History of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 176

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1706

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First Meeting-House .- The terms of settlement having been agreed upon at a precinct meeting, hield

on the 27th of August, James Cary, Ebenezer Alden, and John Orcutt were " chosen a committee to finish ye meeting- house so far as is Necessary for ye present, and made choice of Capt. Byram, Mr. [Theodosius] Moore, and Samuel Allen to dispose of ye pues in ye meeting-house."

The dimensions of the building nowhere appear on the records, but it probably was about forty feet square, with sixteen feet posts. When the house was completed there were only eleven pews below and nine in the gallery. All the pews were built next to the sides of the house, none in the body. The In- dians had liberty of making pews for themselves under the stairs. The body of the house was wholly taken up by long, common seats. No pews seem to have been built till 1725 or later.

On the 24th of September it was voted that the ordination should take place on the 28th of October next, and to appropriate "for the defraying of ye charges of ye ordination of ye Rev. Mr. John Angier, fifteen pounds in money," and it was "agreed by a clear vote that Jonathan Bass and Ebenezer Byram should provide for the same."

Original Church Members .- The names of the members of the church gathered on the 28th of Octo- ber are as follows, viz. :

Nicholas Byram.

Mary Whitman.

Samuel Allen. Mehitabel Allen.

Isaac Alden. Mary Cary.

John Pryer. Hannah Byram.

Ebenezer Allen.

Sarah Cary.

Nicholas Whitman.

Ruth Snow.

Elisha Allen. Anna Alden.

Recompense Cary.

Widow Mary Cary.

Ebenczer Byram. Widow Sarah Crossman.

James Cary. Widow Sarah Brett.

James Snow.

Mary Bassett.

Ebenezer Alden.

Bathiah Hill.

Mary Byram.

Elizabeth Cary.

Mary Allen.

Abigail Harris.

Mehitabel Alden.

Hannah Whitman,

Bethya Pryer.

Widow Judith Shaw.

Rebecca Allen.

The churches which were present on that occasion, by their elders and messengers, were these, viz. :

The church at Taunton : Rev. Samuel Danforth.

The South Church in Scituate: Rev. Nathaniel Eells.

The church at Middleboro' : Rev. Peter Thatcher.

The church at Rochester : Rev. Timothy Ruggles.

The church in Pembroke: Rev. Daniel Lewis.

The church in Abington : Rev. Samuel Brown.

The church in West Bridgewater: Rev. Danicl Perkins.

The church in South Bridgewater : Rev. Benjamin Allen.

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The services on that occasion begau with prayer by Rev. Mr. Danforth. Mr. Thatcher preached from St. John xxi. 15, 16, 17.

Mr. Eells gave the charge, and Mr. Lewis the right hand of fellowship.

After the services in the house of worship the ministers and invited guests dined at the tavern which stood near the north bank of Satucket River. The table was arranged ou a line running east and west in the open air and beneath the shade of trees. The west end of the table rested on a rock which is still standing. as is also. according to the tradition, part of a tree which has never ceased from that early date to yield its fruits as autumn returns.

Second Meeting-House .- During the ministry of Rev. John Angier a second house of worship in place of the first one was erected, nearly on the same site, but a few feet farther eastward. This house was fifty- six feet long. twenty-two feet high, and forty-five feet wide, and completed in 1754. The first house re- mained standing till the second was finished and was

He married, Nov. 23, 1732, Mary, daughter of Ezra (Esq.) and Martha (Prince) Bourne, of Sand- wich. The marriage ceremony was conducted by the then removed, Hon. Hugh Orr, the purchaser, using i bride's father, who was one of his Majesty's justices its timbers in the construction of his mill on Matfield River, in which his cannon were bored for use by the Revolutionary forces. An item of interest connected with the second house may be here mentioned. When the last call was made for troops in the Revolutionary struggle the parish sold six places for pews where long seats had been, and thus readily obtained money to send their complement of men to the front.

On the 23d of December, 1767, Rev. Samuel Angier was ordained colleague pastor with his father, Rev. John Angier.

The ministers and churches that participated in this ordination were :

Rev. Daniel Perkins, of the West Parish of Bridge- water, gave the charge, Rev. Jonathan Parker, of Plympton, the right hand of fellowship. The sermon was by Rev. John Angier, father of the pastor-elect, from Matt. xiii. 3: " And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, ' Behold a sower went forth to sow.'" The discourse was printed, and is to be found in the last edition of the Bridgewater's Mon- itor, with a preface attributed to the pen of Hugh Orr, Esq.

At the time of the ordination of Rev. Samuel An- gier, the town of Bridgewater contained four parishes and part of a fifth. The preface to the Monitor mentions one interesting fact. "It may be said to the honor of this people (the whole of the ancient town) that disaffection to their minister or contention among themselves has never given rise to a new parish. The sole motive of their separating from time to time

has been that they might enjoy the ordinances of re- ligion with more convenience."

The Rev. Messrs. Angier continued in the pastor- ate together till the decease of the elder Angier, April 14, 1787, aged eighty-five. Rev. Samuel died Jan. 18, 1805, aged sixty-one.

Rev. John Angier .- Rev. Samuel Angier, son of Rev. Edmund Angier, of Cambridge, married, in 1680, Hannah, daughter of Rev. Urian Oakes, fourth president of Harvard University ; and was settled at Rehoboth in 1679, and in the West Precinct of Water- town (now Waltham) in 1696. Rev. John Angier, the first minister in East Bridgewater, son of Rev. Samuel Angier above mentioned, was born in Wal- tham in 1701, and graduated at Harvard University in 1720. It is interesting to note that sixteen out of the twenty-one members of Rev. John Angier's college class became pastors of churches.

of the peace. The ministry of Rev. John Angier over the East Church, in Bridgewater, from Oct. 28, 1724, to his decease, at the age of eighty-five years, April 14, 1787 (a period of over sixty-two years), seems to have been a peaceful one. The parish had increased considerably, and a new house, larger than the first, had been built in the course of his ministry. He was beloved by his people and respected by the neighboring churches.

Rev. Samuel Angier, the second minister in East Bridgewater, son of Rev. John Angier, was born March 20, 1743, graduated at Harvard University in 1763, and was ordained colleague pastor with his father, Dec. 23, 1767. He was a man very decided in his opinions, in demeanor grave and dignified, rather diffident, but was kind, benevolent, and atten- tive to all prescribed duties, and in devotional exer- cises he excelled. He did not much visit his people familiarly, and could not be very sociable with chil- dren. Whenever he appeared in public he wore a wig, a three-cornered hat, small-clothes, and knec- buckles. At the close of divine service on the Sab- bath the people waited for him to descend from the pulpit and pass down the aisle before they left their pews, he bowing politely to them as he passed. He strictly observed the Sabbath, refraining from all secular matters on Saturday after sunset. He would never own a chaise, preferring always to journey on horseback. He continued a bachelor till he was fifty- three years of age, when he married, Nov. 29, 1796, Judith, daughter of Rev. Thomas and Judith (Miller)

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Smith, of Pembroke. Mrs. Angier, on the 18th of June, 1798, while riding on horseback and descend- ing the hill south of the common, was thrown from the horse and received injuries from the effects of which she never recovered. She died April 24, 1803, aged fifty-five years. He died Jan. 18, 1805, aged sixty-one years.

Third Meeting-House .- The third house of wor- ship (the present one) in East Bridgewater was erected in 1794, on exactly the same site as that of the first.

The parish had increased and a new house was needed.

The second house remained standing, and was occu- pied till the completion of the third, and was not finished till near the close of 1795. Its dimensions, fifty-four by sixty-eight, and twenty-eight feet high. Public worship took place in it for the first time Jan. 10, 1796, when the pastor, Rev. Samuel Angier, preached from Leviticus x. 3: " Then Moses said unto Aaron, 'This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified.'"

The house was a solid structure, built after the model of a former generation, with its three galleries and its " sounding-board" or canopy. In 1850 it was re- modeled in accordance with the demands of the times, and is a neat and convenient house of worship.

The third minister settled in East Bridgewater was Rev. James Flint, son of James Flint, born in North Reading, Dec. 10, 1779. He graduated at Harvard University, 1802; ordained pastor of this society Oct. 29, 1806.

The services at the ordination were as follows :

Sermon by Rev. Jacob Flint, of Cohasset : Text, 2 Tim. iv. 2; ordaining prayer, by Rev. David Gur- ney, of Titicut ; charge, by Rev. Eliab Stone, of Read- ing; right hand of fellowship and address to the church and society, by Rev. John Reed, D.D., of West Bridgewater ; coucluding prayer, by Rev. Timothy Flint, of Lunenburg.

He resigned his office April 6, 1821, and was in- stalled pastor of the East Church, in Salem, Sept. 19, 1821. He was honored by his Alma Mater with the degree of S.T.D. in 1825. He was a brilliant writer and a poet ; was the author of tho Pilgrim song en- titled, " Two Hundred Years Ago." He died in Salem, March 4, 1855, aged seventy-five.

The next pastor was Rev. Benjamin Fessenden, born in Sandwich, Mass., June 13, 1797 ; graduated at Harvard College, 1817; ordained Sept. 19, 1821. Ho resigned the pastoral office Nov. 6, 1825, and bc- came a manufacturer. He died in Valley Falls, R. I., Jan. 6, 1881, age eighty-threc. Services at the ordi-

nation were as follows : Introductory prayer, by Rev. Morrill Allen, of Pembroke ; sermon, by Rev. Henry Ware, Jr., of Boston, text, Rom. xii. 11; ordaining prayer, by Rev. Pitt Clarke, of Norton; charge, by Rev. Henry Warc, D.D., of Harvard University ; right hand of fellowship, by Rev. James Kendall, of Plymouth ; concluding prayer, by Rev. George Bar- stow, of Hanson.

Rev. John A. Williams, born in Roxbury, July 28, 1800, graduated at Harvard, 1820; ordained Oct. 18, 1826 ; resigned Oct. 4, 1828; died in East Bridgewater, March 15, 1872, aged seventy-one. Services at the ordination were as follows: Introduc- tory prayer and reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. Charles Lowell, D.D., of Boston ; sermon, by Rev. Eliphalet Porter, D.D., of Roxbury : "But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men, to edification, and exhortation, and comfort," 1 Cor. xiv. 3; charge, by Rev. James Kendall, D.D., of Plymouth; right hand of fellowship, by Rev. Richard M. Hodges, of Bridgewater ; ordaining prayer, by Rev. Samuel Willard, D.D., of Deerfield ; address to the society, by Rev. Pitt Clarke, of Norton ; concluding prayer, by Rev. John Reed, D.D., of West Bridgewater.

Rev. Eliphalet P. Crafts, born in North Bridge- water (now Brockton), Nov. 23, 1800; graduated at Brown University, 1821 ; ordained Nov. 19, 1828. Services at the ordination of Mr. Crafts were as fol- lows: Introductory prayer and reading of the Scrip- tures, by Rev. Charles Brooks, of Hingham ; sermon, by Rev. Samuel Barrett, of Boston ; prayer of ordina- tion, by Rev. Eliphalet Porter, D.D., of Roxbury ; charge, by Rev. Pitt Clarke, of Norton ; right hand of fellowship, by Rev. John Goldsbury, of North Bridgewater; address to the church and society, by Rev. Benjamin Huntoon, of Canton; concluding prayer, by Rev. Benjamin Kent, of Duxbury.

Mr. Crafts resigned April 19, 1836, afterwards settled in Sandwich, Mass., and died in Waltham, Mass., Jan. 16, 1880, aged seventy-nine years.

Rev. Samuel Adams Devens, a brother of Gen. Charles Devens, of Charlestown, Mass., and a gradu- ate of Harvard University, 1829, officiated as pastor from July 16, 1837, to -, 1838.

Rev. Georgo A. Williams was the next pastor. Ho was born in Taunton, Jan. 6, 1810, son of Francis and Louisa (Gillmoro) Williams. Hc officiated here from June 1, 1840, to Dec. - , 1841; now resides in Deerfield, Mass.

Rev. Ira Henry Thomas Blanchard was pastor here several months, from about Jan. 1, 1842. His minis- trations were very acceptable to the society, who carn- estly desired him to -become their settled minister,

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but his health. being inadequate, he was obliged to decline their invitation. He was born in South Weymouth, and was graduated at Harvard University in 1817. He died at his native home in 1845.

Rev. Nathaniel Whitman .- The next settled pas- tor was Rev. Nathaniel Whitman. He was born in East Bridgewater. Dec. 25, 1785. His father was Deacon John Whitman, who for many years was a deacon of the East Church of Bridgewater. and died July 20, 1842, aged one hundred and seven years. Rev. Nathaniel Whitman graduated at Harvard College in 1809. He was pastor of the First Church in Billerica from 1814 to 1835, and afterwards preached in Wilton, N. H., and in Calais, Maine. He received a unanimous call to become the pastor of the First Parish in East Bridge-

water. His installation took place July 17, 1844. The churches invited to participate in the services and represented on that occasion were the First Church in Plymouth, Kingston, Marshfield, Scituate, South Scituate, Pembroke, West Bridgewater; the First. Second, and Third Churches in Hingham ; the East Church, Salem ; Park Street Church, Portland ; and First Church in Dover. Mass. The occasion was one of great interest to the pastor-elect and to the people. The order of services was as follows, viz. : Introductory prayer, by Rev. George W. Briggs, of Plymouth ; selections from Scripture, by Rev. Augus- tus Russel Pope, of Kingston ; sermon, by Rev. James Flint, D.D., of Salem ; prayer of installation, by Rev. James Kendall, D.D., of Plymouth; charge, by Rev. Joseph Richardson, of Hingham ; right hand of fellowship, by Rev. Ralph Sanger, of Dover ; ad- dress to the church and society, by Rev. Jason Whit- man, of Portland, Maine ; concluding prayer, by Rev. Edmund Q. Sewall, of Scituate.

Rev. James Flint, who preached the sermon, was a former pastor of the society. His text was from Ps. xxvii. 4 : " One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple." The address by Rev. Jason Whitman, a brother of the pastor-elect, was one of quickening power and long to be remembered. Rev. Nathanicl Whitman's ministry here was a useful one, and was terminated Aug. 22, 1852. He re- moved to Deerfield, Mass., and was not settled over a society afterwards. He died in Deerfield, Oct. 29, 1869, aged eighty-three.

Rev. Joseph Hobson Phipps was installed the min- ister of this society, March 20, 1853. The services were as follows :

Reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. Russell A. Ballou, of West Bridgewater; installing prayer, by

Rev. Frederick N. Knapp, of Brookline; sermon, by Rev. Frederick H. Hedge, D.D., of Providenee, R. I .; right hand of fellowship, by Rev. R. A. Ballou ; address to the people, by Rev. F. N. Knapp.

Rev. J. H. Phipps was born in Hillsboro', N. H. He completed his theological studies at the Divinity School in Cambridge, in 1848. He married Laura M., daughter of Charles Wilde, M.D., of Brookline. He was settled several years in Framingham previous to his pastorate in East Bridgewater. The call for him to settle in the latter place was unanimous, and his ministry, a successful one, was terminated by his resignation March 3, 1861. He was afterwards set- tled in Kingston, where he died July 20, 1871.

Rev. Silas Farrington was installed pastor May 15, 1861. The services were,-

Introductory prayer and reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. Joseph H. Phipps, of Kingston ; sermon, by Rev. Chandler Robbins, D.D., of Boston ; installing prayer, by Rev. Calvin Lincoln, of Hingham ; address to the people, by Rev. James Freeman Clarke, of Boston ; right hand of fellowship, by Rev. John J. Putnam, of Bridgewater ; concluding prayer, by Rev. Edward Ilall, of Plymouth.

Rev. Mr. Farrington resigned the pastorate of this society July 24, 1864.

Rev. Francis Charles Williams entered on the duties of pastor here May 7, 1865. He was born in Boston, Nov. 2, 1825, and graduated at Harvard University in 1843. He resigned his office Feb. 1, 1870, and was afterwards settled in Hyde Park, Mass.

Rev. John William Quinby, the present pastor, grad- uated at Ainherst College in 1869, and at the Theo- logical School, Harvard University, in 1871. He was ordained Sept. 7, 1871. The order of services as follows :

Invocation, by Rev. Francis C. Williams, of Hyde Park ; reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. William L. Chaffin, of Easton ; serinon, by Rev. Charles C. Ever- ett, D.D., of Harvard University ; ordaining prayer, by Rev. Calvin Lineoln, of Hingham ; charge to the pastor, by Rev. Edward C. Young, of Harvard Uni- versity ; right hand of fellowship, by Rev. George H. Hosmer, of Bridgewater; address to the people, by Rev. Fielder Israel, of Taunton ; concluding prayer, by Rev. Joseph Osgood, of Cohasset.

Deacons of the First Church .- Recompense Cary, elected Sept. 12, 1725 ; died May 18, 1759.

James Cary, elected Sept. 12, 1725 ; died Nov. 18, 1762, aged 70.

Capt. Thomas Whitman, elected Oct. 4, 1748; died Dec. 15, 1788, aged 86.

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Seth Allen, clected Oct. 4, 1748; died Jan. 1, 1760, aged 49.

Zacharias Shaw, clected March 11, 1760 ; died Jan. 26, 1790, aged 79.

Nathaniel Edson, elected May 21, 1778; died March 18, 1784, aged 56.

John Whitman, Jr., elected May 21, 1778; resigned March, 1808; died July 20, 1842, aged 107.

Capt. Nathan Alden, elected July 30, 1784 ; died May 17, 1807, aged 80.

William Keith, elected March 14, 1808; died Nov. 8, 1826, aged 62.

William Harris, elected March 14, 1808; died Feb. 23, 1831, aged 69.

Samuel Keen, elected Feb. - , 1823; died March 14, 1850, aged 70.

Barzillai Allen, elected Feb. - , 1823; died March 1, 1826, aged 56.

William Harris, Jr., elected April 10, 1826; re signed Oct. 25, 1829 ; died Aug. 4, 1852, aged 58.

Benjamin Robinson, elected Aug. 10, 1834 ; died Jan. 25, 1848, aged 63.

Azor Harris, elected Jan. 1, 1852; died June 22, 1873, aged 84.

Francis Cary, elected Jan. 1, 1852; died March 12, 1870, aged 80.

Charles Rogers, elected Sept. 4, 1870 ; died April 28, 1880, aged 80.

Sidney Packard, elected July 2, 1875 ; died Feb. 15, 1878, aged 72.

CHAPTER III.

Union Trinitarian Society-First Universalist Society-Metho- dist Protestant Church-Trinitarian Congregational Church -Methodist Episcopal Church-St. Bridget's Church-Ceme- teries-Longevity in the Town.

Union Trinitarian Society .- For some time prior to 1826 several families in the westerly part of East Bridgewater, and a number in the casterly part of West Bridgewater, who were in sympathy with the Orthodox Congregational order, thought there was a need of a religious society of that faith, whosc place of worship should be situated so as best to accommo- date all interested. Accordingly in April, that year, nine petitioners-Samuel Rider, Charles Churchill, Samuel Rider, Jr., Ansel Howard, Luther Richards, Ward Richards, and Joseph Shaw-applied to Silas Packard, Esq., of North Bridgewater, for authority to call a meeting. Hc consented, and inadc out a warrant to Alvan Shaw. He notified a mnccting to be held at Beaver school-house, on Saturday, April 29,

1826, which meeting was held according to warrant. Mr. Packard presided as justice of the peace at the mecting, which he opened with prayer. The society, as that day organized, was styled " The Union Trini- tarian Society of East and West Bridgewater."

At this first meeting, April 29th, Zeba Richards was chosen moderator, and Parlee Keith clerk ; Sam- uel Rider, John Soule, and Benjamin Keith, standing committee ; also Josiah Richards, Elbridge Keith, and William Tirrell a committee to draw a plan for a meeting-house. At a mecting held July 4th, plans for a meeting-house were presented, and it was voted to accept the same. The following persons were chosen a committee : Seth Richards, Samuel Rider, John Soule, Zina Hayward, Josiah Richards, Elbridge Keith, William Tirrell, and Alvan Shaw, for the pur- pose of receiving terms, making an agreement with some person to build the said house, and to consult as to the most suitable and convenient situation, also to take proper measures for procuring the land.

June 20, 1826, a church was organized by Rev. John Codman, D.D., of Dorchester ; Rev. Richard S. Storrs, D.D., of Braintree; Rev. Calvin Hitchcock, D.D., of Randolph ; Rev. Daniel Huntington, of North Bridgewater; and Rev. Ebenezer Gay, of Bridgewater.

The members of the church then organized were Samuel Rider, Joel Edson, Seth Richards, John Harris, William Bonney, Ezekiel Reed, John Soule, Zeba Richards, Charles Churchill, John Richards, Luther Richards, Anna Ryder, Mehitabel Richards, Molly Bonney, Lydia Keith, Lydia Richards, Polly Richards, Dorcas P. Churchill, and Betscy Richards.

At a meeting of the church, held July 15, 1826, Samuel Rider and John Soule were chosen deacons.

On the 28th of January, 1827, public worship was held in the meeting-house for the first time. Rev. Mr. Pillsbury preached that day from Psalms lxxxvii. 2, " The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob." From the organization of the society till the meeting-house was ready for occu- pancy the society had held services cach Lord's day in a private house. The dimensions of the meeting- house were fifty feet long within the walls, forty fect wide within, sixteen feet high between joints, tower thirty-six fect to the coving, and ten fect square. The number of the pews was fifty-six.

Rev. Baalis Sanford, a graduate of Brown Univer- sity, whose birthplace was Berkley, Mass., was or- daincd pastor of this church and society Oct. 4, 1827. The sermon was by Rev. R. S. Storrs, D.D., of Brain- tree ; the other parts of the service by Rev. Daniel Iluntington, of North Bridgewater ; Rev. John San-

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ford, of South Dennis ; Rev. Calvin Hitchcock, D.D., of Randolph; Rev. Enoch Sanford, of Raynham ; Rev. Erastus Maltby, D.D., of Taunton ; and Rev. Ebenezer Gay, of Bridgewater.

On Sunday morning, July 28. 1844, the meeting- house was burned. the origin of the fire being un- known. A new house, which is that now in use. was erected the same year, larger and more commodious than the first. It was dedicated Jan. 1, 1845. Rev. Willard Pierce. pastor of the North Church, Abing- ton. preached the discourse, which was afterwards printed, from 1 Sammuel vi. 1, " And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

and the pulpit was supplied by Rev. Ebenezer Alden. Jr., for six months ; Rev. Cyrus Stone, six months ; Rev. Swift Byington and others until the ordination, May 14, 1851, of Rev. Philo Beckwith Wilcox as the pastor. He was a native of Benson, Vt., and graduated at Burlington, Vt., in 1845. The sermon was preached by Rev. Ebenezer Porter Dyer, conse- crating prayer by Rev. Daniel Huntington, charge by Rev. Mr. Thatcher, address to the people by Rev. Luther Sheldon, of Easton.

Rev. Baalis Sanford, son of Capt. Joseph and Elea- nor (Macomber) Sanford, was born in Berkley, July 6, 1801. He was the youngest of six sons, four of whom became clergymen. He graduated at Brown University in 1823, and was ordained pastor of the Union Society, in East Bridgewater, Oct. 4, 1827. In 1849 was dismissed from that pastorate and in- stalled pastor of the Trinitarian Congregational Society of East Bridgewater, having been, at the close of the latter office, in the ministry here thirty-three years. He married, March 31, 1831, Abby, daughter of Dean and Polly (Crane) Burt, of Berkley. Their children were Irene, Abby, Baalis, William Alden, Henry Dean, Austin, Eudora, Eugene, Charles, Homer, and Abbott. Baalis and William A. are merchants in Brockton ; Austin, a graduate of Dart- mouth College, is a professor in a seminary in Albany, N. Y .; and Abbott, a graduate of Amherst College, is a student in medicine.

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History of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 176

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co. Number of Pages: 1706

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1706