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well as from gravestones, is given, as far as practicable, in the phraseology originally used. The church records have been found invaluable. Rev. Mr. Cooke, first minister of the Precinct (1739-1783), was an admirable recorder, whose specialty was the church records, and the Precinct births, baptisms, marriages and deaths. The records by Rev. Dr. Fiske cover forty years (1788-1828). Care has been taken to make proper reference in the text to two valuable recent publications—those of Rev. Dr. Paige and Thomas B. Wyman—from which important facts have been derived. Reference is also made to these works when further information on the subject may there be obtained. The author is greatly indebted to John B. Russell, Esq., a native of the town, now of New Jersey, for many important and interesting statements and reminiscences. He is also under obligations to Mr. B. D. Locke, the present Town Clerk of Arlington, for favors granted in the examination of Records in his possession. T
I. General History. The history of Cambridge has been concisely presented by Rev. Dr. Paige in his invaluable volume. The State Records preserve the action of the Council on a Petition of Cambridge Northwest Inhabitants, under date of June 30, 1732, namely a petition of James Cutler and others, a committee for the inhabitants of the Northwest Part of the town of Cambridge,—showing that on their application to said town to be set off a separate precinct, they were pleased to vote that theynswer of the town of Cambridge, and the petition of William Russell and others, and the same being fully considered, the question was put whether the prayer of the petition be granted, and it passed in the negative and was therefore dismissed. Paige states that as early as May 10, 1725, the people on the westerly side of Menotomy River desired better accommodation for public worship, and petitioned the town to consent that they might become a separate precinct. The town withheld its consent
he establishment of the Precinct. 1635 Paige, History of Cambridge, 1630-1877, mentions far her mother, Sept. 12, 1681 (court files).—See Paige, 397-98, 513, 623, 653; Wyman, 22, 235. Theere first elected for Menotomy fields in 1649 (Paige, 56). The Great Swamp lying within the bounds Beard was chosen hog-reeve for Menotomy, 1692 (Paige, 486). Jonathan Butterfield was field-driver fasterly corner of Arlington, occurred in 1729 (Paige, 631). Justinian Holden had bought of Nathan Fresh Pond and E. on Alewife River, in 1653 (Paige, 586). John Adams bought of Mr. Joseph Coel Patten 24 Nov. 1669, and died 18 Dec. 1677 (Paige, 477; Newell's Camb. Church-Gathering, 62). try, XVI. 438). William Patten was a grandson.—Paige. John Adams, Senior, died in 1706, aged abooles. Robert Wilson died probably about 1685 (Paige, 694). Samuel Bull was a party to the litigati74; Henry, 26 Sept. 1678; Moses, 14 Oct. 1681.—Paige, 645-6. John Rolfe's nuncupative will, Oct.[26 more...
1736, were John Cutter and Ephraim Frost. See Paige, 297, &c. 1737 On Jan. 2, 1736-7, the Rehe support of winter schools in this Precinct.—Paige. On Mar. 25, 1737, a meeting was adjourned rst Ch Charlestown, 234). See Wyman's Chs 774; Paige's Camb. 632. and hence on May 21, 1739, the date the said gentleman into their pulpits. See Paige, 294, &c. 1746 The town voted that therlikewise marched on the alarm, April 19, 1775; Paige stating the number of miles out and home, for Wood (negro), both belonging to Charlestown. Paige, Hist. Camb. p. 410, names the Cambridge membdier from Cambridge during the French War (see Paige, 405, note), Lamson is named as an Indian, ambridge and graduates of Harvard College (see Paige, 538, 604). The letter is published entire in great portion of the Whittemore family here. Paige, in his Hist. Camb., devotes considerable attesterly border of Menotomy to this point, says Paige, their passage was through a flame of fire. [15 more...]
au. of Thomas—Camb.—bap. 23 July, 1775. (See Paige, 484.) Mrs. Barrett—at the almshouse—d. 18 Apr73; Timothy Paine, b. 12, bap. 16 Apr. 1775. (Paige says the father practised law a short time in volutionary committee of Cambridge in 1772—see Paige, 143. He was a Pct. committeeman 1756, 1757, 1Hildreth, John, m. Sarah Angier, 3 Jan. 1776. Paige calls him of Boston.—Hist. Camb. 482. Hilleman, bap. 1 Oct. 1815. See Bond's Wat., also Paige, and Book of Lockes, 35, 65, &c. K Keep,1739. He was son of William, the emigrant-see Paige. Born 28 Apr. 1655, in Camb. and bap. there-d 81. Aaron Teel m. Susanna Cook, 5 Sept. 1754—Paige, 514. See Harris's Camb. Epitaphs, 126. He waShe was Anna Davies, pub. to Williams in 1738.—Paige. Josiah Wood, son of Mrs. Anna Williams, d. 17. a second wife Sarah Harrington, 28 May, 1755—Paige. ] Had also Sarah—dau. of Thomas, of Lexingtoldren, all but one of whom died unmarried.—See Paige, 681. In 1842 her only surviving heirs were he
deus Fiske, 240; of Rev. David Damon, 226, 227 Odd Fellows, 166, 191 Ode to Science, 122 Officers chosen on account of the War, in 1778, 92, 93; of the Northwest Precinct in Cambridge, 167-169 Old Adams House at West Cambridge, 147-149 Oration by William Nichols, Jr., on July, 4, 1808, 121, 122 Ordination of Rev. Mr. Cooke, 28; of Rev. Mr. Fiske, 107, 123, 124; of Rev. F. H. Hedge, 117-119 Ornaments. &c., for town hall, 164 Orthodox Congregational Society, 177, 178 Paige's History of Cambridge, 1 Parish, ringing of bell, 142; clerk for twenty years excused from further service, 117; Hall, 143-146, 162, 174; Tax, 107 Park Avenue at Arlington Heights, 164 Parsonage, 31, 74, 76, 83, 91 Passage cut for Cunard Steamer by John Hill, 146 Pastor's Diary, by Rev. Mr. Cooke, 30-32 Percy's letters on the events of April 19, 1776, 79-82; reinforcement of British troops April 19, 1776, 62, 66, 66, 61, 64, 65, 80, 81, 82 Petition of Samuel Cooke to se
on, 277 Niles, 129, 131, 172, 248, 278 Noonan, 342. Norcross, 237, 278 Nourse, 195, 249, 278 Nowell, 7 Noyes, 165, 278, 279, 317, 343 Nutting, 201, 279 O'Brien, 179, 346 Odell, 223, 319 O'Harran, 342 Olcutt, 296 O'Leary, 341 Oliver, 121 O'Mahony, 342 Ormsby, 176 Orne, 59, 60 Osborn and Osborne, 22, 23, 63, 161, 165, 178, 203, 209, 236, 279, 324 Osgood, 107, 124 Otis, 112, 279 Owens, 179 Packard, 224, 279 Page, 202, 279, 314 Paige, 1, 2, 5, 56, 57, 75, 78, 196, 211, 240, 257 Paine, 83, 104, 196 Palfrey, 118 Palmer, 120, 204,206,208, 242, 279-80, 334 Park, see Parks. Parker, 97, 126, 139,144, 165, 217, 228, 254,257, 264, 277, 280, 307, 322, 339 Parks, 118, 119,140,280, 287 Parmenter, 119, 172,173 Parrot, 165, 174 Parsons, 53, 190 Patch, 340 Pattee, 157, 170, 177, 280, 340 Patten, 5, 10, 19, 20, 280, 343 Patterson, 280, 287 Paul, 339 Payne, 192,280, 290,323, 341, 347, 349