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New England, Discovery and Settlement of, 13.
New England Fisheries (see also town and city chapters), 138-39.
New England, Higginson's Relation of, 32-33.
New England Laboratory Company, of Lynn, 904.
New England, Map of Southern New England, 383.
"New England's Prospect", by William Wood, in 1634; first book published in Mass. Bay Colony, 22.
New Plymouth, 18.
New Rowley (see Bradford), 280.
Newspapers - The pioneer newspaper, "Essex Gazette" (1768), 731; news- papers-Salem, 731-44; Lynn, 744-46; Saugus, 746-47; Haverhill, 747-48; Newburyport, 748-49; Amesbury, 749- 50; Peabody, 750; Gloucester, 751-55; Lawrence, 755-57; Beverly, 757-60; Ipswich, 760-61; Marblehead, 761; An- dover, 761.
Norfolk County extinguished, 43.
Norman, Goodman, 21 (footnote).
Norsemen in Narragansett Bay in 1004, A. D., 298-99.
North Andover (see Andover also)-In- corporated, 42; property and polls, 52; first settlement, 148; original settlers, 308; pioneer conditions, 309; first town meeting, 309; first sawmill, 309; early industries, 309-10; witchcraft, 310; li- braries, 310-11; incorporation of town, 311; first officers, 311; town records, 311; population, 311; Temperance So- ciety (1829), 312; church records, 312- 13; military history, 813; lodges, 871- 80.
North Saugus, 54.
Northern Lights, alarm when first ob- served, 211.
Northern Virginia Company, Grant to, 827.
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Northwest Territory, first wagon-train to, 195.
Norton, George, pioneer carpenter in Mass. Bay Colony, 36.
Oaklandale, 54.
Odd Fellows, Independent Order of, 874- 77.
Palfreys, Peter, at Cape Anne, 19; at Salem, 21.
Palmer, Abraham and Walter, original members of New England Company, 36.
Palsgrave, Richard, physician of Charles- town Colony, 37.
Parsons, Town of, (see West Newbury), 42, 67, 229.
Patent Medicines, made in Lynn, 421. Paupers, auctioned off, 193.
Peabody-Incorporated, 42; valuation, and polls, 52; general history, 553-566; first settlers 553-54; petition to be set off from Salem, 555; first meeting- house, 556; District of Danvers, 557; early church records, 556-57; later church history, 564-66; Danvers Cen- tennary, 557-58; Geo. Peabody, philan- thropist, 558, 562; South Danvers in- corporated, 558; city charter, 558; tan- neries, 558-60; shoe manufacturing, 559; potteries, 559; other industries, 559-60; when first known as Peabody, 560; city hall, 560; library, 560, 563; civic improvements, 561; public utili- ties, 561; first city election, 561; city officials, 561-62; postmasters, 562; Pea- body Institute and Library, 562-63; school history, 687; physicians of, 726- 29; newspapers of, 750; military his- tory, 818-20; lodges, 871-80.
Peabody, George, philanthropist, 558.
Peabody Museum, Salem, 331.
Pequot War, 388-389, 763.
Periodicals (see Newspapers County).
of the
Phillips Academy, at Andover, 154, 687. Physical Geography of Essex County, 1. Physicians-Medical practice in Danvers,
693-94; Lynn, 695-701; Essex Town, 702; Rockport, 702; Topsfield, 702-03; Wenham, 703; Georgetown, 704; Bev- erly, 704; Andover, Nahant, Rowley, Boxford and West Newbury 705; Haverhill, 705-08; Gloucester, 708; Manchester, Rowley, South Hamilton, Salisbury, 709; Newburyport, 709-10; Marblehead, Merrimac, Saugus, Mid- dleton, Lynnfield Centre, 710; Salem, 710-11; Ipswich, 711-14; Methuen, 714; Amesbury, 714-20; Lawrence, 720-26; Peabody, 726-29.
Pickering, Hon. Timothy, soldier, jurist, statesman, 125.
Pigeon Cove (see Rockport), 270.
Pike, Major Robert, of Salisbury, 115-16. Pilling's Pond (see Lynnfield), 223.
Pillsbury, Paul, inventor of shoe-pegs, 253.
Pine Tree Currency, 395.
Pioneers (see Early Settlers).
Planters, Cape Ann, 15-16.
Planters' Marsh, 22.
Planters, story of the, 10-40.
Plum Island, 12.
Plymouth Plantation, History of the, 16.
Population of Essex County, 902-03.
Porter, Dr. Benjamin Jones, physician, and legislator, 126.
Porter, Henry, inventor, 126.
Porter, Rev. Isaac Francis, clergyman, 126.
Porter, Dr. Tyler, physician and patriot, 126.
Postoffices and Postmasters-Amesbury, 172; Andover, 152; Beverly, 358; Box- ford, 189; Cliftondale, 53; Danvers, 197; Essex Town, 238; Georgetown, 265; Gloucester, 578-80; Haverhill, 484; Ipswich, 81; Lawrence, 500; Lynn, 398, 409-11; Manchester, 142-43; Marblehead, 331; Merrimac, 314; Me- thuen, 320; Middleton, 193; Nahant, 303-04; Newbury, 331; Newburyport, 545-46; Peabody, 562; Rockport, 273; Rowley, 94-95; Salisbury, 117 Saugus, 54; Swampscott, 290; Topsfield, 164; Wenham, 122.
Powow (Powwas) River, 169.
Pranker Manufacturing Company, early flannel millers, 58.
Pratt, John, surgeon in Salem Planta- tion, 37.
Presidential Vote, 903.
Press, The (see Newspapers of County). Pressey, John, pioneer of Merrimac, 313. Preston, Samuel, inventor of first shoe- pegging machine, 364.
Pring, Capt. Martin, sailed along Mass. coast in 1603, 11.
Prison, first in colony, 48.
Property, Real and Personal (see Valua- tions, Assessed).
Provost Marshal, of colony, 47.
Public Officials-Of Andover, 153; Bev- erly, 357-58; Boxford, 189; Danvers, 197-98; Essex (town), 237; George- town, 265-66; Gloucester, 569, 583-85; Groveland, 284-86; Hamilton, 225: Haverhill, 453, 467, 474, 487; Ipswich, 79; Lawrence, 493-95; Lynn 401, 402; Lynnfield, 212; Mass. Bay Colony, 28. 386; Manchester, 132, 133; Marble- head, 100; Merrimac, 314-15; Methuen, 319-20; Middleton, 192-93; Nahant, 304; Newbury, 87, 91; Newburyport, 539, 544-45; North Andover, 311; Peabody, 561-62; Rockport, 270-71; Rowley, 97; Salem, 327-28; Salisbury, 118; Saugus, 53, 55, 60; Swampscott, 289, 297; Topsfield, 161, 165; Wenham, 123; West Newbury, 230.
Putnam Families, The, 195. Pythian Lodges, 877-80.
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INDEX
Quarries, First, 9.
Railroads and Transportation-Stage be-
tween Salem and Boston, 625; other stage routes, 625-26; first railway charter, 626; first railways, 626; sub- sequent expansion, 627-28; first street railway in Salem, 629; other lines, 629- 30.
Read, Nathan, first granted patent for steam-propelled craft, 209.
Reading, in town of Saugus, 53.
Reading (formerly Lynn Village), 392- 93.
Realty values (see Valuations, Assessed). Revolutionary War (see Military His- tory).
Rickman, Isaac, in Salem Plantation, 37. Rockport-Incorporated, 42; valuation and polls, 52; general history, 270-79; articles of incorporation, 270; first town meeting, 270; officials, 270-71; population, 271; first settler, 271; first schoolhouse, 271; harbor improve- ments, 271; fire company, 272; pioneer temperance advocates, 272-73; post- offices and postmasters, 273; first quarrying, 273; industries, 274-75; meeting-house at Sandy Bay, 275-76; church history, 275-79; banks, 618; physicians of, 702; military history, 803-04; lodges, 871-80.
Roswell, Sir Hy., of Dorchester Com- pany, 23.
Rowlbury (Rowley), 88.
Rowley-Incorporated, 42; valuation and polls, 52, 67; general history, 92-97; first settlers, 92; Rogers' company, 93; first mills, 93; military record, 94; in- dustries, 94; postmasters, 94-95; popu- lation, 95; first church, 95; other churches, 95-97; industries, 97; present town officials, 97; financial condition, 97; school history, 672, 676-77; physi- cians of, 705, 709; military history, 804-05; lodges, 871-80.
Rowley Village (see also Boxford and Bradford), 186, 280, 283-84.
Ryall (Rial, or Royal), William, pioneer cooper and cleaver, 37.
Sagamore of Agawam, title of land sold, 233.
Salem-Beverly Bridge, 22.
Salem, City of-As Naumkeag, 19; pio- neer settlement, 325; first settlers, 20, 325; other early settlers, 33-40; incor- poration as town, 42; House of Correc- tion, 50, 51; property valuation, 52; polls, 52; boundaries, 325; early history, 326; population, 326; Salem in 1836, 327; city charter (1836), 327; first city election, 327; first mayor, 327; city seal, 327 subsequent city charters, 327; mayoral succession, 327; Commission form of government adopted, 328; present city officials, 328; assessor's re- port, 328; population, 1855 to 1920,
329; distinguished citizens, 329; water supply, 329-30; Fire Department his- tory, 330; library, 330; civic bodies, 330-31 Custom House, 331; foreign trade, 332-35; early tanneries, 335; shoe factories, 335-36; other industries, 335-37; the Great Fire (1914), 338-40; hospital, 340; cemetery, 340-41; park system, 341; church history, 342-56; school history, 631-32; banking history, 596-99; physicians of, 710-11; news- papers of, 731-44; military history, 767-69; first Quarter Court, 831; lodges, 871-80; witchcraft, 881.
Salem, Village of, 121, 191, 197.
Sales, John, one of pioneers of Charles- town, 37.
Salisbury-Incorporated, 42, 43; valua- tion and polls, 52, 88; general history, 114-120; first settlement, 114-15; first court house, 115; first burying ground, 115; early settlers, 115; population, 116; great storm, 116-17; Revolution- ary War records, 117; post-office, 117; town officers (1921), 118; financial re- port, 118; library, 118; church history, 118-120; school history, 662-63; physi- cians of, 709; custom house, 331; mili- tary history, 823; lodges, 871-80.
Saltonstall, Sir Richard, of Salem Plan- tation, 35, 39, 828.
Sandy Bay (see Rockport), 270-279. Saugus Centre, 53.
Saugus Female Academy, 691.
Saugus, Sagamore of the, 379.
Saugus, Town of-Incorporated, 42; val-
uation and polls, 52; general history, 53-63; first freeman, 53; first represen- tative, 53; population, 54; first town meeting, 55; first town-house, 55; se- lectmen, 55; the first ironworks, 55; Make-peace Flouring and Snuff Mills, 57; pioneer manufacturer of chocolate, 57; nail factory, 57; other pioneer in- dustries, 57-58; first pottery, 58; first shoe factory, 58; brickmaking, 59; vi- tal statistics, 60; assessor's report (1920), 60; charities, 60; library, 60; first parish society, 60; present church- es, 61-62; school history, 668; banking history, 610; physicians, 710; news- papers, 746-47; military history, 814- 15; lodges, 871-80.
Schools-102, 137, 152, 191, 231, 271, 296; first school in Mass. Bay Colony, 631; schools-Salem, 631-32; Lynn, 632-54; Danvers, 654-55; Lawrence, 655-56; Essex, 656; Topsfield, 656-57; Ames- bury, 657-62; Salisbury, 662-63; An- dover, 663-64; Hamilton, 664; Boxford, 664; Groveland, 665; Haverhill, 666- 67; Ipswich, 667-68; Middleton, 668; Saugus, 668; Methuen, 669; Beverly, 669-70; Newbury, 671-72; Rowley, 672; Wenham, 672-73; Nahant, 673-74; Bradford, 674; Merrimac, 674-75; Gloucester, 675; Rowley, 676-77; By- field, 677; Georgetown, 677-81; Glou-
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cester, 681-86; private schools, 687-92. Scurvy in Colony, 26.
Settlers, First (see Early Settlers).
Sharpe, Samuel, overseer of artillery and ordinance, 37.
Shawsheen Village, 160-61.
Sheriffs, since 1692, 47.
Shipbuilding and Shipping, early (see also town and city chapters), 100, 171, 172, 209, 235, 295, 301, 332-34; 415, 570.
Shoe Manufacturing Industry (see also town and city chapters) ; 253-60; 335- 36; 359, 415-41, 891-900.
Simons, T. A., 905.
Skelton, Rev. Samuel, one of first min- isters, 38.
Smith, Captain John, in Massachusetts, 12, 14, 299, 275.
Snowfall in July, 211.
Snuff Industry, Early, 56.
South Danvers, 42.
South Groveland, 286.
Southcoat, Thomas, gentleman, of origi- nal New England Company, 23.
Spanish War (see Military History).
Sprague Brothers, Ralph, Richard, and William, of Salem Plantation, 25.
Stage Routes: first between Salem and Boston, 625; other routes, 625-26. Standish, Captain, at Cape Anne, 18.
State Normal School for Girls, Salem, 52, 691.
Steam, first experiment propelling ves- sels, 209.
Stoughton, William, first chief justice, 45.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, authoress, 154. Stowers, Nicholas, of original company of Charlestown, 39.
Strickland (Stickland, Stickling) John,
of original Charlestown Company, 39. Submarine Cable at Rockport, 275. Swampscott Dory, 295.
Swampscott, Town of (see also Lynn)- Incorporated, 42, 288; valuation, 52, 287, 297; polls, 52; general history, 286-298; origin of name 286-87; first tannery in colony at, 287; first settler, 287; other early settlers, 288; pioneer conditions, 288; first town meeting, 289; first officers, 289; first post-office, 290; first library, 290; first street rail- way, 290; John Humphreys, 290-95; fishing industry, 295; hotels, 296; schools, 296; war records, 296; town officials (1921), 297; military history, 801-02; lodges, 871-80.
Sweetzer's Corner, (see Saugus Centre) 53.
Tanneries (see also city and town chap- ters), 335, 420-21, 538-60.
Tavern, Anchor, first in plantation, 384. Taylor, Samuel Harvey, one of foremost American educators, 155.
Temperance Society, early, 312, 462. Thorwold's sojourn, 1004 A. D., 380.
Tilley, John, in charge of fisheries of Plantation, 15.
Tilly, Hugh, servant to Sir Richard Sal- tonstall, 39.
Topsfield Academy, 691-92.
Topsfield, Town of-Incorporated, 42:
valuation and polls, 52; set off as, 67 : general history, 161-68; pioneer select- men, 161; early physicians, 163-64; libraries, 164; early mining, 164; early taverns, 164; first blacksmith, 164; first mills, 164; postmaster, 164 soldiers' monument, 165; town officials, 165; celebration of 250th anniversary, 165-66; church history, 167-168; school history, 656-57; physicians, 702-03; military history, 805-06; lodges, 871-80. Town Records (see Public Officials).
Transportation
(see
Railroads
and
Transportation).
Trask, Capt. William, came with John Endicott, 25, 553-54.
Tythingmen, 388.
United Shoe Machinery Company, 360, 419, 891-900.
Valuations, Assessed - Amesbury, 52; Andover, 52, 153; Beverly, 52, 358; Boxford, 52, 189; Bradford, 52; Dan- vers, 52, 197; Essex (town of), 52, 237; Georgetown, 52, 266; Groveland, 52, 286; Hamilton, 52; Ipswich, 52, 79; Haverhill, 52, 485; Lawrence, 52, 504- 05; Lynn, 52, 401; Lynnfield, 52, 211- 12; Manchester, 52; Marblehead, 52, 101; Merrimac, 52, 314; Methuen, 52, 320; Middleton, 52, 192, 193, 194; Na- hant, 52, 306; Newbury, 52, 91; New- buryport, 52, 545; North Andover, 52, 311; Peabody, 52; Rockport, 52; Row- ley, 52, 97; Salem, 52, 328; Salisbury, 52, 118; Saugus, 52, 60; Swampscott, 52, 289, 297; Topsfield, 52, 165; Wen- ham, 52, 123; West Newbury, 52, 230. Virginia Companies, the Northern and Southern, grants to, 827.
Vital Statistics, 44, 833.
Vote, Presidential (1920), 903.
Wakefield, Town of, 53, 393. War of 1812 (see Military History).
Ward, Nathaniel, pioneer at Haverhill, 318.
Waterman, Richard, pioneer hunter, 39.
Webster, Daniel, of a Salisbury family, 116.
Wenham, Town of-Incorporated, 42; valuation and polls, 52; population, 120, 123; general history, 120-29; earliest mention, 120; first settlers, 121-22; Indian records, 121; first post- office, 122; succession of postmasters, 122; railways, 122-23; town records, 123; early taverns, 122, 124; industries, 124-25; distinguished men, 125-126: church records, 126-29; schools, 672-
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73; physicians, 703; military history, 806-08; lodges, 871-80.
West Newbury-Incorporated, 42, 43; valuation, 52; set off as, 67; general history, 228-231; set off from New- bury, 228; first meeting house, 228-29; town records, 230; valuation, 230; financial statement, 230; industries, 230; schools, 231; churches, 231; physicians, 705; lodges, 871-80.
Whitcomb, John, proprietor in Dorches- ter Colony, 39.
Whitcome, Simon, gentleman, of original company, 23, 828.
White, Rev. John, father of Cape Ann Colony, 14, 15, 21, 23.
Whittier Home Association, 180.
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 172, 180. Willard, John, execution of, 191.
Wilson, Lambert, chirurgeon to Salem Plantation, 40.
Winslow, Edward, sent by Pilgrims to England, in 1623, to report about col- ony, 14.
Winthrop, John, Governor of Colony, 33, 291.
Witchcraft, 45, 191, 837, 846, 881-89. Wolf Pits, 388.
Wood, John, pioneer at Lynn, 381, 383.
Wood, William, Lynn pioneer, 377, 381, 383, 386.
Woodbury, Humphrey, as to reception of planters by Indians, 22.
Woodbury, John, pioneer, 19, 21, 25.
Woolen Mills (see also city and town chapters)-American Woolen Mills Company's Lawrence plants, 517-525; other mills, 525-26.
World War (see Military History).
Young, Sir John, knight, of Dorchester Company, 23.
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