Samuel Smith Page, who for more than forty years was one of the most esteemed residents of Hopkinton, was born September 30, 1822, in Dunbarton, N.H. He is a descendant of Benjamin Page, who was born in 1640, in Dedbam, fifty-seven miles north-east of London, England. In 1660, on account of religious differences, Benjamin came […]
Henry J. Calnan, publisher and editor of the Weekly Kansas Chief at Troy, had had an unusually varied experience even for a newspaper man. Since acquiring the Kansas Chief he had improved its influence and strengthened its organization and equipment in keeping with the dignity of the paper as the oldest journal under one continuous
Allen, Charles H., son of Zenas and Caroline (Randall) Allen, was born in Boston, June 14, 1828. He received his early educational training in the public schools of Boston. He began his business life as youngest boy in a dry goods jobbing store. Subsequently he became bookkeeper fro Francis Skinner & Co., commission merchants engaged
GARRAN, Mary, w. Jabez E., Dec. 3, 1830, a. 25 y. G. R. 2. GOVAN, Maria A., w. Andrew, at Medford, Dec. 28, 1846, a. 21 y. G. R. 2. GREEN, Abel, s. Jesse and Hannah, Mar. 10, 1795, a. 2 y. 2 m. 10 d. G. R. 2. Abi, w. Lt. Asa, Apr. 9,
FARRAR, Hephzibah, d. Olever and Mary, Jan. 4, 1756, a. 1 y. 9 m. 19 d. Lucy, w. Stephen, bilious disorder, Feb. 9, 1843, a. 70 y. Simon, s. Jonathan and Rebekah, Sept. 13, 1754. FARROW, Stephen [Farrar. G. R. 2.], farmer, old age, June 14, 1848, a. 84 y. FLAGG, Nathan, Dec. 9, 1755.
ADAMS Abi Miriam, d. Benjamin and Abi, June 6, 1824. Albion Augustine, s. Samuel, Aug. 3, 1840. P. x. 13. Benjamin, s. Timothy and Joanna, May 12, 1795. Benj[amin] Franklin, s. Samuel, Nov. 15, 1833. P. x. 13. Benjamin Stephen, s. Benjamin and Abi, Dec. 14, 1836. Betsy, d. Timothy and Joanna, Aug. 23, 1793.
Being a true and last account of the present Bloody Wars carried on betwixt the infidels, natives, and the English Christians, and converted Indians of New England, declaring the many dreadful battles fought betwixt them: As also the many towns and villages burnt by the merciless heathens. And also the true number of all the
ADAMS Benjamin, consumption, Apr. 7, 1843, a. 48 y. Benj[amin] Franklin, s. Samuel and Dorcas, typhus fever, Nov. 4, 1847, a. 12 y. 11 m. 19 d. Charlotte Matilda, d. Charles B. and Charlotte Matilda, cholera infantum, Aug. 21, 1848, a. 4 m. 11 d. Esther, wid., old age, Aug. 22, 1843, a. 83 y.
A complete listing of all available online Middlesex County Massachusetts cemeteries, with links to multiple cemetery transcriptions, gravestone photos, tombstone photos, official records, etc.
Rev. John Vannevar, born in South Malden, now Everett, Mass., on June 23, 1857, was the youngest of three children of Aaron B. and Dorothy G. Vannevar, both of whom were born in Amherst, Mass. He lived in the place of his birth until twelve years of age, when the family moved to Summer Street,
Col. Oscar Eugene Learnard was born in Fairfax, Vermont, November 14, 1832, the son of Stephen Tracy Learnard, and he died in Lawrence, Kansas, November 5, 1911. He grew to manhood in his native state, attended the common schools and Bakersfield Academy, taught school, and attended Norwich, Vermont, University. He did not finish his course
J. I. Ayer, book and music store, Mattoon; was born in Medford, Mass., Feb. 3, 1854. In 1866, the family moved to Elizabeth, N. J.; in addition to his common-school education, he enjoyed the advantages of a boarding-school at Nazareth, Penn.; this school was of a military character, and he here pursued a course in
The following are 5 free digitized directories found online for the cities and towns of Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro and Westford Massachusetts covering the years of 1896-1926 (incomplete), containing an alphabetical list of the inhabitants and business firms, streets, town offices, societies, churches and other miscellaneous matter. Directories can provide such information on an individual such as their employment and address during the year issued. They may also indicate whether they were renting or residing with somebody else at the time.
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Rev. Charles A. Kingsbury, of Redlands, was born in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1839, the third of a family of five children. His father, Isaac Kingsbury, was a market gardener for a period of fifty years. The subject of this sketch was educated at Williams College, and also graduated at the Union Theological Seminary, in New
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David M. Currier, M.D., a successful physician of Newport, was born in Grafton, Grafton County, September 15, 1840, son of David and Rhoda (Morse) Currier. The grandfather, David Currier, presumably came from Salisbury, Mass., and located in Canaan, where he became the owner of a good tract of land, and died at the age of
Alvah Charles Ferrin, a retired contractor and builder of Concord, who served in the United States Navy during the Civil War, was born in Plymouth, N.H., August 13, 1835, son of Daniel E. and Mary Jane (Durgin) Ferrin. His father was a native of Hebron, N.H.; and his mother was born in Buxton, Me. On
KEMP, James, s. James and Molley, Oct. 9, 1791. Polly, d. James and Molly, May 5, 1796. Rhoda, d. James and Molly, Aug. 14, 1800. KIBBE, Betty, d. Samuell and Elizabeth, July 18, 1746. Bulah, d. Samuell and Elizabeth, Oct. 21, 1753. Molley, d. Samuell and Elizabeth, Apr. 22, 1751. KIDDER, Mary, d. Amos and
Janes, Julius French; pres. and gen’l mgr. Standard Steel Castings Co.; born, Erie, Pa., Sept. 24, 1877; son of Herman and Julia (Williams) Janes; educated, Brooks Military Academy, University School, Phillips Andover Academy, Andover, Mass.; graduated from Yale in 1902; married, Nov. 11, 1904, Ruth Hawkins; issue, one son, Julius French; in sales dept. the
Of EUGENE FULLER, the second child of Timothy Fuller and Margaret Crane, the following notice taken from the annual obituary college record, by Joseph Palmer, M.D., published by the “Boston Daily Advertiser,” gives some account: – “Eugene Fuller, the eldest son of Hon. Timothy and Margaret (Crane) Fuller, was born in Cambridge, Mass., May 14,
RAIMOND (see also Raymond), Joseph, and Elisabeth Lamson, both of Lexington, Dec. 30, 1794. RAYMOND (see also Raimond), Nancy, of Westford, and Benjamin Slater [now resident in Carlisle. int.], May 19, 1818.* William, and Betsey Wheeler, Oct. 6, 1811.* READ (see also Reed), Nancy, of Acton, and John Wilson, int. Jan. 4, 1824. REED (see
