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War taxes, 522, 527
Ward, Esq., 549. Widow, 147. Ben- jamin, 16, 26, 64, 463. Edward, 63, 64, 86, 144, 200. Edward L., 555, 640. John, 63, 359. Miriam, 64. Samuel, 64, 458, 460, 462, 463, 481, 485. William, 63, 569. William H., 119, 125. William L., 39I
Ward family, 63, 64 Ward farm, 64 Ward Genealogy, 64
Wardens of Town farm, see Town Officers
Ward's Brook, 63, 147, 148
Ward's Lane, 63
Ward's Mill, 63, 64, 149
Ware, A. Elizabeth, 2,72. Benjamin, 456, 468. Daniel, 65, 95, 97, 120, 157, 159, 163, 181, 187, 307, 343, 350, 440, 458, 467, 487, 554, 589, 624, 645, 648, 653, 657, 659, 661. Mrs. Daniel, 65. Deborah, 64, 65. Dexter, 100, 271, 272, 274, 276, 277, 281, 282, 348, 552, 653, 663, 665, 666. Dorothy, 21. Ebenezer, 16, 50, 64-66, 71, 74, 81, 82, 136, 195, 217, 219, 330, 615, 671. Ebenezer, Jr., 323. Elijah, 323.
Emma F., 65, 83. Her "Ware Genealogy," 65. Ephraim, 64, 65, 71, 83, 84, 88, 118, 194, 329, 441, 461, 488, 615, 689. Ephraim, Jr., 650, 684. Esther, 36. George D., 275, 276, 278, 280-282. Hannah, 55, 272. Hannah J., 351. John, 383, 582. John J., 577. Jona- than, 204, 456, 461. Joseph, 65, 456, 459, 468, 470, 479, 484. Jo- siah, 89-91, 118, 200, 21I, 343, 435, 454, 486, 561, 615, 642, 651, 670. L. Emeline, 272. Louisa M., 272. Luther, 307, 589. Lydia P., 272. Martha, 235. Martha (Mrs. Eben- ezer), 16. Mary C., 272. Mehet- abel, 65. Nathaniel, 92, 93, 116, 342, 343, 462, 546, 652, 662. Mrs. Persis, 246. R. Willard, 272. Re- becca A., 272. Reuben, 65, 271, 272, 276-279, 307, 346, 349, 352, 384, 440, 554, 601, 607, 648, 653, 663, 665. Reuben N., 281. Reuel, 65, 83, 98, 99, 161, 271, 272, 275- 278, 280, 281, 441, 654, 666. Ro- bert, 64, 65, 637, 678. Samuel, 32, 64, 94, 436, 459, 467, 554. Samuel, Jr., 456, 461. William S., 281
Ware & Clark, 382
Ware & Wilder, 98
Ware family, 64, 65
Warner, Daniel A., 555
Warnings out of town, 560-562
Warrants for Town meetings, 177-179
Warren, Mr., 433. Daniel, 32I. E. L., 570. Edward, 570, 572. Jona- than, 478. Sir Peter, 158. Rachel, 588 Warwick, 51, 569
Washburn, Diana P., 212
Washburn's Field, 625
Washington, George, 169, 447, 476, 479. His visit to Needham, 623
Washington, D. C., 42, 511. Union Chapel Hospital, 497. Adjutant- General's Office, 501
Washington elm, 623 Washington Street, 88, 102, 124, 131, 134, 153, 623. Trees, IOI Washingtonian crusade, 602
Water Commissioners, see Town Officers
Water Department, 581, 583, 584
Water reservation, 583, 600
Water-wheels, 409, 411, 412
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 570
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Watering cart purchased, 104 Watering places, 100 Watering-troughs, 583 Waterloo, 496, 510
Watertown, 19, 34, 68, 69, 151, 166, 380, 386, 419, 428, 460, 466, 570, 623, 644
Watkins - Wadkins - Wodkins, An- drew, 63, 71, 636. Mary, 63 Watson, Captain, 469
Watts, Isaac, his "Psalms and Hymns," 239, 308 Wayland, 273
Webb, Rev. Robert L., 254, 256, 624, 626
Webber, Adrianna G., 284. Henry, 284
Webber Brothers, 407
Webster, Rev. Amos, 249, 255
Webster Quartet, 625 Webster Street, 79, 104, 124, 420 Weighers and Gaugers, see Town Officers Weights and measures, 682, 683 Welch, William F., 640
Weld, Colonel, 464, 470. Abel, 342 Well, at Needham Lower Falls, 623. At minister's house, 204
Welles - Wells, Abbie, 299. Jane, 635. John, 391, 551, 553, 634. Samuel, 150, 151. Susan, 635 Welles place, 635
Wellesley, 9, 12, 18, 35-37, 42, 83, 89, 103, III, 124, 126, 127, 132, 134, 140, 154, 176, 185, 215, 243, 280, 319, 333, 340, 349, 352-354, 356, 360, 378, 390, 400, 401, 416, 418, 485, 486, 498, 501, 517, 541, 544, 553, 572, 573, 578, 582, 583, 591, 612, 631, 634, 635, 647, 691. Incor- porated, 162, 163. Saint Andrew's Church, 303, 304. Schools, 354, 356, 357. Railroad station, IOI. Town Hall, 61, 635, 688 Wellesley Advertiser, 359
Wellesley Avenue, 83, 88, 98, 102, 114 Wellesley College, 35, 60, 373, 374, 391, 510, 533, 539, 628. Flag-raising, 486. Soldiers' monument, 486 Wellesley Congregational Church, see Churches, Congregational Church in West Needham
Wellesley Congregational Society, 326 Wellesley Country Club, 37, 87, 158, 553 Wellesley Female Seminary, see Welles- ley College
Wellesley Hills, 9-11, 19, 24, 27, IOI,
139, 162, 329-331, 333, 384, 540, 544, 572, 609, 691. First Congrega- tional Church, 271-282. Unitarian Church, 279 Wellesley Hills Congregational Society, 276-279
Wellesley Square, 342 Wellington Avenue Bridge, 588 Wellman, Rev. Joshua W., 275 Welsh, James, 326
Wendell-Wendall, Jacob, 436
Wesson, Colonel, 469
West, Jared, 342. Nathan P., 372. Priscilla, 235, 236. Samuel, 372. Rev. Samuel, 49, 168, 197, 202, 203, 208, 228, 232-234, 237, 238, 451, 513, 528. His ministry, 234- 237. His ordination, 235. His autobiography, 235, 236. His pub- lications, 236. His students, 236. His salary, 237. Rev. Samuel of Dartmouth, 235. Rev. Thomas,
235
West Cambridge, 16, 137, 149, 360, 361, 429, 451-453, 486
West Centre highway district, 99
West Church, see Churches, Congrega- tional Church in West Needham West Company, Militia, 438, 440, 442, 451, 452. Captains, 440, 441. Muster-roll, 1775, 457, 458. 1776, 461, 462 West Dedham, 461
West End, 12, 33, 148, 329, 332, 334, 429. Annexed to Natick, 110, 14I. See also Needham Leg
West End school district, 338-341
West End school-house, 33, 339-34I West High School, 353, 354, 595 West Indies, 428
West Medway, 272 West Meeting-house, see Meeting- houses
West Meeting-house school district, 340, 341, 343 West Meeting-house school-house, 339. Teachers, 362
West Needham, 95, 127, 136, 154, 159, 202, 206, 245, 264, 283, 325, 360, 366, 370, 373, 413, 424, 444, 447, 486, 501, 542, 548, 569, 573, 611, 623, 630, 634, 672, 691. Cemetery, 325, 326, 486. Post-office, 542. De- pot, 99
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West Newton, 272, 413, 447, 543 West Parish, see Parishes
West Point, New York, 470
West Precinct, 152-158, 160, 161, 206, 214, 215, 271, 309, 312, 323, 566, 627. Incorporated as town of Wellesley. See also Parishes, West Parish
West Roxbury, 285, 415, 420
West Roxbury and Roslindale Street Railway Company, 418, 419
West school district, 343, 344, 349, 350, 366
West school-house, 343, 347, 349. Teachers, 362-364
Westcoat, John, 114
Western Railroad Corporation, 413
Western Railroad House, Boston, 447 Westminster Abbey, 434
Westmoreland, N. H., 573, 575 Weston, Thomas P., 589
Weston - Westown, 22, 34, 56, 58, 62,
80, 83-85, 89, 98, 100, 132, 133, 134, 148, 150, 220, 224, 235, 259, 264, 430, 431, 562, 569, 585. Its "Vital Records," 132. Methodist Society, 262. Baptist Church, 307. South graveyard, 260
"Westown Farm, The," 260 Westwood, 9
Weymouth, 371
Wheat - Wheet, Joshua, 49, 560, 568
Wheaton, Caleb, 25, 121. Comfort, 436. Elizabeth, 25. Jesse, 570. Laben, 190
Wheeler, B. T., 119. Rev. John E., 292. Samuel S., 493 Whetton, John J., 543, 544 Whig Party, 170
Whitaker, Mr., 423. Arthur, 97, 313, 400, 625, 655, 664. Mrs. Arthur, 603, 625. Channing, 611. Edgar K., 40, 102, 104, 250-252, 316, 317, 352, 413, 414, 490, 518, 602, 603, 608, 610, 645, 646, 648, 666. Rev. Jonathan, 246. Thomas, 359
Whitcomb - Whetcomb, Colonel, 151, 2II
White, Barney L., 115, 380. Daniel, 474, 478, see Wight, Daniel. George, 358, 667. Henry H., 611. Nathan, 441. Nathan, Jr., 524. Samuel, 315. Winthrop F., 619 White Plains, N. Y., 477
Whitehall, N. C., 497, 499 White's Building, 604
Whitefield, Rev. George, 262 Whiting - Whitting, Calvin, 372.
Daniel, 459. Dexter, 307. Eben- ezer, 167. Frederick A., 300. Moses, 459 Whiting family, 53
Whitman, B., 190
Whitman & Hood, 355
Whitman & Morton, 190
Whitmore, see Whittemore
Whitney, Colonel, 464. Auren J., 294. Cromwell, 307. Horatio, 307. Israel, 160, 182, 309, 325, 362, 428, 453, 537, 542, 554, 555, 589, 607, 648, 653, 659, 662, 665, 691. Marianna, 541. Samuel, 463
Whittemore - Whitmore - Wittemore.
Mrs., 49. Enoch, 470. Harrie S., 192, 325, 518, 658. Henry J., 346, John H., 581. Jonathan, 432, 436, 466. Jonathan, Jr., 457, 462-464, 467, 476. Joseph, 434. Mary E., 346. Nathan, 430, 431. Sarah, 50. Thomas, 434. Timothy, 470, 474, 475 Wiggins, Thomas, 307
Wigglesworth, Colonel, 469. Rev. Mr., 220
Wight, Aaron, 570. Daniel, 114, 456, 459, 468, 470, 478. Elizabeth, 66. Henry H., 611. Jonathan, 66. Jo- seph, 73, 76. Lewis, 320. Samuel, 202, 457, 461, 466, 641. Willard
A., 15, 52, 329 Wignall, Rev. William, 269
"Wigwam," 2I
Wild animals and bounties, 641, 642 Wild cats, 641, 642
Wilder, Charles T., 275, 276, 281. Mary, 276. Theophilus, 464
Wildes's, Boston, 543
Wilkinson, Ebenezer, 456, 480. Ezra, 190 Willard, Rev. Elijah, 261. Rev. Fred- erick A., 252, 255, 667. Jonathan, 56. Lydia, 56. Samuel, 569 Willett, Joseph, 294. William, 295 Willgoose, Peter, 304
Williams, Archbishop, 295, 327. Rev. Mr., 303. Rev. Charles H., 275, 280. George F., 138. Henrietta, 138. John, 544. Mary, 272. Newell, 307. Silas, 273, 274, 279,
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28I. Silas G., 272, 351, 492, 525, 654, 663. Rev. William, 220, 224 Williams College, 373 Willington, Captain, 469 Willis, Lorenzo D., 383 Wills
Alderidge, Samuel, 13 Ayres, Ann, 14
Fisher, John, 25 Hawes, David, 34. Joseph, 34
Huntting, Jonathan, 36
Kingsbery, Eleazer, 39. Josiah, 37, 38. Timothy, 40, 41 Rice, John, 57
Smith, Edward, 60. John, 58, 59. Jonathan, 60
Wilson - Willson, Charles, 552. Eliza- beth, 225. Enoch, 480. Ephraim, 133. Henry, 448. John, 54, 338. Joseph, 430. Mary, 616. Na- thaniel, 95, 456, 461, 464. Na- thaniel, Jr., 309. Robert, 278. Samuel, 82, 84, 223, 331. Seth, 437, 455, 460, 548, 651. Silas, 123 Wilson's Corner, 96 Wilson's Island, 58
Winch, Enoch B., 449. Rev. Moses, 283, 284, 290, 291, 321, 352, 666
Winchendon, 243
Winchester, Amasa, 327. Charles, 470
Windram, Harold W., 415
Wine used at communion, 240 Wing, John A., 264, 265, 270
Wingate, Uranus O. B., 573 Winship, Susan, 272
Winslow & Bigelow, 192
Winsor, Whitman S., 247
Winton, Clara L., 300
Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons, 573 Wise, Caroline E., 364
Wiswall, Augustus C., & Son, 386
Witherell, Horace G., 421 Woburn, 430 Wolcott, see Walcott Wolf bounty, 11, 45, 641
Wolf Pit, 29, 135 Wolf Pit Hill, 32, 58, 135
Wolf Pit Meadow, 135 Wolfe, General, 435 Wolves, 641 Woman's Christian Temperance Union, 605 Women voters, 176
Women's Foreign Missionary Society, 27I
Women's suffrage, 593, 594
Wood, Edmund M., 32, 329, 356, 388, 389, 655. Henry, 352, 388-390 Wood's, Henry, Sons' Company, 125, 388, 390 Woodard, Harry, 379 Woodbury, Israel D., 618
Woodcock - Wodcok - Woodcocke -
Woodcok, Barnabas, 66. Elijah, 617. Hannah (Mrs. Jeremiah), 67, 198. Hannah (Mrs. Michael), 67. Isaiah, 487. Jeremiah, 66, 67, 71, 74, 80, 82, 84, 88, 110, 180, 194, 195, 198, 217, 220, 221, 223, 225, 226, 229, 314, 316, 328, 329, 369, 456, 463, 467, 474, 487, 513, 615, 649. Jeremiah, Jr., 198, 314, 463, 466, 640, 683. John, 48, 55, 57, 66, 71, 173, 431, 678. Margret, 319, Mary, 224. Michael, 66, 67. Na- thaniel, 67. Samuel, 66, 458. 467. Sarah, 13. Mrs. Sarah, 66.
Timothy, 589
Woodcock family, 45, 66, 67
Woodlawn Cemetery, Malden, 510
Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley, 320, 326, 327, 568
Woods, Harriette N., 628. Rev. Leon- ard, 628
Woodward, Mr., 165. Benoni, 196,
200, 229, 649, 658, 660. Frederic N., 137. Josiah, 85, 89, 90, 123, 435, 548. Peter, 368. Royal, 566. Rev. Samuel, 235
Woolen gloves made, 408, 409
Woolen goods made, 408, 409
Woolen rolls made, 399
Woonsocket, 421
Woonsocket Division, 421, 422
Worcester, 14, 160, 370, 549
Worcester & Central Turnpike, 98, 99
Worcester County, 336
Word, Rev. Mr., 234
Working Men's Society, 606, 607
Worsted goods made, 408, 409
Worsted mitts made, 408
Wragg, George E., 674. William, 621, 63 1, 647, 673 Wrapping paper made, 391 Wrentham, 48, 64, 66, 555
Wright, Francis, 386, 387. Francis, & Co., 387. George, 341. Rev. John E. M., 285, 292
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Wright & Ditson, 408
Wye, George E., 400, 401, 510. George E., Company, 401. Henry, 510. John, 510. John J., 401, 510. John T., 400, 401, 510, 627. Jo- seph, 510. Joseph A., 510. Thomas, 510. Thomas E., 509. William, 510. William H., 400, 510. William H., Jr., 400 Wye Brothers, 400 Wye family, 510
Wyman, Mrs., 205. William, 620, see Burrill, Francis A.
YARN made, 398, 404 Yerxa, Frank W., 425 "York", 467
Young Men's Christian Association, County Secretary, 267. Cricket Club, 267. Highlandville, 595, 596 Young People's League, 267 Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, 267
Young Woman's Christian Temperance Union, 605
Z ETOR, Elizabeth, 565 Zirngiebel, Denys, 400
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