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885 4. Eleazer Thomas, s. of Eleazer, gr. fa. 350, (920).
886 Mh. 10. REV. WILLIAM EATON fr. Fitchburg, 7th Pastor, (890), dis. 1834, d. April 15, 1840, æ. 56.
887 Jy. 1825. 4. Azel Thomas, mo. 892, sis. 894, gr. gr. fa. 428, 298, m. Harriet Thompson 1837, d. Mh. 31, 1844, æ. 47th. . 888 Se. 9. Elizabeth Leonard fr. Plym., w. of Eph'm., Ist h. Geo. Church- ill, o. Harlow, dau. of Seth and Sarah Warren,4 Dea. Nath'1,3 Benj'n,2 Richard of the M. F., d. De. 28, 1846, æ. 78.
889 9. Lucy W. Morse fr. Nor. Bridg'r., dau. of Sam'l, br. 1016, gr. fa. 549, m. Edw'd. Adams:
890 Ja. 22.
1826. Lydia Eaton fr. Fitchburg, (886), o. Sanford, dis. 1834, d. in Worcester Ms., Mh. 25, 1850, æ. 55.
Ruth. Morse, w. of Levi, o. Savery, dis. 1839 to Carv.
891 Jy. 2. 892 Se. 2I. Phebe Thomas, w. Azel, m. 1796, o. Ellis, dau. of Geo., gr. mo. 623, d. in the St. of Me. Feb. 3, 1851, æ. 76.
1827. 893 De. 2. Mary Freeman, (676), o. Cole, dau. of Job, sis. 917, dis. 1846, to Carv., d. Ju. 13, 1852, æ. 65th.
1829. 894 Jy. 5. Betsey Thomas, mo. 892, m. Sam'l Ellis, dis. '33 to War'm. 895 Se. 27. Lucy Bourne, w. Wm., o. Pierce, dau. Job, dis. '48 to C. C. C.
68I
MEMBERS OF THE FIRST CHURCH
1695-1846]
1829. 896 Se. 27.
897 66
27
66
27. Lydia M. Eddy, (944), o. Morton, dau. Joshua, sis. 971. 27. Polly W. Caswell, w. Eleazer, o. Cobb, dau. of Lemuel, gr. gr. fa. 363 27. Jane Standish, w. John, o. Churchill dau. Elias; Re. 27. Barbara Tinkham, dau. Eben'r. gr. fa. 592. 27. Lauretta Wing, mo. 880, m. Wm. T. Estes, dis. 1843, to Taun- ton, d. in Sandwich, De. 24, 1852, æ. 43.
66 No.
66
8. Eliza S. Morton, (862), m. 1824, o. Hacket, dau. George, sis. 924, br. 903, d. Ja. 12, 1843, æ. 38.
8. Mary Norcutt, mo. 622, m. Dan'l Dunham, dis. '47 to C. C. C.
8. [ Samuel Pool, (907); they Re. in South Abington.
66 8. ( Lydia Pool, (906), o. Cox.
8. Betsey Warren, w. Galen, [he d. Ju. 19, 1853, æ. 55; br. 696], o. Tribou, mo. 695, gr. gr. fa. 298.
909 Ja. 20. Sarah Jackson fr. Windsor Vt., dau. of Joseph sr., gr. fa. 335, dis. 1847 to C. C. C.
910 Ap.
2. Hannah D. Morton fr. Shoreham Vt., fa. Livy, br. 662, 862, m. Horatio N. Wilbur, d. Jy. 26, 1846, æ. 37th.
9II Au.
I. Lucy C. Wood fr. Scitu., (947,) m. '27 Ist. m. - Cushing, o. Nichols, dis. 1847 to C. C. C., d. Se. 26, 1848, æ. 6Ist. 5. Susanna Tucker, w. Daniel [fa. 327], o. Thompson, dau. Nathan, gr. mo. ad. 64, 16 chi. fr. '83, d. Fe. 25, '50, æ. 86th. 5. Mandana Tucker, mo. 912.
5. Freeman Barrows, mo. 971, dis. 1832 to N. Bedford, Re. in Mo .; m. 5. Betsey Eddy, w. Eben'r, [fa. 633], o. Stetson, dau. Caleb, 5. Betsey M. Eddy, mo. 915, gr. fa. 633, m. Amasa Thompson [gr. gr. gr. fa. 9], d. No. 17, 1851, æ. 38.
5. Hannah Thomas, wid. of Ezra, [gr. fa. 425], o. Cole, dau. of Job, . sis. 893, d. Jy. 5? 1853, æ. 63.
5.
5.
[ Seneca Thomas, fa. 649, br. 923, sis. 921, (919) Dea., 1852. ( Hope Thomas, (918), o. Faunce, dau. Ansel, gr. mo. 433. 5. Eunice Thomas, (885), o. Shurtliff, dau. Gideon.
5. Anna Thomas, w. Andrew, [d. 1853, æ. 75th. mo. 550], o. Thomas, fa. 649, br. 918, d. Ap. 12, 1833, æ. 49.
5. Lucia Ann Thomas, fa. 885, unm., d. No. 30, 1836, æ. 20. Winslow Thomas, fa. 649, br. 918, m. Charity Thomas, [dau. of 5. Isaiah], d. No. 14, 1843, æ. 52.
898 899 900 90I 902 903
66
8. Olive T. Cobb, dau. Levi, gr. fa. 628, gr. mo. 550, m. Philander Hacket, d. Au. 12, 1850, æ. 40.
904
905 906 907 908 1830.
912 De. 913
1831. 914 Ju. 915 916 66 917 60 918 919 66 920 92I 922 923
66
66
Ebenezer Pickens, son of Sam'l, (897), he and w. dis. '47 to C. C. C. Mary B. Pickens, (896,) o. Thompson, dau. Benj'n. sis. 931, 947, gr. fa. 563.
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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLEBORO
[1695-1846
1831. 924 Ju. 5. Huldah Thomas, w. of Benj'n, o. Hacket, dau. of Geo. sis. 904, d. Se. 25, 1852, æ. 60th.
925 66
5. Nathan King, m. Ellen Thompson, dis. 1847 to C. C. C.
926 5. Charles F. Thompson, fa. 935, sis. 927, d. Se. 3, '39, æ. 23.
927 5. 66 Florantha Thompson, fa. 935, br. 926, sis. 871, 872, m. Gran- ville T. Sproat, dis. '39 to La Pointe, L. S.
928 Au.
66
7. Thomas Gisby, br. 773, m. Mehetabel Daniels.
929
7. Simeon Staples, s. of Eben'r of Taunton, m. Lydia Sampson, [her. fa. 732], d. Ja. 17, 1833, æ. 372.
930 93I
60
7. Freelove G. Rounseville, w. Gamaliel, o. Thompson dau. of Benj'n, sis. 897, gr. mo. 585, dis. 1847 to C. C. C.
932 7.
60 Mary Jane Eastman fr. Brunswick Me., m. Rev. Sam'l Utley, dis. 1838 to So. New Marlboro'.
934 66
933 7. Betsey Tinkham fr. Wrentham, w. of Geo. W., o. Cole. 7. Matilda Wood, (1014), o. Thompson, dau. of Samuel and Clara, br. 916; dis. 1852 to C. C. C.
1832. 935 Ap. I. 936 Oc. 17. 1833.
Cephas Thompson, fa. 581, m. Olivia Leonard, (2d. w. 723). David Harlow fr. Brookfield, s. Jesse, m. - Finney, Re. in Plymouth.
(626) Ma. 5. Desire Morse from Halif'x., unm., d. De. 29, 1851, æ. 80. 937 Ju. 2. Ruth Reed, w. Sam'l., o. Sampson, dau. Icho. dis. '47 to C. C. C. 938 Harvey Tinkham, s. of Hazael, gr. gr. fa. 148, (985); 2d. m. - 2. Ramsdell.
1835.
939 Oc. 28. REV. ISRAEL W. PUTNAM fr. Portsmouth, N. H., 8th Pastor, s. of Eleazer of Danvers, Ist m. Harriot Osgood, 2nd. m. (941), chi. 1006, 1036.
94° Ja.
Sabina Willis fr. Hal'x., w. Martin, o. Thompson, dau. Isaac sr., br. 981, gr. gr. gr. fa. 9, dis. 1849 to Hal'x.
1836. 3. 94I Mh. 6. Julia Ann Putnam fr. Portsm'h. N. H., (939), o. Osgood, dau. of Sam'l and Maria of N. Y., Ist. h. S. Osgood jr., chi. 942. 942 6. Adeline H. Osgood fr. Portsmouth N. H., mo. 941, m. Wm. C. Eddy, [s. of Wm. S., gr. fa. 633.] 6. Caroline M. Pickens, fa. 896, mo. 897, dis. '47 to C. C. C., m. John McCloud.
943 No. 1837. 944 Mh. 5. Joshua Eddy, fa. 633, br. 682, 718, sis. 683, (898).
945 5. Harriet Hill, came fr. and returned to Boston.
946 "" 5. Elizabeth H. Washburn, w. Philander, o. Homes, dau. of Henry and Dorcas of Boston, dis. 1847 to C. C. C.
7. Susanna Cushman, w. Adoniram, o. Bump, mo. 596.
683
MEMBERS OF THE FIRST CHURCH
1695-1846]
1837. 947 Ma. 7. Wilkes Wood, s. Eben'r., br. 801, m. Betsey Tinkham 1798, [gr. fa. 345]; 2d. w. Betsey Thompson, 3d. w. (911), d. Oc. I, 1843, æ. 73.
948 66 CHARLES W. WOOD, fa. 947, dis. 1839 to Ashby, m. Eliza Ann Bigelow, 2d. m. Catharine Lemist, o. Clarke.
949
950 95I 66 952 Ju.
66
7. Mary T. Wood, fa. 947, m. Russell L. Hathaway; Re. in Ind.
7. Sally Leonard, w. Jas., o. Wood, fa. 947, d. Ja. 1846, æ. 43d. 2. Irene Soule, w. Otis, o. Cushman, dau. Jacob, of Plymt.
William Henry Wood, fa. 947, br. 948, sis. 949, 950.
3 . Mary Ann Orrington, came from and returned to Boston. Jane Ellen Eddy, fa. 944, br. 967, sis. 851, 969, m. Timothy 2. 2. Cobb, dis. 1842 to Carv., Re. in Fall River. Lucy Harrington, w. Isaac, o. Raymond, dau. Joshua.
2.
( Louisa Faunce Thomas, (957), o. Thomas, fa. 918.
2. Saba S. Thomas, fa. 885, unm., d. De. 18, 1845, æ. 25.
2. Mary Ann Thomas, mo. 921, m. Soranus Wrightington.
2. Mary H. Thomas, w. Albert, o. Churchill, dau. Edmund.
4. Mary Reed Atwood, w. Daniel, o. Whitmarsh, dau. Wm.
4. Betsey L. Pratt fr. Bridgewater, w. Simeon o. Leach, dau. of Levi, of Bridg'r, d. Ap. 19, 1839, æ. 27. 6. Lucy Fuller from Fairhaven, d. Se. 13, 1839, æ. 812.
(673) 964
5. Eliab Dean, s. of Seth of Raynham, (986), chi. 987. 5. Hannah Coade fr. Dunkirk N. Y.
(774) 965 5. Sarah Lawrence, w. Dan'l, o. Custens, dau. of Thomas.
6. Mary Ann Colwell, dau. Eben'r., m. Eben'r. Fuller, Hal'x. 6. Charles E. Eddy fr. N. Bedford, fa. 944, dis. 1847 to Providence, m. Elizabeth Simmons of Prov.
6. Eliza Eddy, fa. 944, mo. 898, br. 967, sis. 851, 955, 969.
6. Susan M. Eddy, fa. 944, mo. 898, br. 967, sis. 851, 968, 955.
6. Ann Elizabeth Eddy, fa. 682, mo. 797, sis. 1010, (976), dis. 1844 to Baltimore, Md.
970 97I 972 973 6. Jerusha Haskins, w. Job, o. Raymond.
6. Susanna M. Ellis, (680), Ist h. Freeman Barrows, o. Morton, sis. 898, s. 914, dis. 1844 to N. Bedford.
6. Jane Freeman, gr. mo. 856, (997), Re. in No. Bridgewater.
6. Lucia Maria Nichols, w. James G., o. Cole, dau. Lemuel, gr. fa. 665.
6. Harriet Orcutt, w. Alpheus, o. Soule, mo. 867; Re. in. W. P.
953 Se. 1838. 954 Jy. I. 955 Se. 956 957 958 959 60 960 96I 962 No. 1839. 963 Ja. Jy. 1840. Jy.
966 Se. 967 968 96g
974 975
60
7. 7. Emily Louisa Wood, fa. 947, br. 948, 953, sis. 950, 951, dis. 1847, to C. C. C.
66
[ Lothrop Thomas Jr., gr. gr. fa. 350, (958). 2.
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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLEBORO
[1695-1846
1840.
976 Se. 6. William Pratt, s. of Simeon, (970), dis. '42 to Balt. Md. 977 6. Mahala Smith, w. Earl, Ist h. Alfred Soule, o. Shaw, fa. 654, dis. 1845 to Manchester N. H.
978 66 6. Isaac Soule, 3d, mo. 867, m. Polly Fuller, dau. of Sam'l.
979 6. Priscilla Soule, mo. 867, m. S. M. Stephens, Re. in Boston.
980 6. Rebecca Soule, mo. 867, br. 978, sis. 975, 979.
98I 6. Anna T. Thompson, fa. 705, br. 996, gr. fa. 747, m. Isaac Thompson Jr., d. in. Hal'x. Ma. II, 1852, æ. 38th.
982 6. Eunice Washburn, w. Lewis, o. Leonard, dau. Jonathan.
983 No. I. Henry Dunham fr. Carv., s. of Israel of Carv., m. Louisa Jane Pratt, [fa. 772, sis. 864]; dis. 1850 to C. C. C.
984
I. Lucia C. Ellis, w. Southworth Jr., o. Thomas, dau. Noah, gr. fa. 350.
985 I. Jane Tinkham, (938), o. Cornish, fa. 593, d. Se. 16, '48 æ. '54. 1841.
986 Ja. 4. 4. Lois Dean, fa. 964, mo. 986.
Lydia Dean, (964), o. Paddleford, dau. Solomon.
987
988 66
4. Charlotte Elizabeth Eddy, fa. 718, sis. 852, m. Rev. F. G. Pratt Pastor Winthrop Church, So. Malden.
989 990 99I 992 993 994 995
66
4. Sarah Harlow, br. 989, sis. 992, m. John A. Williams.
66
4. Betsey B. Harlow, br. 989, sis. 993, m. John M. Soule.
66
4. Mary L. Harlow, gr. mo. 632, sis. 992, 991, br. 989, 990.
66 4. ( Venus Thompson, mo. 655, gr. gr. mo. 372, (995).
66
996
4. Jane Thompson, (994), o. Southworth, dau. Seth and Hope. 4. Benjamin F. Thompson, fa. 705, sis. 981, m. Sarah A. Wood, [dau. David, gr. gr. fa. 356, d. Ja. 10, 1854, æ. 35].
66 997 998 999
4. Oliver G. Tinkham, fa. 938, (972), Re. in N. Bridg'r.
4. Rachel Vineca, w. David, o. Vaughan, mo. 567.
60 1000 IOOI 60
4.
Bathsheba L. Wilder, (875), o. Murdock, dis. '47 to C. C. C.
60 4. Abigail T. Wood, mo. 742, sis. 1003, gr. fa. 569.
Ma. 7. Mercy L. Wood, mo. 768, gr. fa. 747.
7. Joanna Atwood, w. of Jacob, o. Wood, mo. 742, sis. 1002.
1005 Mary C. Wood, w. of Eliab Jr., o. Freeman, fa. 676, mo. 893. 7. 12. Harriet O. Putnam, fa. 939, br. 1036, m. Charles F. Pierce, [s. Peter H., gr. fa. 868].
1007
12. Sarah T. Thompson, w. of Reuel Jr. [fa. 705], o. Wood, dau. Alfred sr. and Rhoda, br. 1008. gr. mo. 672, 643.
1008 I2. Alfred Wood Jr. fr. Woodstock Ct., sis. 1007, Dea. '52.
1009 No. 7.
Lucy Ann Eddy, dau. Wm. S., gr. fa. 633 m. Dr. Geo. King.
4.
Dorlisca N. Vineca, mo. 998, m. Francis Thompson.
4. Lydia Vineca, mo. 998, m. Martin Wood of Hal'x.
IO02 1003 1004
1006 Se.
4. Jonathan E. Harlow, s. Stephen sr., br. 989, Physician in Hingham. m.
4. Stephen Harlow Jr., gr. mo. 632, br. 990, sis. 991, (1029).
685
MEMBERS OF THE FIRST CHURCH
1695-1846]
1841. IOIO No. 7. Mary Jane Eddy, fa. 682, sis. 970, m. Charles F. Thayer ; Re. in Ogdensburg, N. Y.
IOII 66
7. Alfred B. Soule, mo. 977, gr. fa. 664, 654, dis. 1845 to Man- chester, N. H.
1842. -
IO12
Ja. 2.
IO13
2.
Adoniram J. Cushman, 930, (1013), dis. 1847 to C. C. C. Ann S. Cushman, (1012), o. Reed, dau. of Dean H., dis. 47 to C. C. C.
IO14 2. Abiel Wood, s. of Timothy, sis. 877, (934), dis. '52 to C. C. C. 1015 Ju. 26. Zilpha m. Clarke, w. Joseph 3d., o. Miller, dau. of John, mo. 882, 1847 to C. C. C.
IOI6
26. Marston S. Morse, s. Sam'l, sis. 889, gr. fa. 549.
IOI7
26. Phebe Thomas, wid. of Israel, o. Thompson, dau. of Dan'l. 26. Perry A. Wilbur, s. Jas., m. Betsey B. Wilder, dis. '49 C. C. C.
I018
66
26. George Warren, fa. 696, mo. 685, unm. d. Ap. 21, 1848, æ. 29.
66 IO20
IO2I Se.
26. Mary Wood, w. Thomas J., o. Tinkham, dau. Levi, gr. fa. 346. Halford Earle fr. Brunswick Me., s. Frederic, (1022), he and W. dis. 1847 to E. Thomaston Me.
66 IO22 IO23
4. Eunice Perkins, (863), o. Bisbee, dau. of Joseph, gr. gr. gr. fa. 68, d. Se. 16, 1844, æ. 40 ..
L Benj. F. Pratt, s. Benj. Jr., gr. fa. 646, (1025), Re. to Plymo .; 2d. m. Brayley, d. Ja. 21, 1853, æ. 34th.
Abby B. Pratt, (1024), o. Morse, br. 1016, d. Jy. 14, '44, æ. 25.
IO26 IO27
66
4. 4. Mary H. Thompson fr. Plymt., w. Edw'd, o. Bryant, du. of Micah.
66 IO28 1029
4. 4. Eleanor B. Wood, mo. 751, sis. 800, dis. 1847 to C. C. C. Bethiah O. Harlow fr. E. Bridg'r, (989), o. Keith, dau. Geo. 1843. I.
1030 Ja.
Consider Robbins fr. Carv., s. of Consider, m. Martha Rich- ardson, dis. 1847 to C. C. C.
7. Calvin Doane, m. Huldah Willis, [mo. 940], Re.
IO3I Ma. 1032 7. Thomas A. Pratt, fa. 772, sis. 864, m. Ruth C. Bradford. 2. Abigail S. Pickens fr. Rochester, w. of Andrew J., o. Snow, dau. Linus of Rochester, dis. 1847 to C. C. C.
IO33 Ju. 1844.
IO34 Ja.
7. Mary Briggs fr. W. P., w. of Eben'r Jr., o. Dean, dau. Rev. Joshua Dean, d. No. 1, 1846, æ. 28.
1035 66 7. James Foley, s. Laurens and Catharine of Ireland, m. Sylvia Standish, wid. Jn. C., o. Perkins, dau. Gideon. 1036 " 7. William F. Putnam, fa. 939, sis. 1006, dis. '49 to Brooklyn N. Y., d. in Middleboro', Feb. II, 1853, æ. 25. 1037 Ma. 5. Phebe H. Wood fr. Pawtucket, w. of Ansel, o. Hamilton.
IO19
66
4. Elizabeth Earle fr. N. Bedf'd., o. Barker, dau. Joshua.
66 IO24 4. IO25 4. Mahala S. Pratt, gr. fa. 646, br. 1024, m. Sam'l Morse Jr.
686
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLEBORO
[1695-1846
1844
1038 Jy.
1039
7. Dr. Henry D. Hitchcock fr. Westminster Vt., s. David, (1039), d. by R. R. disaster, Feb. 23, 1847, æ. 272. 7. Olivia Hitchcock fr. Westminster Vt., (1038), o. Arnold, dau. Rev. Seth S., dis. '47 to C. C. C .; a 2d. m. in Vt. - 7. Hope Wrightington, dau. of David, dis. 1847 to C. C. C., unm., d. Ja. 4, 1850, æ. 43d.
1040 66
104I No.
Dea. Cornelius S. Burgess fr. New Bedf'd, dis. '47 to C. C. C. Melissa Burgess fr. N. B., (1041), o. Cobb, dau. Nehemiah. 1845. Ja. 5.
I042 66 3. 3. (790) 1043 5 Dr. John Perkins fr. No. Roch'r, (1043), dis. '47 to C. C. C. Ann S. Perkins fr. N. Y. city, (790), o. Nelson, dau. of Dr. Thomas [a native of Middleboro'], dis. '47 to C. C. C. 1044 Ma. 4. Joanna Brand fr. N. P., (Ind.) unm. d. Jy. 31, 1851, æ. 82? 1846. 1045 Se. 6. Almira Goddard fr. Roxbury, w. John H., o. Porter, dau. Aaron and Pauline, dis. 1847 to C. C. C.
INDEX
INDEX
ABBOTT, Rev. Levi A., 485. Abbott, Rev. Samuel, 481; ministry of, 472. Abercrombie's brigade, 178. Abiel, Nehemiah, pastor of Indian church, 20. Abington, 123, 269, 4II. Academies: New England academies, 249, 250; Pierce Academy, 251-257; Titicut Academy, 258-263.
Acadia, capture of, 89; expedition to, 94. Acadians, 99, 100; bill for their sup- port, 100. Acomowett, 600. Actions against town, 569. Acushnet, 84, 545. Acushnet Path, description of, 504. Adams, John, 196, 585, 593, 596; life of, 586. Adams, Rev. John Q., 487. Advent Church, 494.
Agents of town, 225, 226, 553, 554, 558, 559, 561, 562, 565, 572.
Ahanton, John, conveyance of land to Titicut Parish, 20. Alarm list, 196, 197, 202, 203.
Alarms, 74, 314; Rhode Island, 125. Alden, Albert, 293, 498; life of, 294; portrait of, 294. Alden, Andrew, 297. Alden, Arthur B., 293, 300.
Alden, Arthur H., 297. Alden, C. H., 4II. Alden, Charles F., 300. Alden, David, 464, 564, 616; life of, 617. Alden, Elijah, life of, 395. Alden, Frederick L., 297. Alden, George D., 227. Alden, John, 35, 394, 446, 545, 55I, 563, 577, 592, 596, 621, 629; auto- graph of, 593; life of, 394-395, 593; portrait of, 395; slave of, 105. Alden, Corp. John, 198. Alden, John F., 390. Alden, Capt. Rufus, 202. Alden, Samuel, 463. Alden, Rev. W. H. H., 414. Alden Cemetery, history of, 635-636.
Aldrich, Daniel, 155. Aldrich, Rev. Jonathan, 485. Alewives, 499, 502.
Alexander, 7-9; embarkation of, 8; picture of Alexander about to embark on the river, 8; sickness and death of, 8, 9; visit to Marshfield and Plym- outh, 8.
Alexandria, 176, 187.
Alger, Roland F., 258. Algonquin tribes, 304. Allan, Bert J., 227.
Allen, B. J., 262.
Allen, Rev. Charles W., 480.
Allen, Rev. Ephraim W., 466.
Allen, Hepzibah, 636. Allen, or Allyn, John, 89, 254, 555, 560, 563. Allen, Capt. Nehemiah, 200. Almanacs, 343-
America, 209, 213. American Congress, 168. American inventions, 206.
American Legion of Honor, history of, 632. American navy, 157. American states, 196. Ammunition, 196, 568, 574. Amusements of the 18th century, 217, 218.
Anabaptists, 573. Anchor Works, 382. Andem, Rev. James, ministry of, 474. Andirons, 348.
Andrew, Gov. John A., 169, 176.
Andrews, Henry, 28. Andros, Sir Edmund, 558. Angier, Oakes, 227. Annabel, Anthony, 596; life of, 597. Antietam, battle of, 173, 178, 179. Apothecary shops, 29I.
Apples, uses of, in 18th century, 208, 212, 216. Appomattox Court House, 171, 185. Archives of State House, 166. Arms, orders to exercise men in and to provide, 354, 560. Army of the Potomac, 178, 179, 180, 185, 187.
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Arrowfield Church, 184; battle of, 187. Arrows, 193.
Articles of submission to King James signed by Chickataubut, 10.
Artillery in local militia, major of battalion of, 205.
Artillery in War of 1812, number of, 159. Artillery in War of the Rebellion, 172, 180.
Ashley, Capt. Silas P., 201.
Assawampsett, xvii, 2, 17, 18, 270, 440, 475, 547, 550, 568, 630. Assawampsett Brook, 570, 574.
Assawampsett Neck, 83, 226, 562, 568, 630.
Assawampsett Pond, 1, 2, 304, 419, 428, 434, 481, 547, 568, 574, 580, 628- 630; canal on, 427; discovery of iron ore in, 426; history of, 423, 424; Indian legend concerning, 424-426; tradition concerning, 427; view of, 72.
Assawampsett post-office, 270.
Assaweta, deed of, 515, 516.
Assessors, 573, 581.
Atlanta, 170.
Attorneys and barristers, distinction between, 226-227.
Attorneys, duties of, in 18th century, 226, 227; province law concerning, 226.
Atwood, Capt. and Lieut .- Col. Daniel, 202, 204.
Atwood, Harvey N., 271.
Atwood, Capt. Ichabod F., 202.
Atwood, Nathaniel, 637.
Atwood, Lieut. Pelham, 162.
Atwood, Reuel, 394.
Atwood, Zilpah, 637.
Austrian musket, 172.
Averill, Rev. Alexander M., 485.
Backus, Rev. Isaac, 20, 221, 401, 406, 421, 463, 464, 470, 542; autograph of, 471; house of; 406; inscription on gravestone of, 471, 472; life of, 402, 405; ministry of, 470, 471; portrait of, 470.
Backus, Joseph A., 406.
Backus Historical Society, 406.
Backus House, picture of attic in, 22I.
Bags made and used in 18th century, 215. Baiting Brook, xx, 28.
Baker, Jonathan, 560.
Baker, Dr. Joseph C., 244.
Bale, Joseph, 570. Ball, Rev. Mr., 479. Baltimore, 176.
Baltimore Cross Roads, 187.
Banks, General, 173, 178.
Banks, 299-302; Middleboro National, 299-301; Middleboro Savings, 301; Middleboro Loan and Fund Associa- tion, 301; Middleboro Cooperative, 301-302; picture of bank block, 292, site of bank block in 1875, 292.
Baptist churches, 469-485; First (Titi- cut), 469-474, picture of, 470; Sec- ond (Lakeville), 474-477; Third (Rock), 477-480, picture of, 478; Fourth (Pond) (United Brethren), 480-482; Central, 482-485, pictures of, 253, 255, 483; church in Swansea, 573.
Baptist Education Fund, trustees of, 253.
Barbour, Rev. Joseph, 480.
Barden, Abraham, 564.
Barden, John, 564.
Barden, John, Jr., 288.
Barden, Joseph, 563.
Barden, Mercy, 486.
Barden, Patience, 483.
Barden, Stephen, 564.
Barden, William, life of, 302.
Barden Hills, 302.
Barden House, picture of the old, 302.
Bareneed, Shute, and Littleworth farms, 28.
Barker, John, 302.
Barker, Rev. Joseph, 459, 542; life of, 316-317; ministry of, 454-455.
Barns, description of, used in 18th cen- tury, 207.
Barnstable, 302, 547, 613.
Barrels, 212.
Barricades, 197.
Barristers, duties of, in 18th century, 226-227. Barrows, Abner, diary of, 95-98, 116.
Barrows, Capt. Abner, Jr., 200.
Barrows, Clement, 304.
Barrows, Rev. Elijah W., 486.
Barrows, Eunice, 636.
Barrows, Corp. George W., 175.
Barrows, Hannah, 636.
Barrows, Rev. Homer, ministry of, 461.
Barrows, Horatio, 296, 498; portrait of, 296.
Barrows, Capt. Jacob T., 202.
Barrows, Capt. John, 200. Barrows, Nathaniel, 636.
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Barrows, Samuel, 34, 35, 78, 198, 277, 446, 448, 571; autograph of, 36; life of, 35-36.
Barrows, Capt. Sylvanus, 202.
Barrows, Thomas, 276; picture of house of, 277.
Barrows house, picture of the old, 277. Barstow, Elmer W., 262.
Bartlett, Benjamin, 225, 621; life of, 622.
Bartlett, Ichabod, 563.
Bartlett Brook, 386, 387.
Bassett, William, 551, 585, 596, 621; life of, 586.
Bassett, William, Jr., 602.
Batchelder's Creek, 184.
Baton Rouge, 173. Battell, Rev. A. E., 480.
Battelle, Hezekiah, Jr., 254.
Bayberry, 21I. Bayley, Guido, 621. Bayonets, 196.
Beals, Eber, 392, 397.
Beals, Joseph E., 265, 302.
Beals, Sergt. Solomon F., 181, 186. Bear Spring, 387.
Bearse, Augustus M., 270.
Beaver Dam, 334. Beaver Dam Swamp, 387. Bed coverlids, 215. Bedrooms, 210-2II.
Beech Woods, 422, 437, 467, 475, 480. Beech Woods Church, history of, 467, 475. Beecher, Rev. George Fletcher, 474.
Beevatt, deed of, 615-616. Belcher, Jonathan, 571, 572. Belgium, 167. Bell, Rev. J. S., 489. Bennett, Jabez, xxii. Bennett, Jacob, 287.
Bennett, or Bennet, John, 60, 246, 305, 445, 560, 561, 563, 564, 571, 574, 594, 612, 616; autograph of, 317; life of, 317-318.
Bennett, or Bennet, John, Jr., 561, 564. Bennett, Mercy, 34, 446; life of, 318. Bennett, Nehemiah, 318, 496; auto- graph of, 318. Bennett, Peter (of England), 317.
Bennett, Peter, 564, 567.
Bennett, Capt. Peter, 306, 572; life of, 305. Bennett, Capt. and Major Thomas, 201, 205, 317. Bennett Mills, 287. Bennington, battle of, 125.
Benson, Lieut. Consider, 128, 138, 636. Benson, John S., 270.
Benson, Lieut. Joshua, Jr., 119.
Benson, Stillman, 339; portrait of, 340. Benson Cemetery, 637.
Benson Lumber Mill, 340.
Benthuysen, Sergt. T. P., 190.
Bentley, Rev. William, 253.
Bermuda Landing, 187.
Betty's Neck, 13, 303, 428; tradition concerning, 427. Bigelow, Rev. John F., D. D., 485. Billington, Francis, 34, 35, 551, 555, 585, 586, 593, 596, 621; life of, 64-65. Billington, Isaac, 563, 593; life of, 65. Billington Sea, description of, 64; dis- coverer of, 64; picture of, 64.
Bills of Continental money, value of, 224.
Binney, Rev. Amos, 487.
Bisbee, Joseph H., 378.
Black sachem's field, 545.
Blackbirds, 567.
Blacksmith shops : Eddyville, 347; Green, 328; Muttock, 378; Pur- chade, 397; Soule Neighborhood, - 351; Warrentown, 394. Blackwell, John, 626, 627.
Blake, Barton F., 258.
Blanket, 196.
Blast furnaces, 209, 298, 305, 339, 360, 377, 378, 412.
Bliss, Rev. Thomas E., 466.
Blount's Creek, 172.
Boarding-school for boys, 263.
Bodfish, Rev. Asa N., 487.
Bodkin, 209.
Bog ore in ponds, 307, 426-427.
Bonum, or Boneham, George, 604; autograph of, 604; life of, 604.
Book of Evidences and Lands, 558.
Booth, Benjamin, Sr., 573.
Boots and shoes, manufacture of, 295, 296-298; methods of, 294-295.
Bordman, or Burman, Thomas, 585, 593, 622; life of, 586.
Boston, 124, 139, 171, 178, 220, 268, 413, 434, 561, 580.
Boston Common, 169, 213.
Boston Harbor, 171.
Boucher, Rev. Oliver, 494.
Boundaries of town, xviii-xx, 28; agree- ment as to, 561, 562; Bridgewater, 549, 553-554; incorporation, 546, 557-558; Plymouth, 565, 566; running of, 559-560; Taunton, 546.
Bounty paid for linen, 213.
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Bourne, Capt. Abner, 136, 200, 203, 278, 288; house of, 278. Bourne, Richard, 19. Bourne, S. S., 302.
Bourne, Capt. and Major William, 201; 205, 254, 288, 380; life of, 289.
Bourne house, picture of the old, 278. Bowdoin, Gov. James, life of: 374-376; portrait of, 375.
Bowen, Rev. William H., 485.
Box factories at Eddyville, 347.
Box-board mills, xxi ; at Soule Neigh- borhood, 351; at South Middleboro, 339; at Waterville, 349.
Braddock, General, 92.
Bradford, Col. Gamaliel, 139.
Bradford, Joseph, 603; life of, 604.
Bradford, Gov. William, 8, 193.
Bradford, Capt. and Major William, 195, 551, 596, 602, 603; life of, 597- 598; inscription on tombstone, 598. Bradford, William, Jr., 621.
Bragg, Rev. Jesse K., ministry of, 461. Braley, Job, 498.
Brandywine, battle of, 125.
Brass, 209. Brayley, Ambrose, 573. Brayton, George, 288.
Bread, preparation and kinds of, used in 18th century, 216.
Brett, Elder Pliny, 489.
Brewster, William, 552, 564, 585, 593, 596; life of, 586.
Bricklayers, 302.
Bricks, manufacture of, at Purchade, 396; at Soule Neighborhood, 351.
Bridges, price paid for labor on, 581. Bridgewater, xviii, 53, 80, 84, 123, 227, 269, 392, 398, 401, 433, 437, 462, 504, 509, 549, 553, 554, 567, 572.
Bridgewater Path, description of, 504. Bridle-paths, 506.
Briggs, Ensign Abiatha, 163.
Briggs, Rev. Avery, 254; ministry of, 473.
Briggs, Capt. Ebenezer, Jr., 201.
Briggs, Elder Ebenezer, 291, 481-482, 483; portrait of, 481.
Briggs, Capt. Elisha, 201.
Briggs, Levi, 254.
Briggs, Malborne, life of, 437.
Briggs, Lieut. William S., 173. Briggs house, 277.
British fleet in Revolution, appearance and withdrawal of, 136.
British forces, 125; at Newport, 134. British navy, 157.
British officers, actions of, 392-393.
Broadaxes, 207.
Brooms in 18th century, 217.
Brown, Corp. Charles I., 182, 186.
Brown, Rev. Frederic C., 491.
Brown, Joseph, 288.
Brown, Peter, 54, 359, 552, 585, 594, 596; life of, 586.
Brown, Samuel P., 267.
Brown, Rev. Theophilus, 486, 487, 489.
Brown, Rev. Thomas G., 487.
Brown, William L., 290.
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