History of the town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1630 to 1855, Part 53

Author: Brooks, Charles, 1795-1872; Whitmore, William Henry, 1836-1900. cn; Usher, James M
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Boston, Rand, Avery
Number of Pages: 738


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Dec. 24, 1680, he, with John Hall, Thomas Willis, Stephen Willis, and Stephen Francis, divided the Collins Farm between them; Caleb Hobart having previously sold John W. one-fourth of this estate. In addition to this land, he owned the house shown on a preceding page, and also land in Bil- lerica and Charlestown. He was in service under Major Swayne, against the Indians at Saco; and his wife petioned the General Court that her hus- band might be restored to her and her three infant children. The fall after his return, he was engaged in purchasing lands and building a house. His funeral sermon was by Mr. Turell, from Acts xxi. 16.


4-12 FRANCIS WHITMORE m., Ist, Anna Peirce, Dec. 7, 1699, and had -


12-15 Sarah, b. May 4, 1701.


16 Hannah, " Jan. 22, 1703 ; d. same year.


I7 Anna, 66 May 4, 1707.


18 Eliot, Mar. 13, 1710 ; " Mar. 16, 1713.


19 Rachel, Apr. 1, 1712; m. Eben. Tufts, Feb. 17, 1731.


20 Mercy, Mar. II, 1714.


21 Elizabeth, “ July 21, 1716; " Thos. Fillebrowne, Mar. 30, 1732.


His wife d. Aug. 6, 1716. His second wife, Mary -, d. Mar. 29, 1760. He d. Feb. 6, 1771.


He was associated in business with his brother John, and also carried on the trade of a tanner; he bought land of Stephen Willis, to be used as a tan- yard. He also owned land near Marbey Brook, besides his property in Medford.


4-14 JOHN WHITMORE m. Mary Lane, of Bedford, and had -


S Ist, J. Weber, Aug. 19, 1725 ;


14-22 Mary, b. July 17, 1707 ; m. 2d, - White.


23 Susanna, b. Nov. 25, 1708; m.


Ist, B. Weber, Sept. 6,


1727 ; 2d, - Page.


24 John, . " Apr. 15, 1711.


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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


25 Francis, b. Oct. 4, 1714.


26 Martha, " Apr. 22, 1716; " John Skinner, Dec. 22, 1743, and d. Mar. 6, 1780.


27 William, b. Dec. 19, 1725.


John d. Mar. 26, 1753. His widow d. Mar. 27, 1783, aged 96. He was at first a housewright, but afterwards went into business with his brother. He owned much property in Medford; and his oldest son, John, having removed to Bedford, he resided there chiefly in his old age, and was so liberal a bene- factor to the church as to be mentioned with gratitude on the records. His daughters all left issue; and one of them, Susanna, left descendants, now living in Lexington, by the name of Chandler, who still preserve some relics of their ancestor. The family of Lane, when it emigrated from England, left property there, the rents of which were paid to the heirs, John Whitmore's descendants included, until within fifty years, when the heirs, being numer- ous, sold the estate, and divided it.


14-24


JOHN WHITMORE m. Martha Lane of Bedford, and had -


24-28 John, b. Oct. 23, 1737; d. Aug. 29, 1743.


29 William, " Mar. 17, 1739; Sept. 11, 1743.


30 Ebenezer, " Jan. 1, 1741 ; " Aug. 24, 1743.


31 Martha, " Sept. 30, 1742; " Apr. 17, 1750.


32 Mary, " May 2, 1744.


33 Lucy, " Nov. 8, 1745; " Feb. 16, 1750.


34 Susanna, " July 16, 1747; Mar. 4, 1750.


35 John, " June 13, 1749; " Feb. 21, 1750.


He d. Oct. 25, 1748, and his wife removed to Conn. He was a leading man in Bedford, being selectman, treasurer, and clerk. The town, during his life, sent no representative.


14-25 FRANCIS WHITMORE, jun., m. Mary Hall, Jan. 1, 1739, and had -


25-36 Stephen, b. Oct. 21, 1739.


37 Francis, bap. Aug. 16, 1741.


38 William, b. Sept. 6, 1746.


39 Mary, b. Dec. 25, 1750 ; m. Thomas Blodgett of Lexington.


40 Elizabeth, b. Nov. 27, 1752,


" Elisha Seavins.


41 John, Nov. 25, 1754.


42 Susanna, Sept. 14, 1757 ; " Thomas Dinsmore.


43 Andrew, Oct. 2, 1760.


Francis W. was engaged in business in Medford; but his too generous method of dealing embarrassed his affairs; and having, with Rev. Mr. Stone, purchased a township on the Kennebec, he removed thither with his oldest son, Stephen. He was engaged in shipping masts for the royal navy, an occupation which gave much offence to the squatters on the crown-lands. He d. Apr. 27, 1794; and his wife d. Oct. 20, 1791, aged 79.


14-27 WILLIAM WHITMORE m. Mary, dau. of Thomas and Mary Brooks, Oct. 1, 1747, and had -


26-44 William, b. May 3, 1748; d. Nov. 19, 1775.


45 John, May 31, 1750; " July 28, 1750.


46 Mary, " Oct. 25, 1752; m. - -- Walker of Rindge.


47 Sarah, " Nov. 7, 1757 ; d. s. p.


48 Samuel, " Dec. 15, 1759; " Oct. 22, 1762.


49 Martha, d. s. p.


He was a graduate of Harvard College; but bodily weakness prevented him from active pursuits, though he was a schoolmaster for a short time. The manner of his death was very peculiar; he having died in consequence of an illness produced by a dread of the smallpox. He d. Mar. 10, 1760. His widow d. Oct. 10, 1765.


582


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


25-36


STEPHEN WHITMORE m. Mary Whittemore, July 14, 1763,


and had : -


36-50 Elizabeth C., b. May 16, 1764; m. John Springer.


51 Stephen, " Sept. 15, 1765 ; d., s. p., 1787.


52 Samuel,


" June 11, 1768.


53 William, S


54 Francis,


" Mar. 19, 1770; " " July 22, 1795.


55 John, " Nov. 25, 1771 ; still living (1855).


56 Jonathan Wins, " Aug. 22, 1773 ; m. Mary Rogers.


57 Benjamin, July 12, 1775;


Elizabeth Temple.


58 Mary,


Oct. 26, 1777.


59 Rhoda,


" Feb. 9, 1779.


60 Sarah, Oct. 12, 1782.


61 Andrew,


Sept. 16, 1785 ; d. Oct. 1, 1785. He d. Oct. 15, 1816.


25-37


FRANCIS WHITMORE, 3d, m. - - - , and had - 37-62 Elizabeth Sanders, bapt. Oct. 13, 1765 ; d. Aug. 22, 1777. Francis, bapt. Aug. 2, 1767; d. Aug. 14, 1820. 63


He removed to Boston, and with him the name departed from Medford; within a year or two one of the name has occasionally resided there; but now he also has gone.


25-41


JOHN WHITMORE m. Huldah Crooker, Apr. 12, 1781, and had -


41-64 William D., b. Nov. 3, 1781.


65 Mary, 66 July 19, 1783 ; d. July 7, 1792.


66 John, 66


July 6, 1785.


67 Huldah R., " Dec. 14, 1787.


68 Thomas, Oct. 17, 1789; m. Emma Staples ; d., s. p., Mar. 25, 1824.


69 Isaiah C., b. Feb. 21, 1792.


70 Gamaliel, " Feb. 8, 1794.


71 Swanton, Feb. 14, 1796.


72 Creighton, Mar. 19, 1799.


73 Angeline, Nov. 14, 1801 ; m. J. C. Humphreys.


74 Elizabeth, 66 July 31, 1803 ;


Levi Gould, and d. 1849.


75


Almira,


66


Feb.


14, 1807; " John Lovey.


25-43 ANDREW WHITMORE m. Lucy Couillard, and had -


43-76 James C., b. Jan. 19, 1787. 77 William H., " Sept. 10, 1788.


78 Merrill,


Feb. 20, 1792; d., s. p., 1813.


79 Elizabeth C., " Apr. 18, 1794.


80 Sophia F.,


Oct. 9, 1803. 81 Louisa,


Oct. 10, 1806.


36-55 JOHN WHITMORE m. Sarah Mclellan, and had - 55-82 Amherst, b. Sept. 18, 1805. 83 Philena,


May 2, 1807.


84 John, Jan. 29, 1809.


85 Hannah S., Sept. 16, 1810.


86 Nathaniel M., Oct. I, 1812.


87 Stephen, May 9, 1814.


88 Sarah, " Jan. 9, 1816.


89 Chadbourne, " Oct. 4, 1818.


90 Samuel, " Feb. 15, 1820.


583


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


41-64


WILLIAM D. WHITMORE m. Rhoda Woodward, Jan. 20, 1805, and had-


64-91


Charles, b. Dec. 19, 1805 ; d. Mar. 24, 1807.


92 Charles O., " Nov. 2, 1807.


93 Martha, May 9, 1810; " Nov. 3, 1814.


94 Huldah, Aug. 1, 1812; m. W. G. Barrows. He d. 1819.


41-66 JOHN WHITMORE m. Mary Wheeler, and d. Feb. 30, 1818. He had -


66-95 Abigail, b. Jan. 1813. 96 Gilbert D., " Aug. 17, 1815.


97 Mary Anne, " Dec. 1817.


41-69 ISAIAH C. WHITMORE m. Elizabeth Ann Culver, and had -


69-98 Mary E., b. June 23, 1823 ; d. Aug. 8, 1848.


99 Frederic H., " Dec. 8, 1824; m. Mary E. Curtiss, Oct. 21, 1848.


100


William P., " June 28, 1827.


IOI Virginia, Nov. 15, 1828.


I02 Isaiah C., ? " Feb. 21, 1830; 3 " Mar. 14, 1830.


104 Emma,


" Nov. 14, 1831 ; d. Apr. 9, 1842.


105 Julia Ann.,


Feb. 24, 1834;


" May I, 1835.


106 Henry,


" Nov. 30, 1836.


107 Edward C.,


" June 12, 1840;


" Oct. 1, 1841.


IO8 Edwin, Apr. 5, 1842.


109 Azelia, June 6, 1844.


IIO Franklin G., " Sept. 8, 1846.


64-92 CHARLES O. WHITMORE m. Lovice Ayres, and had - 92-III Charles J., b. Apr. 27, 1834.


II2 William H.,


" Sept. 6, 1836.


113 Martha H., " Sept. 5, 1838.


114 Anna L., " Sept. 16, 1840.


115 Charlotte R., “ Mar. 9, 1843.


116 Creighton, " Dec. 16, 1845 ; d. Apr. 25, 1848.


His wife dying Sept. 27, 1849, he m. 2d, Oct. 30, 1851, Mary E. Blake, widow of George Blake, jun., of Bos- ton, who has by her first husband two daughters.


I WILD, SILAS, of Braintree, was b. Mar. 8, 1736. He m., Ist, Ruth Thayer, who d. Dec. 29, 1793, leaving, - Sarah.


Jonathan. Paul,


I- 2


Silas, S


b. Jan. 13, 1762.


He m., 2d, Sarah Kingman of Weymouth. He d. Sept. 30, 1807.


I- 2


4 SILAS WILD m., Ist, Abigail Wild, who was b. Feb. 4, 1761, and d. Jan. 8, 1803, leaving children, -


2- 3 Silas, b. Jan. 23, 1787. James T. Abigail.


5 d. June 27, 1839.


103 Edward, S


584


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


Elizabeth A.


Mary C.


Alden.


Lydia.


Washington. ?


Adams.


He m., 2d, Mrs. Deborah (Noyes) Hayden, who d. Sept. 12, 1845, aged 91. He d. Oct. 12, 1828.


2- 3 SILAS WILD m. Ruth Reed of Braintree, Mar. 19, 1812, who was b. Dec. 1, 1785. He had -


Abigail, b. June 17, 1814.


3- 4 George W., " Aug. 29, 1816.


5 Silas F., Aug. 24, 1818. Jonathan S., " Apr. 29, 1820 ; d. Sept. 18, 1820.


Elizabeth R., " Aug. 14, 1821 ; 'm. Alfred Odiorne, Apr. I, 1852. Mary P., Mar. 7, 1823.


6 Henry M., Dec. 26, 1825.


Ellen R., Oct. 18, 1828; m. Elijah Sampson of Dux- bury.


Ann J., " July 7, 1833. He moved to Medford 1832.


3- 4 GEORGE W. WILD m. Elizabeth M. Otis, June 3. 1840, who was b. Aug. 31, 1818, in Exeter, N.H. No issue.


3- 5 SILAS F. WILD m. Lucy D. Smith, Oct. 26, 1843, who was b. July 11, 1819. Child : - Emma Warren, b. Feb. 17, 1845.


3- 6 HENRY M. WILD m. Caroline S. Bean, Oct. 22, 1850, who was b. in Durham, Nov. 16, 1822. Child : - Henry F., b. June 4, 1853.


I WILLIS, GEORGE, was freeman, May 2, 1638, then living at Cambridge with wife Jane. In a petition to Andros, 1688, he states his age to be 86, and that he had lived in Cambridge near sixty years. He d. 1690, aged c. 90. His children were : -


I- 2 Thomas, b. Dec. 28, 1638.


3 Stephen, " Oct. 14, 1644.


I- 2 THOMAS WILLIS m. Grace -, who d. Jan. 23, 1716. He lived first in Billerica, where he had three or four chil- dren. He moved afterwards to Medford. In 1708 he conveyed to his son Stephen land and housen by the Mill Creek, in Boston. He d. Aug. 14, 1725. His chil- dren b. in Medford were: -


2- 4 Elizabeth, b. Oct. 19, 1673.


5 Jane, Apr. 9, 1677.


6 Stephen, 66 Nov. 16, 1679.


7 Mary, " Mar. 1, 1682.


8 William, " July 7, 1685.


585


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


I- 3 STEPHEN WILLIS lived in Braintree ; moved to Medford 1678, in which year he sold Caleb Hobart of Braintree a piece of land in that town. He m. Hannah -, who d. Mar. 22, 1732, aged 81. He d. July 29, 1718. Chil- dren were : -


3- 9 Abigail, b. Oct. 3, 1677; m. Wm. Patten, May 3, 1701.


IO Thomas, " Sept. 19, 1679 ; d. May 16, 1731.


II John, b. Aug 6, 1681 ; m. Rebecca Tufts, Apr. 17, 1717, who d. Aug. 21, 1747, aged 54. He d. Aug. 8, 1755.


Jonathan, b. Feb. 23, 1684 ; m., Ist, Dorothy Wade, Oct.


I2 17, 1706; 2d, widow Mary Eliot, 1726. He d., s. p., Sept., 1749.


13 Benjamin, b. Oct. 30, 1686; m. Ruth Bradshaw, Feb. 10, 1714, who d. Feb. 19, 1752. He d. Feb. 3, 1767.


14 Hannah, b. 1688; m. Peter Seccomb.


I 5 Mary, " July 15, 1690 ; m. Benj. Parker, Apr. 22, 1714.


16 Stephen.


17 Rebecca, m. Thomas Seccomb.


2- 6 STEPHEN WILLIS m. Susanna -, and d. Mar. 15, 1718. She d. Mar. 12, 1742. His children were : -


6-18 Susanna, b. Nov. 13, 1699; d. Nov. 8, 1700.


19 Deborah, " June 27, 1701 ; " July 15, 1718.


20 Eliot, Aug. 13, 1702; " Jan. 21, 1705.


21 Patience, " Dec. 26, 1708.


22 Mary, " Apr. 18, 1710.


23 Stephen, Oct. 22, 1712.


24 Jonathan, " Mar. 24, 1714; Oct. 19, 1714.


25 Mary, Jan. 29, 1716; May 18, 1736.


2- 8 WILLIAM WILLIS m. Rebecca -, who d. Sept. 30, 1754, aged 63. He d. Aug. 27, 1754, aged 60, and had - 8-26 Thomas, b. Aug., 1710 ; d. young.


STEPHEN WILLIS possibly (6-23) m. Elizabeth Bradshaw, Nov. 12, 1741, and had : --- 27 Stephen, b. Aug. 19, 1742.


28 Hannah, " Nov. 27, 1743.


29 Elizabeth, " Aug. 29, 1745.


30 John, " Sept. 17, 1747.


3I Mercy, " Feb. 7, 1750.


32 Susanna, " June 21, 1753.


33 Mary, ' Sept. 5, 1756. A Captain Stephen Mills, possibly same as above, had by wife Mary, son (34) Stephen, b. Nov. 20, 1758.


35 JOHN WILLIS, probably a near relative of Thomas (2) and Stephen (3), m. Esther, or Hester -, and had -


35-36 John, b. Sept. 5, 1694; d. Oct. 10, 1694.


37 Andrew, " Sept. 30, 1695.


38 Esther, b. Feb. 16, 1703; m. Nathan Hayward of Lancas- ter, June 20, 1723.


39 Thomas, b. Mar. 4, 1705.


586


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


3-II ? JOHN, possibly same as (3-II), and Mary Willis, had dau. Mary, d. Feb. 3, 1719, aged 5.


Mary, wife of John Willis, d. Feb. 12, 1716, aged 27 years 10 months.


The foregoing are all that can be found on our Medford records; but there are two branches probably connected, which I desire to record.


BENJAMIN WILLIS m. Ann Gammell of Medford, and was probably connected with the Medford branch; very likely as a son of Benjamin (13). He was killed at Louis- burg, leaving a son, -


BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 10, 1743, who m. Mary Ball of Charles- town, Oct. 3, 1766, and had --


Benjamin, b. Mar. , 1768; father of Hon William Willis of Portland.


Mary, 66 Dec. 13, 1774.


Ann, Aug. 24, 1778.


Elizabeth B., " June 27, 1782.


Robert B., 66 Mar. 15, 1784.


Hon. William Willis has kindly furnished me with these facts, and is better informed on the genealogy of the family than any person now living. His antiquarian taste has found this a welcome field for research.


CHARLES WILLIS, in all probability a brother of the fore- mentioned Benjamin, m. Anna Ingols, 1727, and had - Charles, b. Aug. 21, 1728.


Anna, " Dec. 29, 1731.


CHARLES WILLIS, jun., m. Abigail Belknap, gr .- dau. of Rev. John Bailey of Watertown, and had -


Charles


Nathaniel, b. 1760; d. 1832.


Abigail, m. Isaac Collins.


Of these, -


NATHANIEL WILLIS m. Lucy Douglass of New London, and had


Andrew, d. young.


Nathaniel, b. June 6, 1780.


Rebecca,


1782; m. Samuel Richards.


He m., 2d, Mary Cartmell, and had : -


Sarah, m. Judge Easton of La.


Mary,


Mc Donald.


Eliza,


D. R. Ferguson.


Catharine,


Carpenter.


Madeline, James M.


Hiram Still.


Henry C.


Matilda.


Julian D., deceased.


The oldest son, NATHANIEL, was the well-known pub- lisher in Boston. He m., July 22, 1803, Hannah Par- ker, who was b. Jan. 28, 1782, and d. Mar. 21, 1844. Their children were, -


587


HISTORY OF MEDFORD.


Lucy D., b. May 11, 1804;


Nathaniel Parker, the well-known " author, b. Jan. 20, 1806;


m. J. F. Bumstead. Ist, Oct. 1, 1835, M. Stace, who d. Mar. 25, 1845; 2d, C. Grinnell, Oct. 1, 1846, who was ( b. Mar. 19, 1826.


Louisa H., b. May II, 1807.


Julia D:, " Feb. 28, 1809.


Sarah P. (Fanny Fern) " July 9, 1811; m. Charles H. El- dridge, May 4, 1837.


Mary P., " Nov. 28, 1813 ; " Joseph Jenkins,


Aug., 1831.


Edward P., " July 23, 1816; d., unm., Mar. 22, 1853.


Richard Storrs, " Feb. 10, 1819 ; m. Jesse Cairnes, Sept. 30, 1852.


Ellen H., " Sept. 23, 1821 ; “ C. F. Dennet, June 12, 1843, and d. Feb. 5, 1844.


I


WYMAN, JAMES, of Medford, was b. in Woburn, Sept. 28, 1726. His father was Joshua Wyman, by his wife Mary Pollard. Joshua was fifth son of William Wyman, by his wife Prudence Putnam ; was b. Jan. 3, 1693, and d. c. 1770. William W. was second son of Francis W. of Woburn, who came here at an early date, and m., 2d, Abigail Read. William was b. 1656. His father, Francis, d. Nov. 28, 1699, aged c. 82. James Wyman of Medford, m. Susanna Cutter, Mar. 18, 1756, who d., aged 38, May 12, 1772. He d. Oct. 26, 1813. Children were, -


I- 2 James, b. Jan. 21, 1757; m., Ist, Mehitable -; 2d, Mary Gill.


3 William, b. Dec. 7, 1760 ; Mary Wheeler.


4 Joshua, " Jan. 13, 1765 ; Susanna Francis.


5 Susanna, " May 1, 1767 ; Joseph M. Sanderson.


6 Zaccheus, " Nov. 10, 1769 ; " Abigail Brooks.


Catharine Wyman


m. William Tufts.


Elizabeth


Samuel Wakefield, Jan. 2, 1749.


Seth


of Charlestown, Ruth Wright, June 4, 1744.


James


of Woburn, ¥ Elizabeth Brooks, May 18, 1787.


Phebe ¥


Caleb Brooks, 2d, Nov. 20, 1800.


James


Susanna Cutter.


Joseph 66


Ruth Feroll, Mar. 15, 1781.


Joseph


Mary Wyman, Nov. 15, 1781.


Joseph Mary Dalton, Nov. 13, 1790.


Joseph


Hannah Wheeler, July 7, 1821.


John Wyman m. Ruhama Richardson, Feb. 26, 1765. Jonathan Sarah Mansfield.


INDEX.


ACADEMIES .


298


Bridges ·


76


Adams, Samuel .


144


Bridges, naming of


89


Agassiz, Louis


98


Brooks


Almshouses .


360


Brooks, Alex. S.


183


Amicable Fire Society


327


Brooks, Charles


287, 448


Andover Turnpike


68


Brooks, Rev. Edward 116, 450


Andros, Sir Edmund.


155


Brooks, Edward 482


Anti-slavery movement


357


Brooks, Gorham


453


Assessors, list of .


129


Brooks, John


132, 171


Auld, Gen. Jacob


60


Brooks, Lieut. John


182


Authors, list of .


325


Brooks, Maria G. 479


Brooks, Peter C. . 66, 251, 275, 339, 451 Brooks, Peter C. 2d


453


Brooks, Phalanx 187


Baldwin apple


32


Baldwin, Loammi


32


Balloting, early mode of


105


Ballou, Hosea


269, 311, 312, 318


Bands 446


Banfield, Rev. Joseph


269


295


BAPTIST CHURCH


271


Carpet factory .


434


Barnum, P. T.


316


Bartlett, Abner .


324


Battle of Lexington, roll of Med- ford company engaged in


178


Bean, James . 437


Bemis, Charles V .. 224, 333


Berkeley, Sir William


28I


Childs, Nathan


Bigelow, Andrew


247


Church records


40


CIVIL HISTORY


100


434


Climate 24


Cobb, Rev. Solon 269


Cochrane, John, jr. 433


Collectors of taxes, list of


126


Collins, Edward


56, 59, 385


Congregational Church, West Med- ford . 276


Congregational Church, West Med-


ford, pastors of 277


Cotting, Timothy . 310, 322


Cotton, Rev. John


106


Bradshaw, John


107


Crackers


434


Bradstreet, Simon


221


Cradock, Matthew


14, 15, 43, 49, 56


Bricks, manufacturer of .


428


Cradock Bridge


76


.


589


211


Charities


319


Cheese Rock


IS


Chelsea Bridge


89


Childs, Lydia M.


357


4.36


Bigelow, Timothy . 324


Birds 35, 36, 37


Bishop, John


70, 432


Bishop, Nathaniel H.


482


Blanchard, George 59


Blanchard, Samuel S. 187, 188, 439


Board of Health


333


" Body of Liberties," the 106


Boston & Lowell Railroad . 71


Boston & Maine Railroad 72


Boston & Mystic Valley Railroad 75 Boynton, Eleazar 333, 335


Bradbury, Eliza 300


Brunswick Antimony Co. 434


BURYING-GROUNDS


337


116


By-laws


Capen, Rev. Elmer H. 313


Carey, Henry G.


Catholic Church


278, 279


Angier, John


300


Brooks, Francis SII


Baker, Rev. A. R. . 266, 425 Bakeries


434


Chambers, Col. John G.


Clark, W.


PAGE


PAGE


2I


590


INDEX.


PAGE


Cradock House . 60, 61, 62


Crimes and punishments 349


Crockford, A. W. .


437


Cross-street burying-ground


339


Cummings, Charles


480


Curtis, James O.


290, 333, 423


Currency .


375


Cutter, Louisa J.


480


Dark Day 502


Davison, Nicholas.


52


Dean, Oliver


313


Death record of soldiers during civil war 209


Deer, preservation of.


35


De Long, Rev. Henry C. 26I


Destructive insects


37


Digging for hidden money


505


Diseases, local


347


Hastings, Edmund T.


70


Hathaway, A. K.


300


Dresser Manufacturing Co.


438


Hayes, B. F ..


. 325, 333


Duane, John


437


Dudley, Thomas


40, 121


Hervey, James A.


198, 296


ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 220


EDUCATION


·


280


Hill, Thomas O.


432


Enlargement of territory of town


16


Hills


22


Epidemics, freedom from


22


Hog-reeves


115


Estates, titles to


47


Hogs


3I


Expenditures, annual, of town


516


Expenses of town, early


118


Expenses of town occasioned by the


civil war


207


Field, Rev. Justin 274


First house erected 248


Fire-department 327


Fire Engineers, list of 332


Fires


245


FIRST PARISH


247


Fish


37


Intemperance, laws for restriction of, 105


Irving, George


149


James, Galen


423, 456


Knapp, Charles


439


Knights of Honor


445


Land allotment to settlers 44


Land and land-owners


57


Land, price of


33


Lands held in common


27


Lapham, Samuel


423


Lauriat, C. P.


433


Lauriat, Lewis A.


433


Lawrence, Daniel


477


Lawrence, Daniel W.


189


Lawrence Light Guard, organization


of .


188


Lawrence Light Guard, reception of, in 1865 . 196 Lawrence Light Guard, roll of, in 1861 . 189


Lawrence Light Guard, roll of, in 1862 . 192


Gov. Brooks's Council 445


PAGE


Governors of Massachusetts, list of, 5II


Grace Church


272


Graduates, college 301


Gravelly Bridge


86


Greenwood, Rev. T. J.


259


Green, John .


42


Hall, Benjamin .


. 170, 410, 412, 416, 431


Hall, Dudley


322, 456


Hall, Dudley C.


275


Hall, Mrs. Dudley


306


Hall, Ebenezer .


434


Hallowell, Edward N. 482


Hallowell, N. P. 306, 483


Hancock, John


221


Harlow, Thomas S.


193, 486


Harmony Lodge


443


Haskins, David G.


273


Distilleries


430


Hemphill, Amos


439


High School .


290


High School, list of teachers 291


HISTORICAL AND LOCAL ITEMS Hook and Ladder Company Home Lodge


493


329


Home-work during Rebellion


205


Hooker, Rev. Edward P.


269


Honey-bees


38


Hosmer, John


299


Hutchins, Rev. Charles L. 274


Indian burial-place 98, 510


Indians


91


Fisheries


414


Flora of Medford


34


Florists


437


Forts


46, 62


Foster, Joshua T.


423, 487


Fountain House


388


Francis, Rev. Converse


434


Francis, Col. Ebenezer 179


Francis, John


180


Freeholders, list of


489


Freeman's oath


104


Frothingham, Richard 120


Fuller, George


423


Furness, William H.


358


Game-laws


37


Gas .


437


Gill, George


433


Gill, Mrs. George


437


Gleason, Daniel A.


335, 336


Goddard, Thomas A.


313


Goddard, Mary T.


316


Gold-beating


433


445


591


PAGE


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Mount Vernon Lodge


444


Mystic Brass Band


446


Mystic Chapter .


443


Mystic Church


268


Mystic Lodge


445


Mystic Mount


23


Mystic Print-works


433


Mystic River


18, 20, 21, 43


Nanepashemit


91


Library committee, members of


3º7


Light Infantry, Old Medford


187


Litchfield, Parker R.


9, 442


Loring, Judah


476


Lovers' Rock


23


Magoun, Thatcher


304, 423


Malden Bridge


87


Manning, Rev. Jacob M.


286


Marshall, John P. .


312


Marvin, Rev. E. P.


266


Masonry .


442


267


Medford a town


120


Medford Band


446


Medford, boundaries of


13


Medford, settlement of


13, 40, 48, 152


Medford Chronicle


440


Medford Cornet Band


446


Medford Council, No. 94, R. A.


444


Medford Council, Royal and Select Masters 443


Medford House, the 388


Medford Journal


440


Medford Light Infantry . 199


Medford, location of .


I3


Medford Lodge, No. 231, K. of H. . 445


Medford soldiers, roll of 213


Medford Mercury .


440


Medford militia


184


Medford, name of


I3


Medford (old) Light Infantry 185


Medford Savings Bank 441


Medford Social Library 302


Medford Turnpike


67


Meeting-house, first 391


Meeting-house, second


394


Meeting-house, third


Methodist-Episcopal Church 400


270


Methodist-Episcopal Church, list of pastors of 27I


Middlesex Avenue. 90


Middlesex-avenue Bridge


91


Middlesex Canal


382


Middlesex Fells


488


MILITARY HISTORY


173


Militia captains, list of 184


Milk business


32


384


Rock Hill


23


Miner, Rev. A. A. . ·


312


Rock Hill Tavern


388


Moderators, list of .


I26


Rose, Ann


299


Mount Hermon Lodge 442


Royall, Isaac


63, 143, 352, 495


Morss, A. B.


440


Rumford, Count


32


323


Packard, Sylvanus


. 309, 313


Pastors of First Church, list of


264


Pasture Hill .


23


Pasture Hill gravel


33


Pauperism


Pepperell, Sir William


358


149


Petitions for enlargement of terri-


tory .


16, 109


Physicians, list of


324


Pierpont, Rev. John .


258, 358


POLITICAL HISTORY


155


Ponds


Population


514


Port Bill Resolutions 160


Porter, Rev Aaron 39, 224


Porter, George W.


478


Porter, Jonathan


324, 4II


Postmasters, list of 513


Post 66, G A. R. . 444


444


Pratt, Rev. Levi


Printing-offices .


440


Pritchard, Capt. Thomas


18I


PUBLIC BUILDINGS .


391


Public characters


325


Public Library


302


Prison experiences of volunteers


203


Rawson, Susanna


298


Real-estate transactions


58


Representatives of Medford, list of, I31


Resolutions on death of Charles Sumner 509


Resolutions on tea question 159 Revolution, patriotic action taken in, 16I Richards, John E. 306 Ripening of fruits and grain 29


Roads 69, 70


Mills ·


Lawrence, Mrs. S. C.


444


Lawrence, Gen. S. C.


188, 191, 196, 201, 442


Lawrence, S. W.


440


Lawrence, William H.


191


Lawyers .


325


Learoyd, Rev. Charles H.


274


Leather manufacturing


·


433


Library and Lyceum Association


307


Library appropriations


306


Nason, Rev. Elias .


269


Natural History


33


Newspapers .


440


Noyes, Rev. James


. 103, 122


Oak-Grove Cemetery


34I


Odd Fellowship


443


Osgood, Rev. David


172, 237


Osgood, Lucy


Lightering


383


McCollom, Rev. James T. Medford and Charlestown Railroad. 74


17


Post 66, list of commanders of Pounds


346


266


INDEX.


592


INDEX.


Sagamore, James, John, and George, 91


Ten Hill Farm .


25, 43


Sagamore, John 91, 92


Theiler, Francis


437


Savings Bank 441


Tithing-man . 14, 118


Sawin, Rev. T. P. . 269


Tornado


343


Sawyer, Rev. T. J.


310, 315


Town clerks, list of


126


School Committee, list of 296


Schools, drawing in 295


Schools, evening 295


Town meetings, record of 112, 114, 118


Schools, expenses of 296 Town meeting, mode of warning, 103, 113 Town records, early


Scotch-Irish settlers


59


Town's farm .


Town treasurers, list of . 109


409


Seccomb, Rebecca . 319


Seccomb, Thomas . 319


Second Congregational Society


265


Tufts College 309


Selectmen, list of


127


Tufts, Francis 180


Selectmen, list of, during civil war . 206


Tufts Divinity School 315


Sewall, Samuel . 224, 353


Shade-trees 65


Shiner, Hannah 98


Ship-builders, list of 422


Ship-building


421


Simonds, Pamelia


323


Singing Societies


446


Sinking-fund 337


Skinner, Rev. Otis A.


31I


Slaves, list of


Smith, Horatio A.


290


SOCIETIES


442


Solemn declaration of sentiments 158


Spot Pond 17


Sprague, Isaac


423


Squa Sachem


96


Wade, Jonathan 21, 58, 62, 387


Wagon-building


432


Walker, William J. 313


16


Stearns, Luther


. 299, 460


Walnut Hill


23


Stetson, Rov. Caleb


253, 358


Stetson, G. W. .


440


Stetson, Jonathan


423


Warner, Rev. Abner B. 268


Stocks and pillory .


351


Warren Lodge, No. 15 445


Stoneham Branch R.R. .


74


War of 1812, Medford's part in 182


Stone walls, remarkable . 60


Streams 17


66


Wellington, Isaac 70


Strong, Rev. G. A.


274


Wellington, James


70


Sumptuary law .


115


West Indies, trade with


20


Supervisor of schools 296


White, John T.


477


Whitefield, Rev. George 232


Wild animals 35


Willis, Stephen


106


Wilson, John 14


Wilson, Rev. George. 266


Taverns 387


Taxes ·


Taxes, method of collecting I16


Withington, Henry 4.36


Woodbridge, William


298


Tebbetts, Rev. Theodore 259


Teel, Elbridge .


432


Teel, Josiah R.


432


Wright, Rev. Winslow W.


269


Teel, Samuel


70


Wyman, Joseph


298, 438


423


Universalist Society 269


Usher, John .


449


Slavery ·


352


Usher, James M.


197,440


Usher, Roland G. .


485


Village Improvement Society . . 447


Volunteers in various organizations, 202


Volunteers of Medford, roll of . . 206


Stage-coaches


4.38


State constitution of 1778


165


Stearns, George L.


358, 459


Walling's map


Ward, Rev. Nathaniel 106


Warner, Rev. Aaron . 266


Washington . 141, 170


Water supply


333


Streets, list of


Symmes, Marshall


98


Swan, Dr. Daniel 322, 454


Swan, Hannah .


299


Swan, James G.


306, 484


Winthrop, John 43, 47


363 Witchcraft 234


Tax-payers, early, list of 366-374 Taylor, John 423 Teachers of public schools, list of 292 Wolves, bounty on Temperance Woman's Christian 35 Union 445


Woman's Relief Corps


444


Schoolhouses, list of 406


39


Scott, Joseph 440


Seccomb House 63


277 Trinity Methodist-Episcopal Society, Tufts, Charles 309


Tufts, George F. 323


Tufts, Peter . 8, 59, 106, 107


Tufts, Simon 146, 147, 148, 324


Tufts, Turrell 302


Turrell, Rev. Ebenezer


40, 63, 229, 236


Turner, Calvin


Towne, Rev. Edward C. 261


Town hall 406


TRADE AND MANUFACTURES 127


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