243, 255, 262, 275, 292, 305, 331, 341, 358, 370, 372, 377, 414, 416, 418, 433, 434, 453, 465, 469, 579.
Miller, 414, 466, 584.
Millerism, 414.
Millett, 414.
Mills, (surname,) 291, 297, 299, 311, 440, 446, 456, 577.
Mills, (for grinding,) 119, 127, 128, 143, 147, 153, 157, 165, 200, 220, 234, 235, 320,397. Milner, 190, 577.
Mineral Spring, 71, 98, 257, 265, 279, 300, 371.
Ministers, 146, 159, 169, 277, 341, 398, 401, 402, 407, 412, 428, 443. Suc- cession of, in the various societies of Lynn, Lynnfield, Saugus, Swamps- cot, and Nahant, 583 to 589. And see Ordinations. Salaries.
Minot, 62.
Minot's Ledge Light, 429, 461.
Mint, for coining silver, established at Boston, in 1652, 233.
Mirage, 82, 278. See Celestial and At- mospheric Phenomena.
Misdemeanors. See Punishments.
Missionary Society, first Methodist, formed, 381.
Mitchell, 257, 278, 468, 469.
Moll Pitcher, the fortune-teller, 374.
Money, 43, 150, 233, 260, 291, 319, 322, 343, 351.
Montowampate, (Indian,) 36, 38, 137, 138, 140, 146.
Moody, 187, 188, 199, 201, 204, 214, 221, 238, 239, 387, 444, 577.
Moore, 189, 461, 542, 577, 581, 582, 584.
Morgan, 577. Morley, 140, 577. Mormonism in Lynn, 398.
Morocco leather, manufacture of, 363, 520. Morrill, 456. Morris, 122. Morton, 101, 257, 417, 575. Mosses, pressing of, 418. Mott, 584. Mottey, 85, 345, 387, 587.
contain a biographical notice of Sol- omon Moulton.) 580, 592.
Mount Holyoke, origin of name, 123. Mount Tom, origin of name, 124. Mower, 190, 282, 324, 577.
Mudge, 201, 202, 227, 331, 336, 366, 370, 373, 377, 396, 401, 402, 426, 433, 473, 479, 492, 501. (536 contains a biographical notice of Rev. Enoch Mudge. And 538 contains a bio- graphical notice of Ezra Mudge.) 580, 581, 582, 583, 589, 592.
Mudgett, 465.
Mud Houses, so called, 440.
Mulliken, 417, 418, 581.
Muminquash, (Indian,) 264.
Munroe, 339, 340, 380, 465, 468, 470, 580.
Munyan, 577.
Murders in Lynn, 430, 437, 472.
Murray, 466.
Music, band of, formed in Lynn, 434. Musical Association, 443.
Myles, 109.
N.
NAHANT:
Early accounts of, 26 to 32.
Description of, topographical, and general, 58 to 67, 74, 75, 80 to 85. Purchase of, from Indian Sagamore, for a suit of clothes, claimed by Thomas Dexter, 131, 148, 240 to 242, 267.
Efforts of Randolph to obtain grant of from Andros, 284, to 291.
Sea-serpent's appearance in the wa- ters of, 382.
Incorporated as a separate town, 436. Hotel built, 382; description of, 469; destroyed by fire, 469.
Names of Town Clerks, Postmasters, and Ministers, 589.
And see pages 20, 26, 41, 57, 63, 70, 112, 119, 131, 135, 141, 144, 148, 204, 213, 233, 240, 257, 261, 291, 292, 297, 306, 307, 308, 309, 311, 312, 319, 334, 335, 362, 365, 370, 378, 380, 381, 389, 395, 407, 421, 429, 431, 438, 444, 451, 452, 453, 457, 463, 474.
See also Deaths. Fires. Lightning. Shipwrecks. Storms. Tides. Nahanton, (Indian,) 41, 42. Names, double, 488. Nanapashemet, (Indian,) 33 to 38, 40, 263, 282. Narremore, 577.
INDEX.
609
Natural Bridge, 60.
Natural History Society, 410.
Neal, 185, 199, 579, 581. See Neill. Neck, 577.
Needham, 98, 188, 189, 194, 228, 524, 577.
Needle, singular case of, in human body, 457.
Negros. See Colored Race. Slavery. Slaves.
Negus, 125, 577.
Neill, 474. See Nea
Nelson, 584.
Newbold, 185. Newcomb, 587.
Newell, 370, 416, 426, 581.
Newhall, 125, 139, 155, 172, 181, 185,
186, 194, 263, 283, 293, 297, 306, 312, 320, 327, 328, 334, 341, 342, 345, 347, 348, 361, 364, 370, 382, 387, 391, 398, 402, 407, 409, 410, 417, 418, 420, 429, 442, 443, 447, 465, 472, 479, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 585, 587, 588. . . And biographical notices of deceased members of the Newhall family may be found as follows :
Thomas Newhall, the first white person born in Lynn ; with a ge- nealogical sketch of the Newhall family, 482. Jacob (Landlord) Newhall, 494.
Josiah Newhall, (Hon.) 533.
Asa T. Newhall, (Hon.) 537. Francis S. Newhall, (Hon.) 539. Isaac Newhall, 540.
Benjamin F. Newhall, 567.
Newland, 577.
Newman, 577, 579, 580.
Newspaper, first in Lynn, 512.
Newspaper Editors, list of, 582.
Newspapers, 390, 395, 396, 398, 405, 407, 410, 413, 423, 439, 442, 456, 512, 582. Newton, 276, 465, 466, 560. Nicholet, 261.
Nichols, 201, 342, 362, 407, 465, 583, 584, 588. Nicholson, 577. Nickerson, 398. Nicknames, 488, 514.
Night Arches. See Northern Lights. Noble, 589.
Nonupanohow, (Indian,) 39, 41, 51, 54. Noonan, 465.
Normenton, 297, 484, 577. Norris, 208, 583. North Spring, 70.
Northern Lights, 313, 323, 327, 335, 338, 391, 396, 402, 457.
Northey, 185. Norton, 238, 239.
Norwood, 228, 293, 326, 332, 341, 347, 577.
Notary Public established in Lynn, 361.
Nourse, 416, 580.
Nowell, 115, 152.
Noyes, 415, 584.
Nullification, Lynn vs. South Carolina, 399, 427.
Nultonanit, (Indian,) 32. Nye, 577.
0.
Oak, old, 147.
Oakes, 228, 262, 305, 577.
Oakman, 577.
Obàtinua, (Indian,) 35.
Observatory, Astronomical, at Lynn, 469.
Old Burying Ground. See Burying Grounds.
Old Mansfield House, 592.
Old People. See Aged Persons.
Old Tenor, 319.
Old Tunnel Meeting-house, 277. See Meeting-houses.
Olden, 525.
Oldest Grave-stone, 299.
Oldham, 31, 32.
Oliver, 158, 183, 267, 414, 465, 577, 581, 582.
Omnibus commences running, 435.
Onslow, 490.
Oonsumog, (Indian,) 40.
Opium eater, 526.
Ordinations and Installations, 165, 276, 318, 323, 325, 329, 330, 333, 345, 351, 358, 366, 374, 380, 388, 389, 394, 398, 400, 402, 407, 410, 412, 428, 443, 460, 472.
Orgin, 580. Orr, 466.
Osgood, 584.
Ossian, 19, 508.
Otheman, 583. Otis, 117, 444.
Otley, 190, 577, 579.
Otway, 577.
Over-shoes, India rubber, introduced, 386.
Owen, 466, 584.
Owls, 433, 473.
Oxenbridge, 261. Ox-wagon, first in Lynn, 348.
Oyster Bay, L. I., settled in 1640, by Lynn people, 196.
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HISTORY OF LYNN.
P.
Pacey, 216.
Packet schooner run between Lynn and Boston, 327. Padington, 194.
Padishall, 297. Page, 122, 257, 582.
Pahpocksitt, (Indian,) 38, 41.
Paine and Payne, 190, 266, 521, 577, 583, 584.
Painter, 582.
Palfrey, 141.
Palmer, 200, 380, 447, 465, 587.
Papasiquineo, (Indian,) 37.
Paper Money. See Money.
Pareus, 91.
Parker, 157, 172, 383, 577, 583.
Parris, 294.
Parrott, 362, 421, 580.
Parsonage, First Parish, and Parsonage Lands. 353.
Parsons, 112, 351, 356, 357, 577, 582.
Partridge, 172, 577.
Passaconaway, (Indian,) 36.
Patience, 577.
Patten, 417, 465.
Paul, 259, 577.
Payne. See Paine.
Payson, 351, 417.
Payton, 577.
Pea Island, 59.
Peabody, 398, 401, 466, 580, 582. Peach, 580.
Peale and Peele, 410, 571
Pearls, discovery of, 451.
Pearson, 577.
Pease, 258.
Peat Meadows, 77.
Peck, 583.
Pedestrian exercises and contests, 443, 448, 452, 456.
Pedigrees. See Genealogies.
Pell, 172, 577. Pendleton, 353.
Penfield, 228, 577.
Pennerson, 365.
Pennock, 523.
Pens, Metal, come into use, 401.
Pentland, 577.
Pepoon, 580. Perdy, 430, 432.
Peril, John's, 61.
Perkins, 228, 238, 323, 330, 331, 344, 345, 380, 382, 403, 577, 587.
Perley, 582. Perry, 379. Person, 228, 577, 578. Petagoonaquah, (Indian,) 39.
Petagunsk, (Indian,) 39. Peters, 102, 135, 149, 192, 234. Peterson, 449.
Petitions: Edward Randolph to Gov. Andros, for a grant of Nahant, 284. Soldiers of Wampanoag war, for grant of lands, 281.
Pews, meeting-house, 277.
Phantom Ship, 129, 130.
Pharaoh, (slave,) 344.
Phebe, (slave,) 345.
Phenomena at Sangus river, 387.
Phenomena. See Celestial and Atmos- pheric Phenomena.
Philbrick, 486. Philip, (Indian,) 264.
Phillips, 200, 228, 235, 239, 251, 257, 261, 263, 305, 342, 345, 357, 359, 367, 381, 453, 463, 466, 486, 577.
Phippen, 379, 584.
Phipps, 296, 575.
Photographs, 409.
Phrenology, 408.
Physicians, 226, 276, 345, 358, 396, 397, 403, 410, 425, 533, 586.
Pickering, 116, 196, 362, 490, 492, 493, 541, 577, 583.
Pickman, 577.
Pic-nic at Lynnfield pond, distressing accident at, 426.
Pic-nic, Spiritualist, at Dungeon Rock, 471.
Pierce, 141, 465, 581, 583.
Pierpont, 412, 582.
Pierson, 157, 192, 195, 577
Pigden, 577.
Pigeons, wild, 45.
Pike, 262, 418, 465, 466.
Pine Grove Cemetery. See Cemetery. Pine Hill, 69.
Pine Tree Coins, 233.
Pinion, 225, 251, 577.
Piper, 592.
Pirate, shipwreck of, 311.
Pirate's Cave. See Dungeon Rock.
Pirates' Glen, 70, 244, 249.
Pirates, traditions concerning, 243.
Pitcher, 330, 374, 375, 376. Pitt, 489, 490.
Plant, 322. Plants found in Lynn, 79.
Plurality Law, 438. Pococke, 205.
Poetry, specimens of, by deceased na- tives Lynn. See Specimens of Po- etry.
Poets and Prose Writers, native. See Writers.
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INDEX.
Police Court, Lynn, 423, 582. Political Mass-meetings and Proces- sions, 414, 462. Political Parties in Lynn, 349, 350, 368, 369. Polk, 417. Pollard, 584.
Pometacom, (King Philip, Indian,) 17, 262 to 264.
Pompey, (slave,) 344. Ponds, 70, 127, 143, 149, 411.
Ponus, (Indian,) 129. Pool, 157, 171, 214, 577, 578, 589. Poor-house, 381, 423.
Pope, 342, 577.
Population of Lynn at different periods, 583.
Poquanum, (Indian,) 39 to 41, 47, 119, 141, 146.
Porphyry, 72. Porter, 342, 580, 583.
Post-masters, 581, 587, 588, 589.
Post-offices, 266, 357, 365, 398, 403, 421.
Potato Rot, 336, 416, 426, 432.
Potatoes introduced, 312.
Potter, 51, 126, 157, 171, 190, 221, 282, 293, 320, 321, 482, 484, 577.
Pottery established, 372. Pounds, 91. Pousland, 465. Powder Magazines, 326, 366
Pownal, 575.
Pranker, 405, 470.
Pratt, 11, 331, 342, 365, 466. Pray, 190, 207, 225, 577. Prayer, 273.
Prayers, answer to, 238, 362.
Prayers at funerals not customary here, in early times, 103.
Preaching in the open air, 327, 448.
Preaching of Whitefield, in Lynn, 326, 327.
Predestination, doctrine of, 563. Prescott, 85, 554.
Presidents of Common Council, list of, 581.
Presidents of the United States, Visits of to Lynn, 353, 380, 400, 417. Price, 268.
Prices, 134, 136, 175, 196, 222, 235, 252, 257, 266, 298, 305, 322, 330, 380, 396. Prichard, 577. Prince, 62, 101, 162, 344, 382, 384, 499. Prince, (slave,) 344.
Prince of Wales, his Visit to Lynn, 462. Pring, 29. Printing office, first in Lynn, 512, 514. Printing offices, in 1864, 586.
Privateer, 373.
Prize Fight in Lynn, 436. Probate Court at Lynn, 389, 463. Proctor, 184, 295, 363, 445, 577, 580. Provisions, &c., prices of, at different periods. See Prices. Public Houses. See Taverns. Puffer, 577.
Pulpit Rock, 60, 75.
Punishments, 140, 142, 143, 152, 157, 162, 165, 173, 183, 191, 196, 197, 204, 209, 212, 216, 220, 223, 225, 230, 233, 253, 256, 258.
Purchis, 9, 10, 51, 157, 190, 192, 226, 251, 256, 262, 266, 267, 282, 287, 290, 577, 578, 580.
Purinton, 345, 485. Puritanism, 100 to 110.
Pury, 205. Putnam, 86, 122, 190, 214, 215, 295, 323, 340, 341, 577, 583
Pynchon, 121, 122, 123.
Q.
Quaker Doctrines discussed by George Keith and John Richardson, in 1702, at Lynn, 300 to 305.
Quaker Meeting-houses, 267, 320, 379. Quakers subjected to indignities and oppressions, 250, 262, 273, 296, 298, 305.
Quakers, riotous proceedings of, in 1822, at their meeting-house, 387. Quakers divide on point of doctrine, and point stated, 441.
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