History of Needham, Massachusetts, 1711-1911 : including West Needham, now the town of Wellesley, to its separation from Needham in 1881, with some reference to its affairs to 1911, Part 57

Author: Clarke, George Kuhn, 1858- 4n
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Cambridge, U.S.A. : Privately printed at the University Press
Number of Pages: 794


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Scotch-Irish, 227


Scott - Scot, David, 688. Samuel, 346 Scotton, John, 407. Thomas, 407. William, 596


Scudder, Henry B., 358, 668. Marshall S., 274, 275, 282


Seabury, Rev. Joseph B., 286


Seacomb, 430


Sealers of Bread, see Town Officers


Sealers of Leather, see Town Officers


Sealers of Weights and Measures, see Town Officers


Seating the Meeting-house, 198-200


Seaver, Rev. Mr., 220


Seaver Street, 100, 13I


Second Dam, Lower Falls, 386


Second Meeting-house, see Meeting- houses, First Church


Second Parish, see Parishes, West Parish Selectmen, see Town Officers


Senior Young People's Society of Chris- tian Endeavor, 253


Seraphine hired, 246


Sessions, Rev. Joseph W., 264, 666


Severns-Sevens, Joseph, 307. Sam- uel, 307


Sewall, Judge Samuel, 44, 358. Sam- uel E., 327 Sextons, 324, 325


Shad, 644


Shapleigh, Me., 618


Sharon, N. Y., 618


Shattuck's Building, 591


Shattuck's grocery-store, 353


Shaver, Rev. Melville A., 288, 293


Shaw, Herbert, 407. James F., 420. John W., 101, 162, 163, 298, 300, 357, 424, 541. Gifts to Shaw School, 357. Mrs. John W., 330. Robert, 407. Sarah E., 298 Shaw School-house, 354, 357 Shays, Daniel, 438


Shays's Rebellion, 437, 438 Shedd, William G. T., 275


Sheep, 638, 644. Number at different periods, 531, 535. Value, 53I Sheldon, Colonel, 469


Shepard - Shephard - Shepherd - Sheppard, Mr., 91. Mrs., 52. Al- exander, '557, 558. Calvin, 307. Isaac, 54, 212, 225, 309, 335, 337,


339, 456, 467, 481, 488, 516, 624, 648, 652, 661. Lemuel, 446, 541 Shepherson, Henry, 294 Sherborn - Sherburn - Sherburne, 51, 14I, 152, 273, 430, 561, 612, 623. Cent Society, 207


Sherborn-Sherburn road, 88, 89


Sherburne, Henry, 469


Sheridan, Mr., 65, 83, 403


Sherman, Gen. William T., 573


Shetland shawls made, 408


Shine, James J., 297


Shirley, Gov. William, 143, 144


Shirley, 422


"Shoddy" manufactured, 387, 391, 399, 409 Shoe-factory, 390


Shoe-shops, 40I


Shores, James M., 618


Shumway, Judith, 47


Sidewalks, 103


Sierra Magazine, 628, 629


Silk-factory, 389, 397


Silk gloves made, 400


Silk goods made, 389, 397, 400, 406, 408, 410 Silk hosiery made, 406


Silk mittens made, 406, 408


Silk-worms, 397


Silverhorn, Rev. William, 269


Silvia, negro, 565


Simonds, Elijah, 577


Sincerity Lodge, I. O. O. F., 591


Singers, 213, 308-310


Singing School, 3IO


Sisco- Cisco, -, 566. Hadassah, 616 Sisco family, 566 Skeensborough, New York, 466


Skinner, Ebenezer, 41, 57, 119, 434, 548, 650, 660 Slack, Benjamin, 96-99, 120, 157, 160,


161, 182, 207, 277, 339, 344, 384, 385, 488, 519, 550, 563, 584, 601, 608, 609, 648, 653, 662, 666, 688. John, 94, 124, 134, 167, 170, 181, 209, 336, 450, 458, 462, 468, 471,


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481, 482, 515, 651, 661. John, J., 482. John W., 178, 446, 523,


541, 608, 609, 647. Thaddeus, 473 Slack's Hotel, 446 Slaney, Franklin W., 511


Slaves, 149, 565-567


Slitting-mill, 97, 120


Small, A. H., 447. Henry T., 307 Smallpox and Hospitals, 562, 563


Smith, Captain, 473. Lieut-Colonel,


451. Rev. Mr., 237. Aaron, 58- 60, 84, 86, 89, 91, 94, 95, 117, 118, 125, 161, 167, 168, 170, 173, 174, 189, 196, 211, 235, 343, 344, 346, 427, 451, 457, 458, 460-462, 467, 468, 471, 475, 477-481, 488, 514, 516, 540, 551, 638, 639, 645, 648, 649, 652, 659, 661, 665, 675. Aaron, Jr., 213, 233, 314, 335, 338, 436, 438, 450, 457, 458, 462, 464, 480- 483, 540, 562, 651, 660, 661, 688. Aaron, 3d, 460. Abby W., 298. Abiel, 61, 458, 558. Abigail, 60, 61, 224, 272. Abigail (Mrs. John), 59. Abigail (Richardson), 137. Amraphel, 161, 551, 576, 607, 653, 663, 665. Archibald, 230, 435, 480. Arthur E., 518. Caleb, 58, 59, 332. Catharine E., 30, 38. Christopher, 58, 59, 71, 83, 87, 88, 313, 470, 474, 475, 684. Daniel, 428. David, 60, 88, 96, 119, 125, 137, 140, 152, 154, 157, 160, 211, 454. David, Jr., II0, 648, 653. Eben W., 304. Edward, 60, 137. Elbridge, 542. Eliakim, 486. Elizabeth, 60. Elizabeth (Mrs. Joshua), 59. Ester, 317. Eu- nice, 272. Ezra, 59. Frank, his "History of Dover," 249. George, 60, 159, 272, 345, 440, 485, 487, 551, 646, 648, 653, 663. Ithamar, 60, 435, 455, 460, 470, 473. Itha- mar, Jr., 458, 460, 466. Jabez, 52, 552, 640. James, 61, 96, 119, 196, 230, 428, 554, 589, 618, 638-640, 645, 653, 654, 657, 663. Jason, 474, 475. Jeremiah, 27, 428, 458, 462, 463, 477. Joel, 486, 487. John, 12, 31, 37, 55, 58, 59, 71, 73, 74, 78-80, 82-84, 182, 194, 195, 216, 217, 221, 247, 308, 329, 331, 332, 431, 460, 466, 477, 512, 518, 645, 646, 648, 683. John, Jr., 328, 458, 467, 473, 520, 649. John, 3d,


458, 466. Jonathan, 16, 35, 53, 55, 58-61, 83, 85, 86, 88, 115, 132, 168, 174, 196, 199, 211, 230, 247, 314, 368, 441, 454, 457, 514, 515, 557, 615, 636, 642, 649, 650, 652, 684, 688. Jonathan, Jr., 21I, 481, 684. Joshua, 58-60, 71, 329. Josiah, 55, 56, 307. Lemuel, 479. Lewis, 307. Luther, 61, 589, 656. Lu- ther, 2d, 324, 566. Mrs. Martha, 335. Martha (Mrs. Aaron), 235. Martha (Mrs. Jonathan), 60. Mary, 55. Widow Mary, 615. Mary (Mrs. James), 61. Mary C., 299. Mehitable (Mrs. Richard- son), 137. Mehitable (Mrs. Whit- ing), 137. Mehitable (Richard- son), 137. Moses, 58. Myra, 610. Newell, 226, 316, 603, 633, 689. Oliver, 298, 299. Otis, 307. Pam- elia- Permelia, 284, 618. Rachel, 284. Widow Rachel, 615. Ra- chel (Mrs. Caleb), 59. Rebecca, 59, 60. Robert, 61, 90, 116, 167, 203, 209, 432, 438, 446, 450, 456, 457, 460, 461, 467, 471, 476, 480- 483, 487, 559, 562, 652, 661, 675. Robert B., 408. Russell, 449. Ruth, 36. Samuel, 58, 59, 84, 458, 460, 462, 463, 470, 549. Rev. Samuel F., 251, 253, 255. Solo- mon F., 125. Timothy, 60, 309, 324. Timothy N., 18, 31, 46, 350, 351, 440, 441, 448, 449, 539, 552, 634, 654. William, 90, 92, 148, 203, 233, 431, 436, 450, 457, 473, 479, 527, 549, 554, 651, 660. William, Jr., 462, 464, 467, 474. Rev. William S., 275, 281


Smith family, 58-61, 175, 176


Snare drum players, 309, 63 1


Snelling, Rev. Joseph, 258, 260, 262. Rodman P., 192


Snow, Charles H., 28, 216. Walter F., 290, 293-295, 518, 656


Snow in roads, 102, 108, 417, 534 Snuff-mill, 124 Snuff Mill Dam, 380


Social and Literary Union, 594, 595


Social Library, 375 Social Lodge, I. O. of G. T., 604


Societies, 589-614


Society of Colonial Wars in Massachu- setts, Yearbook, 429 Soirées, 372


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"Sol" Fuller's Bridge, 126


"Sol" Fuller's Brook, 78, 126, 140


Soldiers' Letter, 492, 493


Soldiers' Lot, 506, 508


Soldiers' monument. Revolution, 453, 507. Civil War, 507, 508


Somerby, Gustavus A., 363


Sons of Saint George, 592


Sons of Temperance, 603


Sons of the American Revolution, New- towne Chapter, 486 Sons of the Revolution of Massachu- setts, 486


Sons of Veterans, 508


Soule, Rev. Joshua, 261


Sounding board, 206


South Boston, 283


South Framingham, 415, 509


South Lawrence, Saint Patrick's Church, 296


South Middlesex Street Railway, 419 South Mills, 99, 243


South Mills Bridge, 121


South Natick, 122, 572, 635


South Paris, Maine, 287


South school district, 339-341, 343, 344, 347, 358, 367


South school-house, 335, 337, 342, 344, 345, 347, 358, 360, 566. Teachers, 362-365


South Street, 79, 86, 101, 104, 105, 419 Southborough, 549


Southworth, George W., 379, 629. Winthrop M., 379


Spalding - Spaulding, Rev. Amos F.,


258. Rev. Solomon, 237. Ste- phen H., 570


Spanish-American War of 1898, 509- 5II Spanish War of 1740, 428, 429


Sparrowhawk, Rev. Mr., 220


Spear, Rev. Mr., 219. Richard C., 509 Spencer, Anna, 618. Annie H., 298 Spool silk manufactured, 389 Spottsylvania, 499, 501


Sprague, Isaac, 298. John, 23. Wil- liam, 23


Spring, George, 124, 351, 358, 577, 655. John, 194, 195. Marshall, 152, 153, 570. Mary, 467. Samuel, 467, 470 Springfield, 128, 404, 473, 474 Springfield, Ill., 510


Springfield Knitting Mill, 404


Springfield Parish, Dedham, later Dover, 142, 225, 368, 478, 512 Springvale Baptist Church, 249 Springvale Park, 249


"Squire Art, " 633


Stage coach, 545


Stages, 539, 540, 543-545


Stand-pipe, 584


Standard Bearers, 271


Stanton, Richard, 297. William H., 304 Stanwood, Charles E., 376, 655, 659


Starkweather, E., 455


Starr - Star, Ebenezer, 562, 569, 570, 608, 609. Henry, 444, 570. Hor- ace, 307. Josiah, 569


State Aid, 490


State Constitution, see Massachusetts, Constitution


State Conventions, 171, 172


State, county and town officers, 645-669


State elections, 169-171, 175, 188


State Federation of Women's Clubs, 598, 599


State roads, 105, 588


State School Fund, 533


State Senators, 645


State Street, 423


State tax, 153, 521, 524, 529, 530


Station Tree, 62, 150, 215


Statistics, manufactures, 409-412. Val- uation, population, etc., 530-537


Steam-boilers, 41I


Steam-engines, 409, 411


Steam roller purchased, 104


Stearns, Isaac R., 590, 594, 595, 600


Stebbins, John, 431


Stedman, Ellis, 488, 589. Mrs. F. F.,


610. Frank E., 655. Joseph, 338.


Mary, 307. Rebecca, 307. Will- iam, 317


Steelton, Pa., 509


Stetson, Almon B., 294


Stevens, Rev. A., his "Memorials of the Introduction of Methodism into the Eastern States," 258. His "Memorials of the Early Prog- ress of Methodism in the Eastern States (Second Series)," 258. Abel, 438, 440. Abel F., 612. Abijah, 438, 453. Alvin G., 244. Augus- tus, III, 492, 654. Eliphalet, 307. Ephraim, 211, 454, 462. Ephraim, Jr., 340. Franklin, 307, 351, 441, 443. George G., 61, III, 226.


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Hadassah, 263. Isaac, 383. John, 263. Timothy, 487


Stevens family, 80


Stick Bridge, 93, 94, 122


Stimson, Jeremy, 570


Stirling, Rev. John, 61


Stockings made, 403


Stocks, 637, 641 Stoddard, Rev. Isaac, 261


Stoil, Jacob, 430, 431


Stone, Daniel, 541. Eunice, 263.


Lucy, 594. Valeria G., 374. iam, 570


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Stone crusher purchased, 104


Stone Hall, Wellesley College, 374


Stone masons, 100, 120, 205, 346, 347


Story, George F., 421


Stoughton, 23, 202, 555-557, 629


Stoves, in Meeting-house, 206. In school-houses, 342


Stow, 237, 334, 529


Stowe - Stow, Joseph, 384. Timothy, 465, 466


Stowell, Hannah, 472. Joseph, 456, 463, 470, 472 Strawbery Meadow brook, 62


Street lights, 584-586


Street names, 106


Street Railways, 416-420. Tax, 534 Streeter, Rev. Elisha, 261


Strife Meadow, 37, 38, 59


Strife Meadow Bridge, 88


Strife Meadow Brook, 57, 79, 80, 140 Strong, Rev. Edward E., 284


Sturbridge, 55 Sturgis, Russell, 386, 387


Sudbury - Sudbery, 18, 20, 22, 33, 34, 62, 63, 139, 141, 148, 390, 637


Sudbury River conduit, 103, 127, 673


Suffolk County, 137, 164, 165, 167, 170, 238, 473, 478, 479, 484, 516, 538 Suffolk County, England, 77 "Suffolk Deeds," 11, 57, 149 Suffolk West Conference of Churches, 285 Sugars, Gregory, 231 Sullivan, John, 297. Richard T., 387, 399. William H., 140. Sullivan, R. T., Company, 388 Sumner, Lewis, 352. Lewis N., 264, 270 Sunday School Association, 243


Sunday School orchestra, 268


Sunday Schools, 375. First Church, 242-244, 246, 603. Congregational


Church, 246. Baptist Church, 251, 255, 603. Methodist Churches, 265, 266, 603. Orthodox Congre- gational Church, Grantville, 276, 279, 282, 603. Evangelical Con- gregational Church, 284, 288. Saint Joseph's Church, 296, 297. Uni- tarian Society of Grantville, 298. Advent Christian Church, 301. Christ Church, 302-304, 604. First Church of Christ Scientist, 305


Superintendent for Suppressing Gypsy and Brown-tail Moths, see Town Officers


Superintendents of Schools, see Town Officers


Superintendents of Streets, see Town Officers


Superintendents of Water Department, see Town Officers


Superintending School Committee, see Town Officers, School Committee Superior of St. Margaret's Home, 303 "Surplus Revenue, " 553


Surveyor of Hemp and Flax, see Town Officers


Surveyors of Highways, see Town Officers, Highway Surveyors


Surveyors of Lumber, see Town Officers Surveyors of Timber, see Town Officers Surveyors of Wood, see Town Officers Sutherland, Lucy, 618


Sutton, Ann H., 258. Mary M., 364. Samuel, 140, 398. Samuel, & Co., 398, 399. Thomas, 186, 254, 255, 257, 325, 379, 398, 598, 646, 655, 658, 659


Sutton, 15 Sutton, Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Eng- land, 406, 543


Swain, Rev. Augustus C., 285, 292 Swallow, George A., 291, 294


Swan, Daniel, 570. James, 470. Wil- liam O., 250


Swans, 139 Sweater coats made, 40I Sweaters made, 400, 40I Sweet corn, 400


Swift, Rev. John, 218, 224


Swine, 636, 641. Number at different periods, 531, 535. Value, 531


Swords on exhibition, 441 Syleham, Suffolk, England, 24


Sylvia, negro, 565


Symms, William, 468, 470


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TACKS made, 398 Taft, Eleazer, 365 Talbot, Mr., 30


Tambling - Tombling, Matthew, 80, 328, 683. Sarah, 224. Seth, 436 Tankards, given to Congregational Church, 246. First Church, 238 Tannery, 386 Tappen, Mr., 174 Tarvia used on roads, 105


Taverns and Post-Offices, 538-545 Tax lists, 31, 189, 522, 527


Tax rate, 517, 532, 533


Taxes, 153. Assessment of, 519-522. Collection of, 522-525. Duties of the taxpayers, 525, 526. Abate- ment of, 526, 527. Miscellaneous tax items, 527, 528. Province tax, 528-530 Tea, 450 Tea and Toast Club, 597, 691


Telegraph and telephone lines, 586


Temperance and temperance societies, 574, 601-605 Temperance Convention, 602 Temperance Reform Club, 604 Tenney, Mrs., 541 Terence, negro, 565 Terracolio used on roads, 105 Terry, Rev. Samuel, 218, 219 Thacher, Rev. Peter, 218. Rev. Philip S., 242, 243. Rev. Thomas, his Memoir of Rev. Samuel West, 236 Thayer - Thair, Miss, 370. Alexander, 570. E. F., 282. Rev. Ebenezer, 233. L. R., 264 Third Congregational Society, see Wel- lesley Hills Congregational Society Third Meeting-house, see Meeting- houses, First Church


Thompson, Rev. Amos G., 260. Rev. Edwin, 602. John, 270. Rev. Joseph H., 269


Thorpe, Charles, 270, 525, 595, 599. F. Ernest, 425. John, 406, 599. Joseph B., 266, 267, 270, 325, 361, 377, 406, 407, 587, 595, 599, 656. Sarah B., 587. Thomas, 599 Thorpe family, 406 Thorpe Memorial Park, 587


"Three Apostles, The," 259 Thwing & Clapp Bros., 357 Ticonderoga, New York, 434, 466, 467 Tilton, John A., 519, 625, 656 Tinkham, Rev. John, 261


Tisdale, George W., 325, 664. Howard, 309 Titcomb, Jonathan, 475 Titus, negro, 22 Titus, John W., 182, 355, 668 Tiverton, R. I., 476 Tobacco sent to soldiers, 493 Toddy, 132, 656 Toll-gate, 98 Tolling, 322


Tolman -- Toleman, Ebenezer, 14, 61. Elmun, 94, 456, 463, 467, 468, 548. Jemima, 14, 57, 61. John, 93-95, 154, 156, 158, 163, 203, 323, 324, 362, 440, 452, 456, 459, 460, 463, 466, 467, 524, 589, 661, 662. Mary, 14, 61. Nathaniel, 14, 48, 57, 61, 62, 93, 94, 118, 223, 230, 247, 319, 435, 461, 466, 568, 672. Thomas, 14, 62, 430, 431 Tolman family, 61, 62


Tolman lot, 452


Tombs, 31, 318, 319


Toone, George H., 584. William, & Co., 408 Toone Bros., 408


Torrey - Torry, Ellsworth, 275, 281. Jonathan, 430, 43I


Torrey estate, 354


Town agents and lawsuits, 189, 190


Town ammunition, 196, 427, 428 Town auditors, see Town Officers, Auditors


Town caucus, 192, 193


Town charges, appropriations, 533, 534 Town clerk, see Town Officers, Clerk


Town clock, 586


Town debts, 163, 183, 514-517, 523


Town documents, 629 Town farm, see Poor-farm


Town-Fasts, 227


Town Hall, 163, 179, 185, 190-192, 376, 551, 552, 586, 634, 644, 683. New Town Hall, 192, 625, 626


Town meetings, 158, 159, 166, 175-182, 184, 186, 188, 190-192, 194, 199, 200, 210, 217, 221, 227, 339, 417 Town officers, 177, 179, 180, 189, 192, 554, 648-689 Assessors, 174, 175, 519-522, 524, 526- 528, 532, 641, 643, 644, 655, 661, 664, 665, 670. Chronological list, 659-665. Term of office, 520. Pay, 520, 521 Auditors, 518, 673


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Town officers - Continued Board of Health, 405, 564 Chief Engineers, Fire Department, 581 Clerk, 159, 161, 164, 173, 176, 180, 184, 186, 188, 190, 212, 247, 249, 426, 428, 436, 437, 448, 518, 539, 609, 642, 656, 681. Chronological list, 657, 658. Records, 188 Clerks of the Market, 687


Committee of Correspondence, In- spection and Safety, 149, 450


Committee to Reckon with the Town Treasurer, 515, 518, 519, 534. Chronological list, not indexed, 681,682


Constables, 178, 179, 670-673, 682, 683, 687, 689


Coroners, 648


Custodians of Public Grounds, 587 Deerreaves, 642, 643. Chronological list, not indexed, 685


Engineers, Fire Department, 578, 581 Engineers, Water Department, 584 Fence viewers, 570, 641. Chronologi- cal list, not indexed, 680, 681


Field drivers, 640, 641. Chronologi- cal list, not indexed, 679, 680 Finance Committee, 518, 519 Firewards, 578, 640, 673 Forest firewards, 578


Haywards, 684 Health Officer, 564


Highway Surveyors, 180, 640, 673. Chronological list, not indexed, 675- 677. Duties, 107-112. Number chosen, IIO. How elected, III, 112. Collectors of highway taxes, III, II2. Compensation, 112 Hogreaves, 636, 637. Chronological list, not indexed, 685-687


Inspector of Cattle and Provisions, 639 Liquor Agent, 601 Measurers of Wood and Bark, 688 Military Committee, 490 Moderators, 173, 174, 177, 178, 180- 182, 190, 191, 490, 491, 518


Overseers of the poor, 178, 550, 553, 554, 639. Chronological list, not indexed, 674


Park Commissioners, 587 Pound-keepers, 638-640 Public Weighers, 688 Registrars of voters, 176


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School Committee, 112, 176, 179, 337, 342, 348, 351-361, 370, 574, 669. Chronological list of members, 665- 669. Reports, 188, 189, 345, 349, 350, 352, 353 Sealers of Bread, 640, 687 Sealers of Leather, 640, 684. Chrono- logical list, not indexed, 684 Sealers of Weights and Measures, 640, 682, 683


Selectmen, 79-89, 91, 92, 95, 96, 98- 100, 102, 103, 107, 110-112, 123, 124, 127, 132, 136, 159, 161, 164, 173, 174, 179, 180, 182, 183, 186, 187, 189, 190, 192, 196, 208, 216, 217, 219, 260, 319, 320, 328, 329, 331, 340, 353, 355, 361, 368, 394, 405, 416-420, 422, 427, 428, 439, 442, 472, 473, 475, 479, 482, 483, 487, 490, 491, 507, 515, 516, 518- 520, 526-528, 530, 538, 546, 548, 549, 551-555, 557-564, 566, 569, 577, 578, 585, 586, 601, 613, 625, 633, 637-642, 655, 656, 659, 682, 683, 687, 689. Chronological list, 648-656


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Superintendent for Suppressing Gyp- sey and Brown-tail Moths, 614 Superintendents of Schools, 358 Superintendents of Streets, III, 363 Superintendents of Water Depart- ment, 584


Surveyor of Hemp and Flax, 688 Surveyors of Lumber, 640, 688 Surveyors of Timber, 688 Surveyors of Wood, 460, 688, 689 Tax collectors, 522-525, 540, 541


Treasurer, III, 112, 159, 161, 185, 187, 220, 233, 234, 312, 332, 343, 480, 515-519, 522-524, 527, 534, 554, 563, 576, 624, 637, 641, 643, 671, 681, 682. Chronological list, 658, 659. Earliest book, 519. Salary, 516


Tree warden, 613, 614


Trustees of the Loan Money, 514 Tythingmen, 207, 570. Chronologi- cal list, not indexed, 678, 679 War Committees, 483 Wardens of Town farm, 554, 555. Chronological list, not indexed, 674, 675 Water Commissioners, 583, 584 Weighers and Gaugers, 688


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Town physicians, 569-571 Town property, value, 532


Town publications, 187-189


Town records, 75, 76, 85, 86, 91, 115, 122, 126, 146, 184-187, 200, 219, 226, 466, 490, 513, 639 Town reports, 186, 188, 189, 405 Town seal, 189


Town treasurer, see Town Officers, Treasurer


Town water, 580, 582-584


Towne, Emma I., 500


Town's Poor, 546-563. Appropriations, 533, 534, 553. Questions of domi- cile or settlement, 548-550. Poor- farm, 550-555. French Neutrals, 555-558. Indians, 558, 559. Warn- ings out of town, 560-562


Townsend, Mr., 399. George J., 572, 573. Gregory, 187, 232. Horatio, 190. Rev. Jonathan, 14, 25, 36, 49, 142-144, 186, 187, 198, 220, 227-233, 235, 236, 244, 248, 313, 314, 318, 334, 513, 527, 549. His ministry, 220-223. His records, 221-230. His ordination, 224. His salary, 220, 229-231. His printed sermons, 233. His students, 236. Rev. Jonathan, Jr., 232, 334, 372. Mrs. Jonathan, 199, 233. Penn, 75. Samuel, 94, 198, 203, 232, 334, 521, 652, 660, 675. Sarah, 362. Thomas H., 237, 238.


Townsend barn, 545


Townsend place, 613


Trail, John, 20, 25, 56


Train, Charles R., 162


Training Field, 313, 315, 613, 625, 691


Travel allowance to soldiers, Revolution, 461, 463, 464


Travis, Henry, 307. Timothy W., 278 Tray, Sarah, IO


Treaner family, 204


Treasurer, see Town Officers


Treasurers of First Parish, 212. Book of first treasurer, 519 Tree Warden, see Town Officers Trees, 613, 614


Trial Justices, 647


Trip hammer shop, 130


Trombone played in church, 309


Trowbridge, Susanna, 48. Thomas, 48 Truants, 193


Trull, David, 211, 458, 463. David, Jr., 438


Trustees of the Loan Money, see Town Officers


Turtle Island, 163, 380 Tucker, Mrs., 547. Charles T., 448. Enos H., 12, 25, 65, 101, 135,


171, 172, 191, 197, 241, 307, 320, 362, 363, 397, 421, 437, 444, 446, 448, 489, 539, 547, 618, 619, 625, 645, 646, 655, 664, 665. Enos H., Jr., 448, 449. Frederic H., 421. James, & Co., 390. Jerusha, 42 Tucker family, 65


Turner, Mr., 403. Abiel, 527. Edwin, 403. Eliza (Mrs. John), 327. Hezekiah, 478. John, 403. John, Jr., 403. John, of Plymouth, 455. Robert, 139


Turner lot, 327


Turner place, 403, 405


Turnpike, 80, 98, 99, 115


Turnpike Bridge, 114, 412


Tuttle, Frederic G., 419, 584


Tweft, Rev. Mr., 219


Twigg, Aaron, 355, 655. John L., 525


"Twin Oaks," 593


Twombly, Alexander H., 383


Tyler, Colonel, 474. Rev. Andrew, 227, 235 Tyng, Stephen, 344 Tyringham, 232 Tythingmen, see Town Officers


UNDERTAKERS, 322, 323


Underwear made, 399, 403, 404, 406-408


Underwood, Cato, 467, 478. Charles,


552. Isaac, 15, 92, IIO, 133, 147, 150, 151, 437, 454, 527, 656, 660. John, 22, 62, 86, 130, 141, 142, 649.


Jonathan, 22, 23. Joseph, 149. Rev. Nathan, 237. Priscilla, 22 Underwood and Train, 347


Underwood family, 62 Union, Conn., 618


Union Cycle Company, 399


Union Literary Association, 595


Union suits made, 404


Union Temperance Band, 603, 604 Unionville, 136, 35I Unitarian Club, 598


Unitarian Church, Grantville, see Churches


Unitarian Society of Grantville, 242, 297-301. Incorporated, 298. Its Sunday School, 298. Original mem-


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bers, 298, 299. Name changed, 299. New church built, 300, 301. Gifts, 300. Parsonage built, 301. The Register, 301


Unitarian Society of Wellesley Hills, see Unitarian Society of Grantville United Order of the Golden Cross, 592


United States Army, 491, 51I United States Colored Troops, 502


United States Volunteers, 510 United Workmen, Ancient Order of, 592 Unity Club, 598


"Universal Register of the Baptist Denomination in North America," 248 Universalists, 242, 243 University of Vermont, 372


Upham, Cyrus G., 45, 265, 271, 284, 293. David, 466. Ephraim, 431, 432. Henry H., 591. Jabas, 431, 432. Josiah, 123, 211, 435, 441, 457, 462, 467, 472, 473, 479, 483, 661. Josiah, Jr., 89


Upper Dam, Lower Falls, 382-384, 388


Upper Dam, Upper Falls, 380


Upper Falls, 9, 11, 18, 39, 44, 54-56, 81, 82, 92, 98, 99, 113, 114, 128, 163, 179, 357, 378, 381, 394, 412, 421, 422, 425, 445, 447, 542, 576-578, 580, 673. Industries, 380-382. See also Newton Upper Falls


Upper Falls school district, 340, 343, 346, 349 Upper Falls school-house, 338, 348, 349, 360. Teachers, 362 Urbino, Mrs. L., 371 Uxbridge, 543, 569


V ALENTINE, Olive C., 298 Valuation lists, 189, 527 Valuation of the town at different periods, 1768-1910, 530-532 Van Buren, Pres. Martin, 170 Vanneman, Rev. John, 260 Vassall, John, 149 Ventres, William H. S., 371 Vermont Legislature, 255 Vernon, Admiral, 428 Very, Francis, 14, 66, 334


Veteran Reserve Corps, Civil War, 494, 505 Vialas, Peter, 334, 365


Village Hall, 191, 283, 290, 353, 372, 423, 492, 608, 609


Village Improvement Society, 326


Vincent Circle of the Chautauqua, 597 Vine Rock Bridge, 117, 118


Viney, Rufus, 307 Violets, 35 Violin played in church, 309, 310 Violoncello played in church, 309, 574


Virgin, Rev. Charles, 261


Visit of President Washington to


Needham, 623


Vorse, Rev. Albert B., 242, 297, 299, 301. His salary, 299. Henry, 165. William, 487


Voters, 173-176 Voting lists, 36


WABAN, 10 Waban Brook, 60, 125, 130, 138


Waban Conservatories, 23, 33, 62, 389


Waban Hall, 353, 507, 591, 604


Waban Mills, 130, 391


Walcott - Wolcott, Captain, 469. Harris H., 383. Henry D., 383. John W., 27, 52


Waldron, Rev. John de L., 244, 293


Wales, Nathaniel, 52, 104, 427, 667. Nathaniel, Jr., 577, 654. Nathan- iel, Jr., & Co., 382 Wales & Mills, 382, 384


Wales Street, Newton, 124, 540


Wales's Tavern, 540


Walker, Abigail, 362. Rev. Avery S., 286, 287, 292. Azariah, 207. Rob- ert B., 257, 376, 379


Wallburg, Othman, 205


Wallin, George, 462


Walling, H. F., 131


Wallsworth, Rev. Mr., 220


Walnut Street, Wellesley, 124, 540


Walpole, 237, 438, 439, 442, 443, 445, 446, 602 Walpole Light Infantry, 446


Walradt, Henry M., 294, 355, 358


Walsh, Martin J., 297


Walter, Rev. Mr., 219, 227


Waltham, 203, 448, 579, 616


Walton, Thomas S., 270


Wamskutt, -, 470 War Committees, see Town Officers War of 1812, 439, 486-489


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War of the American Revolution, 450- 489, 514


Lexington Alarm, 451-453


Lexington Alarm Lists, 454-458


Siege of Boston, 1775, 459, 460 Dorchester Heights, 460-462


Military duty at Roxbury, 462-464


Castle Island, 1776, 464, 465. 1779, 479


Canada and New York, 465-468


Continental Army, 468. One year men, 1776, 468. Three years' men, 1777-1780, 469-471. Votes of the Town relating to service in, 471, 472. Nine months' men, 1779, 473, 474. Six months' men, 1780, 474, 475.


Care of the families of the soldiers, 472, 473


Rhode Island Campaign, 475-477 Re-inforcements for the Northern


Army, 1777, 477. 1778, 477-479


Votes of the town and orders of the Selectmen relative to the War, 1778 and 1779, 479-482. 1780 to 1783, 482, 483




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