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Elizabeth of Bedford, and Ebenezer Richardson, May 21, 1783.* Elizabeth and Samuel Reed of Acton, July 30, 1809.* George and Sophronia Gove, Mar. 1, 1838.* [Feb. - , C.R.2.] Hannah and Silas Richardson, Feb. 21, 1799.* Joseph [and] Rebecca [dup. Rebeck] Taylor [of] Concord, May blacksmith, of S. Reading, b. Boston, s. Richard and Jerusha of Boston, Nov. 28, 1844.* Nabby of Bedford, and John Richardson, June 2, 1794.* Sally of Bedford, and William Gleason Jr., Feb. 11, 1795.* Sarah and Israel Putnam, July 12, 1722.* Sarah and Benjamin Grover of Stoneham, Mar. 2, 1726-7.* Sarah, Mrs., and Capt. Enoch Kidder Jr., Aug. 8, 1751.* Thomas of Bedford, and Elizabeth Ditson, Apr. 11, 1749, in

Ann, 21, b. Bainton, Eng., d. John dec'd and Sarah dec'd, and Enoch Randall, 26, mason, of Boston, b. Plymouth, Me., s. Enoch dec'd and Nancy dec'd, Apr. 9, 1845.*

Lancester], June 18, 1752, in Lancaster.* David and Ruhamah Davis of Chelmsford, July 12, 1792.* Elisabeth and Joseph Johnson of Woburn, May 8, 1734, in

Woburn.* Elisabeth and Joseph Farmer, Jan. 8, 1778.* [Elizabeth, m.r.] Elizabeth and Jonathan Bayley, Feb. 20, 1777.* Hannah and Asa Patten, Apr. 3, 1781.* Henry, Capt., and Anne Whiting, June 20, 1819.* Jacob of Townshend, and Elisabeth Lewes, Jan. 29, 1760.* Jeremiah and Rebecah Totman, Apr. n, 1780.* [Rebecca,

Baldwin, m.r.] Oliver of Lancaster, and Lucy Hosley, May 28, 1800.* Oliver of Lancaster, and Hannah Patten, May 22, 1822.* Patte and Nahum Baldwin, Sept. 25, 1783.* [Patty and Nathan

7, I743-* Elisabeth and Sam[ue]ll Fowle of Woburn, Dec. - , 1766.* Eliseus of Dracut, and Lydia Jefts, Sept. 4, 1750.* Elizabeth Ann and William Spaulding 2d, Dec. 2, 1824.* Isaac and Anna Spaulding, June 4, 1772.* Samuel of Chelmsford, and Mary Stearns, May 28 [dup. May

BARTLETT, Fanny T., 28, of Maiden, b. Maiden, d. Joseph and Fanny of Maiden, and Benja[min] B. Goodwin, 23, cabinetmaker, s. Charles and Isabella, Apr. 28, 1846.* [Fanny F., C.R.2.]

BATCHELLER (see Batchelder), Caroline F., 24, d. Josiah and Olive, and Charles A. Foster, 28, clerk in store, of Reading, b. Reading, s. Timo[thy] and Eunice, Feb. 23, 1849.* [Caroline F. Batchelor of Reading, C.R.2.]

BENNETT (see Bennet), David E., 22, farmer, of Townsend, b. Eaton, N.Y., s. David dec'd and Mary dec'd, and Maria Shed, 21, d. Thomas and Martha, Nov. 30, 1843.*

Baldwin, June 18, 1752, in Lancaster.* Mary and James C. McPherson, July 20, 1834.* Nancy and Joseph Bowers 3d, May 27, 1819.* Rebecca and William W. Warren of W. Cambridge, Oct. 13,

BENSON, Betsey A., 24, of Lowell, d. Eben[eze]r and Lydia, and Charles Gilbert, 27, mechanic, of Lowell, s. Martin and Ruth, June 20, 1847.*

Parker of Cambridge, Dec. 14, 1773.* Anna and Ezra Johnson, Jan. 24, 1797.* Asenath and Michael Crosby, Mar. 27, 1792.* Benja[min] of Wilton, and Martha Blanchard, Feb. 22, 1803.* Benjamin of Carlisle, and Martha Hill, Nov. 21, 1811.* Cyrus and Judith Blanchard, Feb. 12, 1804.* Cyrus of Milford, N.H., and Mary Blanchard, Mar. 1, 1808 * Elisabeth and Braviter Gray, May 23, 1759.* Elisabeth and Tho[ma]s Ditson Jr., June 18, 1761.* Hannah and Solomon Hill, Dec. 9, 1779.* Harriot and Sumner Crosby of Boston, Nov. - , 1826.* Henry of Andover, and Mary Crosby, Jan. 21, 1807.* Henry of Wilmington, and Laura Foster, Mar. 18, 1841.* Henry, Dr., and Sarah C. Farmer, June 8, 1841.* Isaac and Ruth Duncklee, Sept. 12, 1782 .* [Dunckley, M.R.] Jeremiah and Mary Gowing [dup. Going] of Wilmington, June

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[dup. Nov. 13], 1798 [dup. in Tewksbury].* Jotham and Abigail Crosby, Nov. 2, 1773.* [Jonathan, m.r.] Judith and Cyrus Blanchard, Feb. 12, 1804.* Martha of Woburn, and Isaac Beard, Jan. 30, 1781, in Woburn.* Martha and Benja[min] Blanchard of Wilton, Feb. 22, 1803.* Mary and Cyrus Blanchard of Milford, N.H., Mar. 1, 1808.* Mary Augusta and Henry E. Worcester of Tewksbury, Dec.

BLISS, Mary E., 22, of Lowell, b. Brookfield, Vt., d. Levi and Mary of New Bedford, and John F. Pashio, 23, farmer, b. Tewksbury, s. John A. and Sarah of New Bedford, Apr. 22, 1845.*

BLOOD, Betty and Joshua Davis, May 25, 1769, in Chelmsford.* Josiah of Dunstable, and Sarah Farley, July 23, 1741.* Mighill, Rev., and Abigail Hill, Aug. 23, 1803.*

BONNER, Elizabeth and Joseph Wilson Jr., Feb. 15, 1785.* Margaret and James Ingles of Bedford, Mar. 13, 1788.* Mary and William Hickel, Feb. 4, 1788.*

1764.* Andrew and Polly Pollard, Jan. 10, 1790.* Ann and Rev. Joseph Richardson of Hingham, May 23, 1807.* Ann and Richard Thurston of Frankfort, Me., Oct. 13, 1817.* Benjamin and Silence Stickney, Mar. 28, 1784.* Bradley and Lydia Moor of Bedford, Feb. 19, 1793, in Bedford.*

Jerahmell of Chelmsford, and Elisabeth Farley, Mar. 17, 1735-6.* John of Dracut, and Anna Crosbey, Aug. 14, 1733.* Jonathan of Chelmsford, and Mary Grimes, June 7, 1726, in

Watertown.* Jonathan Jr. and Dorcas Abbot, May 15, 1783.* Joseph 3d and Nancy Bennett, May 27, 1819.* Josiah and Abigail Tompson, Jan. 17, 1744.* Josiah, Capt., and Mrs. Maria Trowbridge of Groton, Jan. 28,

1773, in Groton.* Josiah Jr. and Hannah Richardson, Jan. 6, 1774.* Larned and Marcy Lambert of Lynn, Feb. 10, 1757.* Margarett and Joseph Bradley, July 12, 1812.* Martha and Joshua Simons Jr. of Lexington, May 2, 1765.* Philip of Chelmsford, and Mary Kidder, Apr. 23, 1809.* Phillip and Cloe Frye of Andover, June 23, 1796, in Andover.* Rebeckah and William Patten, June 16, 1761, in Woburn.* Salley and Luther French, Aug. 28, 1796.* W[illia]m of Chelmsford, and Hannah Kidder, Jan. 1, 1761.*

Bridge, Samuel and Alike Pollard, Mar. 12, 1780.* [Alice, m.r.] , Rev., of Chelmsford, and Mrs. Joanna Abbot of Chelmsford, May 19, 1 79 1.* segar manufacturer, s. Joseph and Sarah, Apr. 10, 1848.* Esther of Tewksbury, and Eldad Worcester, Nov. n, 1793.* Ezra and Abigail L. Cushing, Nov. 26, 1840.* George [dup. Georg Browne] and Sarah Kidder, Jan. 30, 1689-

Mar. 1, 1748-9, in Needham.* Judeth and Leonard Wilson, Jan. 17, 1836.* Judith of Tewksbury, and Reuben Kendal, Apr. 20, 1749.* Lucy and James Cram 2d of Lyndeborough, N.H., Dec. n,

1828* Lydia and Thomas Baldwin, Aug. 5, 1804.* Lydia and Valentine P. Rollins of Bedford, Apr. - , 1837.* M. Charlotte and Samuel Osgood [s. Phinehas and Hannah],

Joseph Foster, Jan. 27, 17 14, in Marlborough.* Martha and Eleazer Stickney, Jan. 25, 1763.* Mary and Thomas Rogers, Mar. 16, 1680-1.* [Browne, m.r.] Mary of Tewksbury, and Samuel Blanchard, July 14, 1747.* Mary and Benjamin Lewis Jr., Apr. 9, 1752.* Mary and Silas Chandler, Apr. 12, 1803.* Mary B. of Tewksbury, and Dr. Abbus Rea of Portland, May 30,

Andover.* Sarah and Jacob French, May 19, 1741.* Sarah and Isaac Foster of Ipswich, Nov. 8, 1744.* Sarah and Edward Farmer, Nov. 29, 1759.* Sarah and Jacob Richardson, May 19, 1767.* Sarah [dup. Sally] of Tewksbury, and Joseph Blanchard, Nov. 15

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- , 1721.* Hannah [dup. Burdge, second dup. Hanah Burdg] of Chelmsford, and Thomas Dutton [dup. and second dup. Jr.], Jan. 3, 171 1 [dup. and second dup. , 17 10], in Charlestown.*

CHAMBERLIN (see Chamberlain, Chamberlaine), Edmond and Sarah Furbush of Reading, Jan. 17, 1717, in Reading.* Levi and Mrs. Mary Russell, Nov. 10, 1842.* Lydia and Joshua Sarnders, Feb. 20, 1785, in Chelmsford.*

Rebecca, 29, d. Nathan and Mary, and James M. Wright, 21, carpenter, s. Abram and Maria, Aug. 30, 1848.* [Rebecca Champney of Westford, and James M. Wright of Westford,

3, 1767.* Elizabeth and Thomas Stevenson of Boston, Jan. 30, 1803.* Frances and John Chamberlain, May 18, 1758.* Joseph and Rebecca Fuller, Apr. 2, 1795.* Martha Jane, 27, tayloress, b. Unity, Me., d. Reuben and Abigail

June 27, 1844.* Polly and William Lund, Dec. 1, 1803.* Prescott of Cambridge, and Mary Coburn, Apr. 3, 1826.* Rebecca of Chelmsford, and Daniel Beard, Dec. 20, 1804.* Richard of Milford, N.H., and Polly French, June 10, 1817.* Sarah and David Levestone of Tewksbury, Oct. n, 1770.*

COREY, Betty and Ebenezer Dowse, Jan. 18, 1755, in Chelmsford.* Eunice and Timothy Jaquith, Oct. 18, 1763.* Mary and Benja[min] Parker, June - , 1743.*

30.* Martha and Jacob Danforth Jr., Dec. 26, 1745.* Mary and John Blanchard [dup. Blanshard], Aug. 7, 1701.* Mary and Ebenezer Richardson, Oct. 4, 1764.* Mary and John Parker, .*

Nathan Jr. and Hannah Martain of Chelmsford, June 4, 1735.* Rachel [dup. Rachell Crosbee] andEphraim [dup. Ephrim] Kidder, Aug. 4, 1685.* [Rachel Crosbee and Ephraim Kidder, Aug. 1,

Wilmington.* Anne and Nathaniel Henchman, Feb. 11, 1782.* [Anna, m.r.] Betsey and Edward Windship, Jan. - , 1816.* Deborah and Peter Russel of Andover, Mar. 31, 1727, in Andover.*

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Woburn, Nov. 23, 1820.* James and Sarah Patten, Mar. 25, 18 19.* James Henry, s. James and Sarah, and Edith Patch of Tyngsboro, , " lived in Boston. "*

[Elizab[eth] Powlter, m.r.] Jonathan Jr. and Rebecka [dup. Rebeckah] Parker of Chelmsford, June 27, 1682.* [Rebecca, m.r.] Jonathan Sr. and Esther Converse [dup. Easther Convers],

Sarah and William French, May 22, 1695.* Sarah and David Osgood, Nov. 15, 1748.* Sarah and Nathan Russ, Sept. 13, 1778.* Sarah and Capt. William Richardson, May 14, 1822.* Sarah and Varnum Waugh of Roxbury, Mar. 15, 1829.* Seth and Judith Dunkin, Apr. 14, 1789.* Thomas and Rebeckah Simonds of Bedford, Sept. 19, 1734.* Thomas and Sarah Butterfield, Oct. 16, 1744, in Chelmsford.* Thomas and Abagail [dup. Abigail] Fox, Aug. 5, 1758, in Lexington.* Timothy and Sarah Patten, June 5, 1755.* William and Abigail Walker, Feb. 17, 1742.* W[illia]m and Elisabeth Danforth, Jan. 3, 1760.* William Jr. and Lucy Pollard, Oct. 7, 1778.*

Feb. 12, 1801.* Betsy and Benjamin Baldwin, Sept. 12, 1784.* [Betsey, m.r.] Catherine and Thomas I. Lee of Winthrop, Me., May 12, 1828.* Cile and Levi Foster, Aug. 27, 1815.* Eliza and Jacob Sleeper of Boston, May 7, 1827.* Elizabeth [dup. Elisabeth] and Jacob French, May 29, 1722.* Eunice of Chelmsford, and Moses Parker of Chelmsford, Jan.

Osgood, Apr. 20, 1784, in Carlisle.* Hannah and Jeremiah Patten, Jan. 21, 1808.* Hannah and Ebenezer Symms of Wilmington, May 16, 1816.* Joshua and Hannah Jaquith of Wilmington, Oct. 24, 1739.* Joshua and Betty Blood, May 25, 1769, in Chelmsford.* Levi and Rebecca Mace, June 13, 1796.* Lucretia and Stephen Barrett of Medford, Nov. 28, 1805.* Lucy and Joseph Bond Jr. of Wilmington, May 8, 1808.* Lydia of Bedford, and William Stearns, Sept. 25, 1777, in Bedford.* Maria and Jacob Sleeper of Boston, Apr. 7, 1834.* Mary [dup. Daves] and Jonathan French, June 23, 1726.* Rachel and Joseph Keemp, June 29, 1731, in Woburn.* Rebecca [dup. Rebaca] and Hezekiah Ballard of Andover, May

13, 17 13, in Andover.* Rebecca and Elias Bond of Hollowell, Me., Sept. 23, 1804.* Ruhamah of Chelmsford, and David Baldwin, July 12, 1792.* Sally and W[illia]m Crosby of Belfast, Me., Oct. 21, 1804.* Sidney of Lowell, and Mary I. Howe, Nov. 26, 1840.* Susanna of Bedford, and Josiah Hill, June 8, 1789.* Susanna of Bedford, and Ebenezer Richardson, Nov. 23, 1790, in

Bedford.* Thaddeus of Bedford, and Sarah Stearns, Sept. 28, 1779.* Thaddeus H. of Bedford, and Almira Stearns, May 4, 1837.* Timothy and Martha Shed, May n, 1779.* [Mercy, m.r.]

DICKENSON (see Dickason), Frederic, 26, merchant, s. Sam[ue]l F. and Lucretia G., and Mary L. Richardson, 20, d. Francis and Martha, Feb. 17, 1846.*

N.H., Nov. 19, 1782.* [Abigail, m.r.] Abigail and Abijah Hodgman, Dec. 3, 1801.* Anna and Nathaniel Belcher of Chelsea, Apr. 24, 1755.* Benjamin Jr. and Abigail Frost, Sept. 9, 1773.* [Dowse, m.r.] Benjamin Jr. and Rebecca Marshall, May 28, 1789.* Elbridge, 27, farmer, s. Joseph and Mary, and Sarah Ramsey, 24, of Worcester, b. Randolph, Vt., d. W[illia]m dec'd in Worcester, Vt., and Sarah dec'd in Worcester, Vt., Aug. 21, 1845.* Eliza Ann and Henry Bowers, Feb. 3, 1838.* Hannah and James Masterman of Charlestown, Oct. 19, 1780.*

Manning, May 20, 1736.* Abraham Jr. and Lydia Goold of Chelmsford, Nov. 1, 1764.* Benjamin and Mary Butler of Nottingham, May 9, 1738.* Esther [and] Joseph Brooks [of] Concord, Feb. 22, 1738-9, in

Susanna and Joseph Hamblet Jr. of Nottingham, May 1, 1735.* Willard of Carlisle and Mary Nickless, Dec. 10, 1789, in Carlisle.* William and Mary Dutch of Wilmington, Feb. 16, 1749, *n Wilmington.*

Carlisle, Dec. 21, 1845.* Mary Ann and Henry Duren, June 7, 1842.* Polly of Bedford, and Stephen Parker, Jan. 30, 1790, in Bedford.* Rebecca and Jonas Brown Jr., Mar. 3, 1839, in Bedford.* Samuel R. of Woburn, and Sybil Spaulding, Dec. 12, 1826.* William of Carlisle, and Esther Spaulding, Mar. 20, 1824.*

DUSTAN, James, 21, coachman, of Lowell, s. Franklin and Lucy, and Mary I. Bolton, 18, of Lowell, d. Geo[rge] W. and Marinda, Jan. 14, 1847.*

Hannah and William Parker of Chelmsford, Mar. 30, 1773.* John and Sarah Shed, Sept. 20, 1681.* John and Ruth Frost, May - , 1721.* John and Rebeckah Shed, Feb. 18, 1740.* Jonathan and Sarah Levestone, June 22, 1722.* Mary and Jacob Hamlet, Dec. 21, [i6]69.* [Hamlett, m.r.] Mehitabel and Nehemiah Kitteridge, Feb. 28, 1770.* Mehitable and Francis Crosby, May 20, 1773.* Rebecka [dup. Rebeckah] and Daniel Ssed [Shed] Jr., Dec. 17,

EDMANDS, Sophronia A., 26, d. Tho[ma]s B. and Sophr[onia], and Asa G. Putney, 24, railroad repairer, of Gardner, s. Ezra and Sarah, Apr. 12, 1848.*

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Julia Ann, 28, d. Isaac and Lucy (Currier), and Abel Spaulding Jr., 25, farmer, of Chelmsford, s. Abel and Harriet of Chelmsford, Jan. 30, 1849.*

FAIRBROTHER, John, 28, laborer, b. Ireland, s. W[illia]m and Alice of Ireland, and Mary Robinson, 21, b. Ireland, d. John and Catherine of Ireland, Dec. 24, 1849.*

1703.* Ebenezer and Hepzibah Wyman, Oct. 15, 1755, in Woburn.* Elisabeth and Jerahmell Bowers of Chelmsford, Mar. 17, 1735-6.* Elisabeth and Uriah Leonard of Stoughton, Sept. 9, 1736.*

Joseph and Abigail Cook of Cambridge, May 8, 1.7 12, in Cambridge.* Lydea and Zechariah Shedd, Mar. 9, 1692-3.* m.r. Lydia and James Twist of Woburn, June 27, 1754.* Lydia and John Conery, Apr. 8, 1761.* Mary and John Sanders, Oct. 16, 1671.* Rebecca [dup. Rebeckah] and Thomas Frost [dup. Sr.], Dec. 12,

1695.* Rebeckah and Daniel Shed, Jan. 8, 1733-4.* Samuel and Elizabeth Shed, Apr. n, [i6]7[worn].* Sarah and Josiah Blood of Dunstable, July 23, 1741.* Timothy and Mary Richardson, Oct. 17, 1743, in Bedford.*

Concord.* Eliza and Paul Holt Jr., May 28, 1826* Elizabeth and William Green of Maiden, May 29, 1707.* Elizabeth and Caleb Pearsons of Tyngsborough, Aug. 11, 181 1.* Hannah and Samuel Hopkins Jr. of Wilmington, July 17, 1786.* Hannah, d. Oliver and Hannah, and William Rogers, Dec. 10,

[Nathaniel Jaquith of Wilmington, m.r.] Oliver and Abigail [dup. Abegail] Johnson, Jan. 24, 17 16-17.* Oliver [dup. Jr.] and Rachel Shed of Pepperell, Apr. 5, 1757, in

Pepperell.* Oliver and Hannah Abbot, July 3, 1766.* Oliver Jr. and Hannah Sprake, Nov. 30, 1786.* Polly and David Rogers of Tewksbury, Mar. 8, 1798.* Rachel and Nicolas French, Sept. 28, 1779.* [Nicholas, m.r.] Rachel and Israel A. Colson, Mar. 29, 1832.* Rekeckah and Samuel Rogers, Apr. 18, 1751.* Sarah and Thomas Pollard, Nov. - , 1692.* Sarah and Reuben Baldwin, Nov. 13, 1787.* Sarah C. and Dr. Henry Blanchard, June 8, 1841.* Simeon of Chelmsford, and Mrs. Abigal Mears of Chelmsford,

9, 1822.* Lucy of Westford, and Levi Snow of Westford, Oct. 13, 1789.* Mary and William Hall, Oct. 30, 1764, in Lexington.* Parmelia and Cyrus Kendall, Aug. 12, 1827.* Patty of Chelmsford, and Jabez Hatch Weld of Plymouth, N.H.,

Woburn.* Amos of Tewksbury, and Sarah French, Oct. 21, 1777.* Benjamin H. of Lancaster, and Martha Shed, May 9, 181 1.* Charles A., 28, clerk in store, of Reading, b. Reading, s. Timo[thy] and Eunice, and Caroline F. Batcheller, 24, d. Josiah and Olive, Feb. 23, 1849.* [Caroline F. Batchelor of Reading,

1666-7.* Elizabeth of Chelmsford, and Abel French, May n, 1817.* Enoch of Tewksbury, and Martha Tenney, Dec. 13, 1825.* Experiance and Joseph French, Nov. 4, [i6]63.* [Experience,

1758, in Lexington.* Abel and Abigail Perry of Lexington, Nov. 20, 1734, in Lexington.* Isaac and Abigail Osban, July 18, [i6]78.* [Osburn, m.r.]

1817* Abigail and Benjamin Parker, Nov. 10, [i6J97.* Abigail and Abel Baldwin, Jan. 21, 1767.* Abigail and Josiah Hill, Nov. 26, 1812.* Ann and Joseph Parker, Jan. 6, 1822.* Anna and Edmond Frost Jr. of Tewksbury, Jan. 11, 1749.* Asa and Hannah Richardson, Mar. 13, 1760.* Benja[min] of Dracutt, and Bathsheba Hill, Nov. 6, 1766.* Caroline and Zaccheus Shed, Nov. 3, 1822.* David and Marg[are]t Ross, Nov. 15, 1758.* Dorcas and Joseph Farmer, Apr. 30, 1782.* Ebenezer and Elizabeth [dup. Elisabeth] Hill, Aug. 27, 1729.* Ebenezer Jr. and Rebecca Kidder, Jan. 3, 1760.* Elisabeth and Ephraim Kidder Jr. of Tewksbury, Dec. 30, 1735.* Elisabeth and Jacob Reed of Woburn, June 19, 1744.* Elisabeth and George Brown, Nov. 21, 1771.* Elizabeth and Thomas Abbott of Andover, Dec. 25, 1706.* Elizabeth [dup. Elisabeth] and Josiah Crosbey Jr., Feb. 3, 1729- in Concord.* Nicolas and Rachel Farmer, Sept. 28, 1779.* [Nicholas, m.r.] Peter and Elizabeth Jaquith, Oct. 9, 1792.* Polly and Richard Clark of Milford, N.H., June 10, 1817* Rebecca [and] Timothy Rogers, Mar. 12, 1744, in Concord.* Rebecca and Samuel Marshall, Nov. 13, 1794.* Reuben and Abigail Farmer, Mar. 12, 1789.* Reuben and Abigail Holding, Feb. 7, 1819.* Sally and Ephraim Crosby Jr., Mar. 13, 1788.* Sally and Jeremiah Pollard, Jan. 3, 1792.* Sally of Tewksbury, and Benjamin Dowse, Dec. 30, 1805.* Samuel and Elisabeth Barron of Chelmsford, July 7, 1743-* Sarah [dup. Sara] and John Trull, Dec. 11, [i6]57 [dup. in Woeberne].* [Sarah, m.r.] Sarah and Joseph Crosbey, May 6, 1691.* Sarah, wid. William, and Ebenezer Davise of Concord, June 10,

1729.* Sarah and Daniel Kittredge of Tewksbury, Mar. 17, 1746 * Sarah and Joseph Jones, Mar. 3, 1774.* Sarah and Amos Foster of Tewksbury, Oct. 21, 1777.* Sarah and Silvanus Blanchard, Dec. 15, 1795.* Susanna and Joseph Jaquith Jr., Mar. 5, 1797.* William, Lt., and Mary Stearns [dup. Sternes], wid., May 6 in Andover.* William and Rebecca Marshall, Jan. 20, 1791.* William of Boston, and Sarah Baldwin, Aug. 10, 1819.* William and Mehittabel Patten [dup. Mehitabl Pating], .*

Kitridge], Dec. 1, 1712.* Edmond Jr. of Tewksbury, and Anna French, Jan. 11, 1749.* Elisabeth and James Sanders, Apr. 14, 1735.* Elisabeth of Tewksbury, and Thomas Levestone, July 19, 1737.* Elisabeth and Nathaniel French, Sept. 28, 1744.* Elizabeth [dup. Elisabeth] and Peter Cornell [dup. Corneal],

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Lunenburg.* William and Elizabeth [dup. Elisabeth] Wilson, May - , 1721.* William and Molly Spaulding of Chelmsford, June 14, 1775.* William and Sarah Wilson, Dec. 12, 1784.*

GILBERT, Charles, 27, mechanic, of Lowell, s. Martin and Ruth, and Betsey A. Benson, 24, of Lowell, d. Eben[eze]r and Lydia, June 20, 1847.* and Abigail dec'd, May 15, 1844.* Rebecca and Joseph Heywood of Brownfield, Feb. 28, 1789.* Sally and W[illia]m Homer of Boston, July 2, 1801.* Sarah and Robert Ames of Woburn, June 1, 1826.* Susan M. and Silas Cutler of Burlington, Apr. 24, 1832.* [Susan

Benja[min] B., 23, cabinet-maker, s. Charles and Isabella and Fanny T. Bartlett, 28, of Maiden, b. Maiden, d. Joseph and Fanny of Maiden, Apr. 28, 1846.* [Fanny F., c.r.2.]

GRAVES, John M., 19, carpenter, b. Methuen, s. John and Delilah of Lawrance, and Mary Ann Huddleston, 18, d. W[illia]m and Zibiah, July 1, 1849.*

William, 53, merchant, of Tewksbury, b. Tewksbury, s. Jonathan] and Mary, and Abigail A. Richardson, 24, housewife, d. John and Nancy, Jan. 1, 1846.*

GREENWOOD, Ellen, 25, b. Needham, d. Moses dec'd and Olive dec'd, and Abel Hunt, 24, farmer, b. Reading, Vt., s. Tho[ma]s and Deborah of Mendon, Vt., Mar. 20, 1844.*

Lucy A., 18, of Weston, d. Moses and Olive of Needham, and Lowell F. Jennison, 23, cordwainer, of Natick, b. Natick, s. Nathan and Hannah of Sherburn, Dec. 25, 1844.*

HALL, Abigail and Abraham Stickne, Feb. 20, 1727-8.* Abigail of Westford, and Oliver Abbot, Aug. 1, 1769, in Westford.* Joseph and Mary Stearns, Feb. 22, 1820.* Mary, Mrs., and William Gerry, Jan. 9, 1834.* Richard Jr. and Sarah Pollard, Feb. 9, 1726-7.* Samuel and Hannah Kittredge [dup. Kittredg], Jan. 25, 1727-8.* Samuel and Hannah Sanders of Tewksbury, Apr. 24, 1751.* Thomas and Lydia Keyes, Apr. 15, 1761.* William and Mary Fletcher, Oct. 30, 1764, in Lexington.*

Nov. 20, 1690.* [Sheldon, m.r.] Deborah and Samuel Whiting, May 8, 1729.* Dorcas and Ephraim Kidder, Apr. 30, 1793.* Dorcas and Henry Bridge, Jan. 13, 1818.* Elisabeth and Francis Kidder of Oxford, Feb. 24, 1 730-1.* Elisabeth and Ens. Benjamin Shed, Apr. n, 1738.* Elizabeth [dup. Elisabeth] and Ebenezer French, Aug. 27, 1729.* Elizabeth and Abraham Jaquith Jr., Alar. 13, 1755.* Elizabeth and Benjamin L. Judkins, Jan. 1, 1827.* Esther and John Nickles, Nov. 15, 1770, in Charlestown.* Hannah of Charlestowne, and Henry Jeffs [dup. Jefts], Nov.

[Benjamin Lane [of] Bedford, m.r.] Jane and John Pattin, Feb. 4, 1736.* Joanna and William French, Mar. 22, 1726-7.* Job and Susanna Blanchard, Jan. 19, 1790.* John and Abagail Fessenden [dup. Abigail Fesenden] of Lexington, Jan. 22 [dup. Jan. 25, second dup. Jan. 22], 1765, in in Bedford.* Jonathan and Sarah Whiting, May 24, 1774.* Jonathan and Mary Proctor of Bedford, Dec. 13, 1798.* Joseph and Dorcas Danforth, Feb. 18, 1808.*

[Hills, and Elizabeth Holmes, m.r.] Nathaniel and Hannah Walker, Nov. 26, 1706.* Nathaniel and Abigail Shed, June 18, 1735.* Patte and W[illia]m Page of Bedford, Dec. 8, 1763.* Paul and Dorcas Wilson, Dec. 15, 1768.* [Willson, m.r.] Peter and Rachel Crosbey, Jan. 20, 1735-6.* Peter and Abigail Danforth, Jan. 30, 1745-6.* Peter and Lucy Hill, Nov. 7, 1793.* Rachel and Seth Crosby, Apr. 29, 1757.* Ralph Jr. and Martha Toothaker [dup. Toothacor, second dup.

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6, 1727.* Mary and Samuel Britton of Concord, Sept. 2, 1757.* Samuel of Willmington, and Sarah Crosbey, July 3, 1766.* Samuel Jr. of Wilmington, and Hannah Farmer, July 17, 1786.* Sarah and Simon Beard, June 2, 1725.*

HOSLEY (see Horsly, Hosly), Beulah and John French of Tewksbury, Apr. 22, 1767.* [John Jr., m.r.] Elisabeth and Samuel Baldwin, Dec. 10, 1754.*

HOVEY, John of Maldin, and Rachel Kidder, July 8, 1751 * Rachel and W[illia]m Adams of Boston, Nov. 5, 1766.* Rebecca T. and John Chamberlain, Dec. 3, 1849.* c.R.2.

Samuell] Champney, Oct. 13, [i6]57 [dup. "Nere Woeberne"].* [Sarah Hubbard and Samuel Champney, m.r.] Thomas [dup. Huberd] and Elizabeth Huit [dup. Elisebeth

HUDDLESTON, Mary Ann, 18, d. W[illia]m and Zibiah, and John M. Graves, 19, carpenter, b. Methuen, s. John and Delilah of Lawrance, July 1, 1849.*

HUIT, Elizabeth [dup. Elisebeth Huitt] and Thomas Hubburd [dup. Huberd], Oct. 15, [i6]62 [dup. in Cituate].* [Elizabeth Hewett and Thomas Hubbards, m.r.]

HUNT, Abel, 24, farmer, b. Reading, Vt., s. Tho[ma]s and Deborah of Mendon, Vt., and Ellen Greenwood, 25, b. Needham, d. Moses dec'd and Olive dec'd, Mar. 20, 1844.* Ann and Oliver Peirce of Chelmsford, Mar. 21, 1733-4.*

Jeremiah and Rebeckah Ballard, June 19, 1722.* Jeremiah and Mary Sewart of Rowley, Aug. 12, 1 731, in Rowley.* Jeremiah [and] Hannah Flint [of] Concord, Nov. 26, 1747, in Concord.*

HUTCHINS, John C, 24, jeweller, b. Montpelier, Vt., s. Perley (Hutchens) and Polly of Montpelier, Vt., and Susan E. Richardson, 20, b. Boston, d. Joel and Susan, Jan. n, 1849.*

Wilmington.* Abraham Jr. and Elisabeth Hill, Mar. 13, 1755.* Andrew and Jane Richardson, Feb. 9, 1796.* Ann and George Simonds of Bedford, Apr. 16, 1835.* Benja[min] and Phebe Marshall, June 27, 1765.* Caroline and Stephen Parker, Jan. 12, 1834.* Ebenezer and Ester French, Jan. 19, 1758.* Ebenezer of Willmington, and Mary Danforth, July 12, 1763.* Ebinezer of Wilmington, and Elisabeth Whiteing, Jan. 8, 1760, omits Jr.], Aug. 10, 1695.* Elisabeth and Nicolas Danforth, Mar. 30, 1758.* Elizabeth and Peter French, Oct. 9, 1792.* Hannah of Wilmington, and Joshua Davis, Oct. 24, 1739.* Hannah and Samuel Shed, June 8, 1758.* Hannah and Isaac Marshall 3d, July 4, 1793.* Isaac of Wilmington, and Ursly Walker, Jan. 14, 1773, in Wilmington.* James of Willmington, and Dolly Richardson, Feb. 2, 1769.*

[James Jaquith of Wilmington, m.r.] John of Woburn, and Mary Needham, Oct. 30, 1729.* Jonathan Jr. of Wilmington, and Elizabeth S. Sprake, May 27.

[Nathaniel Jaquith of Wilmington, m.r.] Rebeckah and Benjamin Needham, Jan. 9, 1752.* Samuel of Wilmington, and Patte Richardson, Dec. 3, 1767.* Sarah and Thomas Durrant [dup. Durant], June 12, 1702.* Susan and Moses Abbot of Bedford, June 22, 1820.* Tamison and Samuel Richardson 3d, June 10, 1795.* Timothy and Eunice Corey, Oct. 18, 1763.* Timothy and Abigail Lewis, May 29, 1788, in Bedford.* Timothy and Merriam Fitch of Bedford, Sept. 11, 1788, in Bedford.*

1810* Alice [and] Joseph Baker [of] Concord, Dec. n, 1716, in Concord.* Elisabeth and Ross Wyman, May 12, 1743.* Hannah [dup. Jeiffs], d. Henry, and Andrew Spaulding [dup.

in Concord.* Henry Jr. and Mary Abbott, Nov. 29, 1743.* Henry Jr. and Elizabeth Stearns, Feb. 24, 1774.* John and Mary Safford of Ipswich, Apr. 25, 1799, in Ipswich.* Lydia and Eliseus Barron of Dracut, Sept. 4, 1750.*

JENNISON, Lowell F., 23, cordwainer, of Natick, b. Natick, s. Nathan and Hannah of Sherburn, and Lucy A. Greenwood, 18, of Weston, d. Moses and Olive of Needham, Dec. 25, 1844*

Woburn.* Joseph 4th and Rebeckah Hosley, Jan. 31, 1765, in Woburn.* Lydia and Capt. John Richardson, Nov. 23, 181 7.* Lydia M., 22, d. Seth and Lydia, and William H. Rand, wheelwright, of Medford, b. Boston, s. William dec'd and Mary dec'd, June 22, 1843* [William M., c.R.2.] Mary and Joseph Chamberlain, .*

[dup. [in] Ipswich].* [Samuel Kemp, m.r.] Sarah and Nathaniel Rainger, Dec. 30, 1741.* William and Abigail Clarke, Oct. 10, 1769.* William of Bedford, and Salley Willson of Bedford, Dec. 4, 1800.*

I751-* Eunice and Daniel Fletcher of Nottingham, Apr. 8, 1745.* Jonas and Elizabeth Townsend, Apr. 21, 1756, in Chelmsford.* Lydia and Thomas Hall, Apr. 15, 1761.* Mary [dup. of Chelmsford, second dup. Ceys of Chensford] and

1714.* Abigail and Timothy Whiting of Lancaster, Aug. 21, 1781.* Alice and Dr. Robert Smith of Durham, Aug. 3, 1790.* Allice and Benjamin Tompson, Nov. 9, 17 15.* Ann and William Underwood of Chelmsford, Mar. 17, 1684-5,

19 [second dup. July 20], 1722.* Enoch and Mrs. Hannah Danforth, June - , 1743.* Enoch Jr., Capt., and Mrs. Sarah Bacon, Aug. 8, 1751.* Ephraim [dup. Ephrim] and Rachel Crosbey [dup. Rachell

[Sarah Kidder of Chelmsford, and George Brown, m.r.] Sarah and Elias Haskell of Harvard, May 14, 1761.* Sarah and John White of Concord, Apr. 29, 1773.* Solomon and Dorothy Tompson, Nov. 23, 1758.*

May 26, 1785.* [Benjamin Lane [of] Bedford, m.r.] James [and] Martha Minot [of] Concord, Apr. 30, 17 19, in Concord.* James, Capt., of Bedford, and Mrs. Abigail Farmer, May 27, in Bedford.* Mary of Bedford, and John Moore of Bedford, Nov. 21, 1799.* Roger of Bedford, and Zelima Bacon, Apr. 6, 1820.* Samuel of Bedford, and Hannah French, Jan. 6, 1774.* Sarah of Bedford, and Timothy Stearns,. Nov. 1, 1787, in Bedford.* Susana and Nathaniell Page, Nov. 6, 1701.* Ziba of Bedford, and Lydia Danforth, Apr. 1, 177S.*

LATHROP, Mary [dup. Lathrope, second dup. Latrop] and John Sternes [dup. Sterne, second dup. Stearns], Dec. - , [i6]56, in Bastable [dup. Barstable, in Plimoth, second dup. Bastable, in Plymouth Pattin].* [Lathrop, and John Sterne, in Barstable, m.r.]

LITTLEFIELD, Mary [dup. Littlfeild] and John Kittredg [dup. Kitteridge], Nov. - , 1664.* [Littlefeild,* and John Kitterige, Nov. 2, 1665, m.r.]

LOVEJOY, Deborah and Daniel Ordway, Nov. 28, 1771 * Isaac of Andover, and Deborah Sheldon, Feb. 28, 1750.* Samuel and Sally Hobart of Holies, N.H., Dec. 4, 181 7 * Samuel and Mrs. Mehitable Hanaford, Mar. 1, 1838*

MACCARTY, Hannah and Nathan Adams, May 16, 1796.* William Greenough and Hannah Soley, Dec. 28, 1785.* [William Greenough Maccarty [of] Boston, m.r.]

MACK, Mary, 40, of Carlisle, b. Bristol, N.H., d. John Simonds and Isabel of Boston, and Isaac Cushing, 36, farmer, of Lexington, b. Weymouth, s. Isaac and Joanna of Weymouth, Aug. 17, 1845.*

Townsend.* Rachel and Abraham Durant, May 20, 1736.* Samuel and Elizabeth Manning, Oct. 21, 1728.* Sarah H. and Ambrose F. Page, Jan. 26, 1843.* Solomon and Allice Wilson, May 20, 1777.* [Alice Willson,

Andover.* Hannah and Oliver Whiting, May 2, 1793.* Isaac and Phebe Richardson, Feb. 10, 1735-6.* Isaac and Rebeckah Hill, Feb. 27, 1746.* Isaac Jr. and Abigail Brown, Jan. 5, 1762.* Isaac of Tewksbury, and Elizabeth Trull, Dec. n, 1783.* Isaac 3d and Hannah Jaquith, July 4, 1793.* Jacob and Molly Richardson, Nov. 21, 177 1.* Joanna [dup. Johanna] and Peter Corneal, Aug. 9, 1695.* John and Hannah [dup. and second dup. Hanna] Atkinson, Nov.

in Charlestown.* Mary and Nathan Cross of Nottingham, June 27, 1734.* Mary and Samuel Cole, Sept. 5, 1833.* Phebe and Benja[min] Jaquith, June 27, 1765.* Rebecca and Benjamin Dows Jr., May 28, 1789.* Rebecca and William French, Jan. 20, 1791.* Samuel and Esther Frost, Jan. 2, 1755, in Chelmsford.* Samuel and Rebecca French, Nov. 13, 1794.*

MARSTEN (see Marston), Susan R., wid., 30, b. Boston, d. Peter W. Miller and Lucy, and Lory Prentiss, widr., 40, cordwainer, b. Grafton, s. Nath[anie]l and Lititia of Grafton, Jan. 30, 1845.*

tter secure the same. labour or otherwise to fortify each house of garrison to which they are appointed and Lydia N. of Albany, Me., and six houses. all persons and Sarah, Nov. 25, 1844.* [Amas Jr. and Abby Danforth, C.R.2.]

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[Job Miller of Charlstown, m.r.] John of Charlestown, and Hannah Hill, Apr. 16, 1761.* John Jr. and Hannah Thistle, Dec. 29, 1790.* Peter W. of Boston, and Lucy Richardson, Oct. 12, 1806.* Rhoda and Moses Nickless, May 28, 1817.* Sarah E., 24, d. Stephen and Abigail, and Jonas S. Stone, 23,

MORGAN, Benjamin C, 25, carpenter, of Lawrence, s. William and Betsey, and Sarah K. Adams, 18, of Carlisle, d. Sam- [ue]l and Dorcas, May 14, 1848.*

Abigail and John Henry Jr., Nov. 30, 1775.* [Monro, m.r.] Archelaus T. of Burlington, and Louisa H. Page, Apr. - , 1830.* Betty and Joseph Proctor Wheeler, Dec. 9, 1779, in Acton.* Harriet of Tewksbury, and Perkins Holden, Jan. 16, 1833.* Hepsibah and Oliver Wheeler of Acton, Mar. 3, 1773, in Acton.* John Jr. of Lexington, and Charlotte Bacon, Dec. 19, 181 1.* Jonas of Woburn, and Abigail Richardson, Dec. 10, 1818.* Jonathan of Woburn, and Almira Page, Oct. 4, 1827.* Lydia and Samuel Wheeler of Acton, Feb. 13, 1777.* [Munro,

NICKLES (see Nichols, Nickless), Asa, 26, farmer, of Carlisle, b. Carlisle, s. Stephen and Eleanor of Carlisle, and Olive Spaulding, 19, d. Edw[ar]d and Olive, Jan. 14, 1845.* John and Esther Hill, Nov. 15, 1770, in Charlestown.* Josiah and Salley Malone of Dracutt, Dec. 6, 1792, in Dracut.* Otes, 27, farmer, of Carlisle, s. Stephen and Eleanor of Carlisle, and Lovina Duren, 19, d. Willard and Rebecca L. of Carlisle, Dec. 2i, 1845.*

Concord.* Job of Jeffrey, and Polly Frost, June 3, 1794, in Carlisle.* Mary and Willard Durant of Carlisle, Dec. 10, 1789, in Carlisle.* Moses and Rhoda Miller, May 28, 1817.* William and Susanna Brown, Oct. 17, 1791.*

OSGOOD, Christopher [second dup. Cristifor Ausgood] and Mary Keyes [dup. of Chelmsford, second dup. Ceys of Chensford], Aug. 1 [dup. and second dup. June 1], 171 1, in Charlestown.*

PAGE, Almira and Jonathan Munroe of Woburn, Oct. 4, 1827.* Ambrose F. and Sarah H. Manning, Jan. 26, 1843.* Arza and Elizabeth T. Currier of Warner, N.H., June 10, 1832.* Christopher and Abigail Reed of Woburn, May 23, 1720, in

Woburn.* Clariot and Royal Russell, Nov. 17, 1822.* Dolly of Bedford, and Issacher Stearns, Sept. 16, 1790.* Hannah [dup. Paige of Bedford] and Jonas French, Jan. 5,

1758 [dup. in Bedford].* Isanna of Carlisle, and Caleb S. Brown, Mar. 27, 1828, in Carlisle.* Louisa H. and Archelaus T. Munroe of Burlington, Apr. - , in Oberne [Woburn]].* [Sarah, m.r.] Benjamin and Mary Trull, Oct. n, 1684.* Benjamin and Abigail French, Nov. 10, [i6]97_* Benjamin [dup. Jr.] [and] Lydia Chamberlain [second dup.

Woburn.* Benja[min] and Mary Corey, June - , 1743.* Bethiah and Richard Snow, May 10, 1738.* Betsey [dup. Betsy] of Chelmsford, and Capt. [dup. omits Capt.]

John Winning, Nov. 19, 1792, in Chelmsford.* Betsey and Josiah Snow, Nov. n, 1804.* Bette and Samuel Lewis of Chelmsford, June 3, 1773.* Charles E. and Harriet G. Bennett, Aug. 10, 1841.* Charles H., 23, cordwainer, b. Salem, s. Frederic dec'd in Salem,

Andover.* Gardner and Adeline M. Wilson, May 16, 1841.* Hannah and Jacob Hamlet, July 22, [i6]68.* [Hamlett, m.r.] Henrietta and Rufus Lapham of Lowell, Nov. 24, 1842.* Henry and Lydia Matthews, Jan. 26, 1809.* John of Chelmsford, and Mary Damforth, June 4, [i6]78.* John [and] Abigail Whittaker [of] Concord, Dec. 15, 1696, in

5, I797-* Nancy and Thomas Stone of Packston, Nov. 17, 1791.* Nathan of Cambridge, and Abigail Blanchard, Dec. 14, 1773.* Nathaniel and Elianor Robbins of Chelmsford, May 9, 1771.*

[Eleanor, m.r.] Rebecka [dup. Rebeckah] of Chelmsford, and Jonathan Danforth Jr., June 27, 1682.* [Rebecca, m.r.] Ruth and Ebenezer Lewis, Sept. 29, 1772.* Samuel of Andover, and Esther Daves, Sept. 18, 1734.* Samuel of Wilmington, and Susanna Chamberlain, Dec. 26,

PASHIO (see Patio), John F., 23, farmer, b. Tewksbury, s. John A. and Sarah of New Bedford, and Mary E. Bliss, 22, of Lowell, b. Brookfield, Vt., d. Levi and Mary of New Bedford, Apr. 22, 1845.*

PATTERSON, James [dup. Paterson] and Rebeca [dup. Rebecca] Stevenson, May 29, [i6]62, in Cambridge.* [Pattershin, and Rebeccah Steevenson, m.r.]

Thomas [second dup. Patten] and Rebecca Paine [dup. Rebecka, second dup. Rebeckah, third dup. Rebecka Payne], Apr. 1, 1662, in Dedham.* [Pattin, and Rebecca Payne, m.r.]

PRENTISS, Lory, widr., 40, cordwainer, b. Grafton, s. Nath- [anie]l and Lititia of Grafton, and Susan R. Marsten, wid., 30, b. Boston, d. Peter W. Miller and Lucy, Jan. 30, 1845*

PRIEST, Jane and John Emerson Ross, Dec. 29, 1796* Jonas of Groton, and Martha Durant, Jan. 17, 1769.* Philip [of] Concord, [and] Mary Parker, Dec. 3, 1705, in Concord.*

PUFFER, Elizabeth A., 22, b. Sudbury, d. Asa dec'd and Elizabeth dec'd, and Joseph French, 25, laborer, b. Porter, Me., s. Joseph and Abigail of Porter, Me., Nov. 7, 1843.* [Elisebeth A., C.R.2.]

PUTNEY, Asa G., 24, railroad repairer, of Gardner, s. Ezra and Sarah, and Sophronia A. Edmands, 26, d. Tho[ma]s B. and Sophrjonia], Apr. 12, 1848.*

RAND, George W. and Sybil Dix, Oct. 22, 1835 * William H., wheelwright, of Medford, b. Boston, s. William dec'd and Mary dec'd, and Lydia M. Johnson, 22, d. Seth and Lydia, June 22, 1843.* [William M., c.r.2.]

RANDALL, Enoch, 26, mason, of Boston, b. Plymouth, Me., s. Enoch dec'd and Nancy dec'd, and Ann Baker, 21, b. Bainton, Eng., d. John dec'd and Sarah dec'd, Apr. 9, 1845.*

Abigail A., 24, housewife, d. John and Nancy, and William Gray, 53, merchant, of Tewksbury, b. Tewksbury, s. Jonathan] and Mary, Jan. 1, 1846.*

Woburn.* Andrew and Hannah Jefts [dup. Jeffts], Dec. 9, 1707.* Andrew Jr. and Elisabeth Winn, Dec. 25, 1733.* Ann and John Thompson of Boston, Oct. 20, 1814.* Asa and Sarah Tufts of Medford, May 23, 1781, in Medford.* Bette and William Currier, Apr. 25, 1775.* [Betty, m.r.] Betty and John Chandler of Medford, Oct. 17, 1802* Bridget and Simeon Dunkin of Worcester, Aug. 22, 1743.* Caroline, 18, d. Francis and Martha, and Theophilus B. Fellows,

26, trader, of Springfield, June 13, 1843.* Daniel and Barbara Goodwin, Mar. 25, 1827.* Daniel, widr., 40, blacksmith, of Woburn, s. John dec'd and

Jaquith of Wilmington, m.r.] Ebenezer and Elizabeth Shed, Dec. 30, 1746.* Ebenezer and Mary Crosbey, Oct. 4, 1764.* Ebenezer Jr. and Rebecah Walker, Apr. 25, 1776.* [Rebecca,

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1846.* Molly and Jacob Marshall, Nov. 21, 1771.* Nathaniel [dup. Nathanel] and Mary Peacock, May 7, 1703.* Nathaniel Jr. and Dorothy Farmer, Nov. 14, 1733.* Oliver and Elizabeth Shed, Apr. 8, 1778 * Patte and Samuel Jaquith of Wilmington, Dec. 3, 1767.* Patty and Benja[min] Tenney [dup. Tinney] of Dochester, Mar.

Lancaster.* Rebecca and Edward Bennett, June 8, 1806.* Reuben Jr. of Dracut, and Lucy Bennet, Apr. 28, 1822.* Rhoda and John Edes, Apr. 2, 1776.*

Polly of Montpelier, Vt., Jan. 11, 1849.* Susanna and George M. Barrett of Maiden, Oct. 28, 1805.* Thomas and Mary Stevenson [dup. Stimson], Jan. 5, [i6]69

Mary, 21, b. Ireland, d. John and Catherine of Ireland, and John Fairbrother, 28, laborer, b. Ireland, s. W[illia]m and Alice of Ireland, Dec. 24, 1849.*

Esq. of Wilmington, May 29, 1739.* David of Tewksbury, and Polly Farmer, Mar. 8, 1798.* Dorothy and Job Williams, Sept. 11, 1732.* Edward of Medford, and Mary Holden, June 12, 1825.* Eunice (see Unice).

Grace and Samuel Rogers, Jan. 2, [i6J95.* Hannah and Charles Roundy of Salem, May 16, 182 1.* Hannah P., 24, d. Harman and Hannah, and Samuel S. Blodget, s. Simeon and Sarah of Bedford, June 1, 1847.* Harriot and Samuel Burbank of Chelmsford, Dec. 4, 1828.* Jeremiah and Abigail Crosby, Apr. 16, 1822.* John Jr. and Mary Shed, Oct. 10, 1667.* John Sr. and Elizabeth [dup. Elisabeth] Brown, wid., of Boston,

Josiah of Ipswich, N.H., and Becca Rogers, Feb. 7, 1771.* Josiah and Rhoda Wooster of Tewksbury, Dec. 15, 1785.* Josiah Jr. and Mehetable Blanchard, Apr. 4, 1815.*

Andover.* Olive and Stephen Barrett, May 10, 1807.* Rachel and Samuel Whiting, Jan. 22, 1789.* Rebecca (see Becca). Rebecca, 26, d. Josiah and Mehitable, and Reynolds Rogers,

Josiah and Mehitable, Oct. 11, 1849.* Rhoda and Samuel Worcester Jr. of Tewksbury, Apr. 20, 1819.* Samuel and Grace Rogers, Jan. 2, [i6]95-* Samuel and Elizabeth Sterns, May 22, 1707, in Charlestown.* Samuel and Rebeckah Farmer, Apr. 18, 1751.* Samuel and Sarah Sawin, Dec. 28, 1823.*

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SANDERS (see Sarnders, Saunders), Abba R., 33, d. Thomas and Sarah, and Stephen G. Virgin, 27, stable tender, of Boston, s. Osgood and Clarissa, Sept. 9, 1846.* Abigail and Nathan Merrill of Tewksbury, Dec. 1, 1767.*

[Patty, m.r.] Sarah and Benja[min] Temple of Tewksbury, July 9, 1767.* Solomon and Lydia Levistone, Apr. 2, 1776.* Susanna and Timothy Crosby, Jan. 14, 1772.* Thomas Jr. and Betsey Flanders of Lowell, May 9, 184 1.*

1806* Loammi Jr. and Sarah Morse of Northfield, N.H., Dec. 1, 1833 .* Mary and Call Tufts, Feb. 10, 1807.* Stephen Amory of Boston, and Hannah Maria Saunderson of

SCHOOLER, William, widr., 35, manufacturer, b. Glasgow, Scotland, s. W[illia]m and Jennette of Glasgow, and Susan E. Wormwood, 18, b. Kennebunke, Me., d. Admiral and Eliz[abet]h of Kennebunk, Feb. 25, 1845.*'

1714.* Ebenezer and Thankful Fletcher, May 30, 1758, in Chelmsford.* Elizabeth and Samuel Farley, Apr. 11, [i6]7[worn].* Elizabeth and Ebenezer Richardson, Dec. 30, 1746.* Elizabeth and Oliver Richardson, Apr. 8, 1778.* Esther and Nathaniel Patten of Stafford, Nov. 3, 1763.* Eunice and John Leveston of Chelmsford, Nov. 29, 1705, in

Charlestown.* Hannah and Thomas Rogers, Sept. 30, 1672.* Hannah and Nathan Shed Jr., Nov. - , 17 17.* Hannah and Edward Farmer Jr., Mar. 25, 1783.* Hannah and Benja[min] Russell, Oct. 31, 1786.* Jemima and John Wilson [dup. Willson] "Ters" [tertius], Nov.

in Pepperell.* Rebeca and David Burge of Chelmsford, Mar. 13, 1757.* Rebecah and Joseph Osgood, May 26, 1778.* [Rebekah, m.r.] Rebecca and John Danly, Sept. 29, 1793.* Rebeckah and Joshua Abbott, June 10, 1710.* Rebeckah and Nicholas Sprake, June 1, 1724.* Rebeckah and John Dutton, Feb. 18, 1740.* Reuben and Sybel Ballard of Weston, Feb. 12, 1771, in Weston.* Rhoda and John Rogers, May 28, 1786.*

1690.* [Sheldon, m.r.] Mary and Peter Hunt, Oct. 25, 17 15.* Nicholos of Boston, and Harriot Sweetser, Nov. 16, 1823.* Prudence and David Abbot Jr. of Andover, Dec. 28, 1752.* Rebeckah and Simon Blanchard, Dec. 17, 1746.* Samuel and Mary Hutchinson of Charlestown, Jan. 22, i7i[8-io],

Nancy and Peter Harrington Jr. of Watertown, June 16, 1805.* Prudence and Abraham Duren of Woburn, Apr. 5, 1842.* Rebeckah of Bedford, and Thomas Danforth, Sept. 19, 1734.* William [of] Woburn, [and] Elizabeth Wilson, Dec. 26, 1704, in

SPAULDING (see Spalding, Spualding), Abel Jr., 25, farmer, of Chelmsford, s. Abel and Harriet of Chelmsford, and Julia Ann Everett, 28, d. Isaac and Lucy (Currier), Jan. 30, 1849.*

Chelmsford.* Edward and Olive Spaulding, Oct. 31, 1824.* Esther and William Duren of Carlisle, Mar. 20, 1824.* Hannah and Silas Dudley of Bedford, June 18, 1822.* Jacob and Mary Eastee, Dec. 15, 183 1.* Job Jr. of Chelmsford, and Abigail Pierce, Feb. 17, 1757.* Joseph of Chelmsford, and Hannah Stearns, May 4, 1779.* Joseph and Mary Jefts, Oct. 4, 1781.* [Giffs, m.r.] Mary and Thomas Russell, Mar. 27, 1805.* Molly of Chelmsford, and William Frost, June 14, 1775.* Olive and Edward Spaulding, Oct. 31, 1824.* Olive, 19, d. Edw[ar]d and Olive, and Asa Nickles, 26, farmer,

Westford* Rebecca and David Simonds of Carlisle, May 12, 1822.* Rebecca and W[illia]m McKee, Sept. 17, 1840.* Sarah [of] Concord, [and] James Nickless, Oct. 30, 1766, in

Concord.* Sarah of Chelmsford, and John Laws, Dec. 29, 1774.* Sarah and Benjamin Searles of Tyngsborough, Dec. 9, 1823.* Sybil and Ephraim Robbins of Carlisle, Apr. 30, 1782, in

Carlisle.* Sybil and Samuel R. Duren of Woburn, Dec. 12, 1826.* Thomas and Prudence Shed, Jan. 29, 1792.* Willard of Chelmsford, and Sarah Stearns, Feb. 12, 1789 * William 2d and Elizabeth Ann Barron, Dec. 2, 1824.*

Margaret and Moses Carleton, Jan. 15, 1771.* [Carlton, m.r.] Mary and Joseph Dows, Jan. 29, 181 1.* Nicholas [dup. Jr.] and Elizabeth [dup. Elisabeth] Burge, Aug.

29, 1789.* Almira and Thaddeus H. Davis of Bedford, May 4, 1837.* Asenath and John Shed of Boston, June 5, 1821.* Augusta, 18, "adopted" d. Thomas Page of Carlisle, and William

Issachar and Dolly Page of Bedford, Sept. 16, 1790.* Joanna and Ebenezer Fletcher of Westford, Aug. 8, 1754.* John and Zilpha Stearns, Oct. 29, 182 1.* omits Jr.], June 18 [dup. June 16], 1702.* Sarah and Ebenezer Johnson of Woburn, May 19, 1725.* Sarah and Joshua Abbot Jr., Mar. 6, 1746.* Sarah and Thaddeus Davis of Bedford, Sept. 28, 1779.* Sarah and Willard Spaulding of Chelmsford, Feb. 12, 1789* Sarah A. and Aaron Laurence Esq. of Amherst, N.H., Dec. 16,

1842* Sewall and Lucretia Hill, June 23, 1836.* Susannah and Josiah Stearns, Apr. 16, 1805.* Thomas and Bette Manning, Mar. 14, 1750-1.* Timothy and Sarah Lane of Bedford, Nov. 1, 1787, in Bedford* William and Lydia Davis of Bedford, Sept. 25, 1777, in Bedford.* William Jr. of Bedford, and Betsey Davis of Bedford, Feb. 12,

STERNES (see Stearnes, Stearns, Sterns), John [dup. Sterne, second dup. Steams] and Mary Lathrop [dup. Lathrope, second dup. Latrop], Dec. - , [i6]56, in Bastable [dup. Barstable, in Plimoth, second dup. Bastable, in Plymouth Pattin].* [Sterne, and Mary Lathrop, in Barstable, m.r.]

Sept. 13, 1827.* Caleb of Chelmsford, and Elisabeth Willson, Dec. 1, 1768.* Catharine and Alpheus Richardson of Groton, June 7, 183 1.* Ethel [male] and Hannah French, June 28, 1835.* George W. and Adeline Duren, Oct. 12, 1834.* Hannah A. and Charles Saunderson of Lowell, Mar. 22, 1836.* Josiah of Dunstable, and Abigail Richardson, Nov. 15, 1801.* Mary Ann and Josiah B. French, Apr. 6, 1823.* Sarah and William Adams of Tyngsborough, Aug. 28, 1823.* Simeon and Mariah Ingalls of Andover, Feb. 7, 177 1.*

SUMNER, Betsey and Amos Carlton Jr., Jan. 25, 1824* Mary B. and Luke Ashley of Boston, May 14, 1826.* Thomas of Boston, and Rebecca Blanchard, Oct. 1, 1815.*

TAY (see Toy), Grace and Thomas Willowes, Jan. - , [i6]62.* Isaiah Jr. of Burlington, and Maria Harrington, Apr. 17, 1823.* Nathaniel and Barshaba Wyman, May 30, [i6]77.* [Nath-

[anie]ll Toy and Bathshaba Wiman, m.r.] Susanna of Woburn, and Benja[min] Pollard, Sept. 15, 1768.* William 3d of Woburn, and Hannah Pollard, July 26, 1771, in

THISTLE, Abial and Michael Taylor, Nov. 29, 1790 * Hannah and John Miller Jr., Dec. 29, 1790.* Joshua of Dracutt, and Lydia Mears, Sept. 10, 1786.* [Joshua Thistle of Dracut, m.r.]

Thompson, John of Boston, and Ann Richardson, Oct. 20, 1814.* Joseph [dup. Tompson] and Mary Bracket, July 22, 1662, in Braintery.* [Thompson, and Mary Brackett, July 2, m.r.]

Richard and Rebecca Eaton of Reading, Sept. 1, 1772, in Charlestown.* Sarah and Isaac Hurd, Sept. 24, 1778.* [Thomson, m.r.] W[illia]m and Sarah White, Oct. 27, 1757.*

TRULL, Alice and Benjamin Needham, Sept. 12, 1798.* Anna of Tewksbury, and Samuel Danforth Jr., Mar. 30, 1780.* David and Alike [dup. crossed out, Alice] Stearns, Sept. 29,

TUFTS (see Tuffts), Call and Mary Saunders, Feb. 10, 1807* Ebenezer and Hannah Levistone, Apr. 27, 1781.* George of Boston, and Rebecca Frost, Sept. 18, 1792.* Sarah of Medford, and Asa Richardson, May 23, 1781, in Medford.* Susanna of Medford, and Ebenezer Richardson Jr., Apr. 24, 1783.* [Eleazer, m.r.]

WAITE (see Wait), Damaris, wid., of Maiden [dup. Maldon], and [dup. adds Sergt.] John Marshall, Nov. 30, 1681.* [Wayte, and Sergt. John Marshall, m.r.]

WALKER, Abigail and William Danforth, Feb. 17, 1742* Abigail and W[illia]m Stickney Jr., Mar. 10, 1768.* Amity and Daniel Baldwin of Pelham, Aug. 16, 1759.* Benjamin [dup. Wallker] and Susanna [dup. Susanah] Baldwin of Woburn [dup. Woborne], Dec. 15, 1712.* Benjamin and Joanna Ditson, Nov. 25, 1746.* Benja[min] of Willmington, and Susanna Cook, Nov. 27, 1800.* Elisabeth [dup. of Woburn] and Joseph Walker [dup. Jr.], Dec.

4, 1739, in Woburn.* Lydia and Josiah Richardson, Oct. 25, 1770.* Maria of Carlisle, and Joseph Parkhurst Jr., July 18, 1827.* Melle and Moses Goodard of Marlborough, May 1, 1765.* Phebe and John Lewis of Wilmington, Mar. 14, 1744-5, in

Robert and Elizabeth Abbott, Dec. 7, 1743.* Samuel and Abigail Tarbel, Feb. 4, 1774.* [Tarbell, m.r.] Sarah and Benjamin Johnson of Woborn, Nov. 22, [i6]99«* Sarah and Nicholas Sprake Jr., May 27, 1752.*

Walker, Seth [and] Elenor Chandler, Apr. 4, 17 16, in Concord.* Susanna and John Cheever, Aug. 22, 1754.* Timothy of Brownsfield, and Hannah Gleason, Dec. 9, 1783.* Ursly and Isaac Jaquith of Wilmington, Jan. 14, 1773, in Wilmington.*

Chelmsford.* Ephraim of Chelmsford, and Esther Carlton, Oct. 25, 182 1.* James P. (see James P. Wason). Jeremiah of Chelmsford, and Rachel Spaulding, Oct. 1, 1789,

WHEELER, Benjamin and Polly Fitch, Mar. 4, 1794.* John of Dover, N.H., and Elizabeth Crosby, June 5, 1810.* Joseph Proctor and Betty Munroe, Dec. 9, 1779, in Acton.* Moses and Roxanna [dup. Roxana] Fletcher of Tyngsborough,

WHITFORD (see Whetford), Martha L., 24, d. W[illia]m and Susan, and Charles Henry Hill, 27, machinist, s. Brewer and Celindia, Dec. 16, 1849.*

WHITING (see Whiteing), Abigail and Asa Cram, Apr. 1, 1802.* Achsah and John Phelps of Lanchester, July 30, 1766.* Anna and William Stickney, June - , 1729.* Anna and Hezekiah Crosbey, Feb. 7, 1754.* Anne and Capt. Henry Baldwin, June 20, 1819.*

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WHITTEMORE, James, 29, laborer, s. James and Lydia, and Mary C. Stevenson, 24, dressmaker, d. Nath[anie]l dec'd and Lydia dec'd, May 26, 1844.*

WILLSON (see Wilson), Dorcas and Ebenezer Wyman of Townshend, Apr. 2, 1745.* Ebenezer of Bedford, and Amity Richardson, Feb. 4, 1747.* Elisabeth and Caleb Stevens of Chelmsford, Dec. 1, 1768.* Hannah and Tho[ma]s Shed, Dec. 13, 1764.* Isaac and Sally Ditson, Jan. 6, 1789.* John and Mary Chamberlain, wid., June - , 1742.* John Jr. and Alike Tatman, Nov. 8, 1748.* Joseph and Rebecca Sprake, May 10, 1791.* Leonard and Rachel Durant, Dec. 17, 1761.* Lydia and Nathaniel Stearns, Aug. 6, 1791.* Mary and Stephen Richardson Jr., Jan. 5, 1769.* Rebecca and Joseph Batcheller of New Ipswich, N.H., Apr. 3,

WINN, Elisabeth and Andrew Richardson Jr., Dec. 25, 1733.* Hannah of Woburn, and Jonas Beard, Feb. 5, 1797, in Woburn.* Jacob and Elizabeth Sanders, May 7, 1801.*

WORMWOOD, Susan E., 18, b. Kennebunke,.Me., d. Admiral and Eliz[abet]h of Kennebunk, and William Schooler, widr., 35, manufacturer, b. Glasgow, Scotland, s. W[illia]m and Jennette of Glasgow, Feb. 25, 1845.*

James M., 21, carpenter, s. Abram and Maria, and Rebecca Champney, 29, d. Nathan and Mary, Aug. 30, 1848.* [James M. Wright of Westford, and Rebecca Champney of Westford, C.R.2.]

[Abigail and Steeven Richardson, m.r.] Amos and Keziah Kendall of Woburn, Feb. 2, 1779, in Woburn.* Anna and Solomon Twess of Woburn, Sept. 13, 1785, in Woburn.* Barsheba and Nathaniel Tay, May 30, [i6]77-* [Bathshaba

Wiman and Nath[anie]ll Toy, m.r.] Catharine and Simon Blanchard Jr., Jan. 20, 1774.* Cathrine of Woburn, and Ebenezer Richardson, Dec. 12, 1776, in Woburn.* Dorcas and Joseph Danforth, Aug. 27, 1789, in Woburn.* Ebenezer of Townshend, and Dorcas Willson, Apr. 2, 1745.* Eliphaz of Woburn, and Mary Pollard, Feb. 15, 1763.* Hepzibah and Ebenezer Farley, Oct. 15, 1755, in Woburn.* Jesse and Abigail Johnson of Woburn, Sept. 18, 1764, in Woburn.*

Wyman, Melinda and William Sweet, July 25, 1833.* Ross and Elisabeth Jefts, May 12, 1743.* Sarah of Woburn, and Joseph Walker, Dec. 15, 1669.* Seth of Wobourn, and Sarah Ross, Jan. 26, 1714-15.* Sylvia and William Maynard of Tewksbury, Nov. 30, 1837.* William of Woburn, and Abigail Stearns, Oct. 22, 17 12, in Watertown.*

Billerica Deaths

DYAR, Lydia, wid., of Boston "the place of her nativity where she left a good estate and came into ye Country May 22nd 1775 to escape ye abuce of ye ministeral [sic] troops sent by George ye 3d to subject North America to slavery," July 28, 1776, a. 80. g.r.i.

Edward, May 27, 1727. "Mr. Edward Farmer above mentioned emigrated from Warwickshire in England. He had one daughter, Sarah besides above who married Thomas Pollard and is not recorded."

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JEFTES (see Jefts), Hana [dup. Hannah Jeiffs, second dup. Hannah Jefts], d. Henery and Hana [dup. Hanah, second dup. d. Henry and Hannah], May "the firste weeke," 1653. [Hannah Jefts, m.r.]

Billerica Deaths

KITTERIDGE (see Kitteridg, Kittredg, Kittredge, Kittridge), Lucy, d. Nehemiah and Mehitable, June 28, 1776. [Kittredge [dup. d. Nehemiah and Mehetable], a. 1 y. 1 m. 1 d., small pox, Dec. 23, 1690. Ebenezer, s. Zechary and Ann, still-born, Dec. 29, [i6]83. [Ebenezar, m.r.] Elisabeth [dup. Elizabeth Shead], w. Daniel [dup. Daniell Sr.],

SHUMWAY, Henry Barrett, s. Hervey [dup. Henry] P. and Susan, "drowned by falling through the ice upon Concord River, at the same time with his Aunt Helen E. Rogers," Jan. 17, 1848 [dup. a. 7 y. 8 m. 26 d.].

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Rebecca, wid. Isaac "late" of Boston, "when the British troops took possession of the Town of Boston she went to her son John White Esq of Charlestown and continued in his Family till she died at Billerica, " Sept. 13, 1782, a. 94.

WIZSELL, Iszabell, Mrs., May 21, 1686. "Mrs Isabella Wiswall above mentioned, was wife of John Farmer of Anseley in the county of Warwickshire and came to this country with some of her children after his death, which occurred prior to 1669. It appears from original papers that she was sister to the Rev. Thomas Muston of Wykin and afterward of Brinklow in England. She married Mr. Thomas Wiswall, whence she acquire the name." [Mrs. Isabel Wiswal, m.r.]

Source changes here: from Billerica [Massachusetts] Garden Suburb, by Arthur C. Comey, published 1912; 97,837 words in this source stream.

Billerica Town

The September and October (1913) issues of Billerica were devoted to "Rural Progress," typically represented in Massachusetts and Ireland. The December and the current issues present work completed and under way in our own small town, and hope to make clear the attitude which this publication seeks to maintain toward such work, and toward rural development generally.

1. Billerica stands for a historical background for all progress. This has been given through (a) historical sketches, such as *'The Civil War Journal," being an account of three Billerica women who went South during our Civil War to teach colored men, edited by Miss Harriet B. Rogers; Bennett Hall, where Joshua Bennett entertained many high state officials; the Old Red Schoolhouse, built in 1780; the Old Pollard House, where lived the first Bunker Hill victim, etc. (6) Institutions, such as the Bennett Library, endowed by the Bennett family; the First Parish Church, organized in 1663, St. Anne's Episcopal Mission and other religious bodies; the Howe School, endowed by Zadok Howe in 1852; the Winning Rebekah Lodge, established in 1890, the New England Order of Protection in 1888 and other secret orders. (c) Industries, including the Faulkner Woolen Mills, established in 1811, the Talbot Chemical and Dye Works in 1849, the Talbot Woolen Mills in 1857, the Boston and Maine Car Shops in 1912, etc. (d) Maps and articles showing physical and political conditions and development, e. g., maps showing topography and soil conditions of the town, roads of the 1800 period, real estate, sub-divisions up to August, 1912, wood lands of 1853 and 1912, cultivated land of 1912, industries in No. Billerica, public reservations, chart and article showing growth of population from 1658 to 1910, etc.

This mere re\dew of subjects treated historically is enough to indicate the aim and scope of our effort in this field, which is, to get at and present all details, geographic, ethnic, social and industrial, which have combined to make this town what it is.

2. Billerica has also presented current movements, and has encouraged every enterprise designed for individual, social, civic, or religious advancement. Organizations for community betterment, churches, secret orders, societies and clubs have all been noted and commended.

The effort to establish a Commimitv Council has been warmly espoused, because through such an overhead organization it would be possible to unite all people in common interests. Since our Community Council was started several others throughout the state have been formed, and are doing good work. Recently at Amherst an organization was formed on the same principle, and is to include all societies and institutions in the state which are working toward rural development. It is called the "Massachusetts Federation for Rural Progress." Sandwich and Montague are perhaps the best examples of what can be done by local Community Councils.

The work of the Board of Trade has received and deserved special emphasis, because it has sought to establish sound business enterprises and secure efficient servdce from corporations giving public service in our town.

Clubs for children and young people have been fostered. The work done by the Improvement Association at the Fordway Bridge, where forty children with great enthusiasm and much real ability helped to clear, prepare and plant the small parkway, deserves special mention. The Girls' Club is trying to create interest in local natural history, especially in birds. A class is studying Ruskin and a committee is looking out for the aged and infirm in certain localities. The Boy Scouts have done creditable work this summer in vegetable gardening.

The Billerica Improvement Association, through its offer of prizes for best kept j^rcmises, porch boxes, window boxes, vines, flower gardens, etc., has helped to beautify the village.

The 1900 Club has done much for the Community, not only by interesting its own members in higher forms of literary and artistic study, but also by offering prizes for essays on subjects of community interest, providing a teacher for sewing in the public schools and promoting other worthy enterprises.

*'To see what other schools are doing that Billerica schools might do," was summarized in the August. 1913, issue. Articles on soil and crop yields showing what crops have succeeded in Billerica, accounts of the "Amherst Conference" and of the Rural Movement in Ireland, poultry notes, etc., have appeared from time to time.

These various fields of endeavor will be represented in the columns of this paper in the futiu*e as in the l^ast, and on such material will be built the "Billerica, Mass. Town Plan."

Billerica Tree History Notes

These notes contain names of citizens past and present, whose works in tree planting or saving, stand as memorials that give a pleasure to the generations of the living, which memorials of stone can never give.

All such notes if sent to Billerica or to the writer, will l>e recorded and credited upon maps of the town's streets and trees, as are these published notes.

In 1905 Mr. J. Nelson Parker directed the writer to secure trees from Billericay, England, our town's namesake, for planting here to commemorate the 260th anniversary' of the incorporation of Billerica.

In the spring of 19()5 the Colonial Nurser>^ of Bedford planted for the Billerica Village Improvement Association fifty trees in variety in street intersection triangles throughout the town, replacing dead trees in the spring of 1907. In the list were the Ohio Buckeye. Rock, Norway, English and Schwedler's Maple, Birches, Hornbeams, Catalpas, Hackberry, Yellow Wood, Dogwood, Strawberr\- Tree, Beech, Coffee Tree, Koelreuteria, Magnolias, Tulip, Sycamore, Scotch Laburnum, Horse Chestnut, Spruce, Mountain

The fifteen foot Laurel-leaved Willows in the valley, were branches of Talbot Hall trees, set by Selectman John E. Rowell and Town Farm Superintendent Parker, who also set the Red Maples and Elms which thev collected in the nearbv swamp, all about 189*7. (John E. Rowell.)

Mrs. M. H. Sage writes that the "Hill Tree" - for all who bear the name - ^a EuropesLii White Birch, was set by Sylvester S. Hill in 1870, - then and for many years proprietor of the general store afterward occupied by Mr. F. A. Morey. In 1902 Mr. Morey, as tie stated to the writer, with white paint disguised the work of a vandal, who stripped the outer bark in large pieces from the tree.

The Centennial Elm set by the Billerica G. A. R. Post May 30, 1875, stands close to the south-westerly diagonal path. Mr. Calvin Rogers, (father of Mrs. E. R. Gould and Miss Harriet B. Rogers), threw in the first shovelful of earth. Appropriate remarks were made by Commander of the Post and others. Rev. C. C. Hussey offered prayer, and "Lines to the Tree" were read by Mrs. Samuel Sage. (Mrs. M. H. Sage.)

The Cutter Black Wt^ut was raised from some walnuts which Mr. Jefferson Cutter, long a resident of Billerica, brought from Mt. Vernon in 1853. His vson, George, then a boy, planted a number of these nuts at his home, where Mr. Sidney A. Bull now lives. Two seedlings Mr. Bull set near his street wall in 1895. Other fine specimens are in Mr. John P. Gregware's yard in the North Village.

The Joseph Page Tamarack, near the Guide Stone, was set by Joseph M. Page, a native of this town, when a boy, about 1855. (Mrs. M. H. Sage.)

E. F. Dickinson's yard, was planted about 1855 by his father, Frederick Dickinson, and the one east of his house was set by Mr. E. F. Dickinson in 1882. (E. F. Dickinson.)

Mr. Edward Sproul stated that Mr. Frank Bowman moved one of these trees in with six oxen. Mrs. Sage states that another tree was removed with frozen earth on the roots, and was drawn by four horses. This tree was planted by Mr. Francis Bowman, whose father lived in the old "Bowman Tavern," near Mr. John Fisk's. Mr. Bowman was encouraged in his laudable tree planting by remarks of loungers about the store of Mr. Bruce; the burden of their talk was - "That tree will not live."

The Baldwin Elm in front of the Unitarian Church was set by Mrs. Col. John Baldwin. It was nourished by skimmed milk thrown about the roots during the season of its planting to help it take growth.

The Lindens in front of the hotel, originally the old Judge Locke house and later bought by G. E. Stearns and used as a hotel, were set by Stephen Gil man. Principal of the Howe School, in 1859. To make way for the removal of the Universalist Church by the Catholics to North Billerica from the site of the I. O. O. F. Hall, the three large Lindens between the hotel and Mr. Foster's were dug on one side and tipped over, then tipped black and replanted.

The big Chestnut on the Samuel Foster place was planted by Dudley Foster in 1816 (his seventh year). It was never transplanted. At his death in 1895 it was the second largest tree in town, the Foster Oak being about two feet larger in girth. This tree has been killed by dumping fertilizer around the trunk. (John H. Foster.)

bachelor, was to marry and build a home here. A knowledge of his purpose was not gained until by his bequest the school was established in 1S55. (A. AV Stearns.)

W. Harold Manning's birth tree is a Norway Maple, near the north-east corner of the barn, from seed in 1895 at his grandfather's house in Reading.

Mr. M. C. Mitchell bought from the Reading Nurser>^ about 1890 the larger trees in the school grounds, the Catalpa l)eing a present from Mr. Jacob W. Manning.

The finest Norway Pines in town are at the entrance to the Judkins-Hill place. (A group of natives are in Mr. J. Nelson Parker's woods at the south end of the bridle path.)

The Ash tree in front of the homo of Mr. Franklin Jaquith, son of Franklin Jaquith, was planted by his grandfather, Joseph Jaquith about the time the latter built the house, 1812-1814. (Miss Abby Jaquith.)

On my lawn arc four Elms, one supposed to be 240 years old. Its broad top shaded the old hip roof house, taken down in 1777, the next year aftor the present house was erected. A. Thomas Webber, a cooper of Bedford, on the 15th of April, 1776, came to help Uncle Seth Crosby and brought a small Elm on his shoulder which is the tree at the corner of the house.

*'In 1804 I planted 45 Spruces on Spruce .Avenue, Manning Road, Middlesex Turnpike. In 1872 I brought from Vermont 25 Rock Maples one year old; after five years growth they were planted between the Spruces, where many are now twelve inches in diameter." (Letter of John Fiske to Sidnev Bull in 1905.) (Oldest tree half dead, all otfiers vigorous - 1907. Manning.)

Messrs. Thomas Tall)ot, Stott, James VVhittemore, (Barney Nugent Place), Clewley (Frederic S. Clark Place), paid one dollar each in 1873 to John E. Rowell for planting on and in front of their projjerties, Sugar Maples that he collected on the Woodward Farm, Deerfield, N. H. (The Talbot trees are opposite the Hall.)

Elm tree almost opposite Hill's Machine Shop, is separated from the public highway only by about the width of the stone wall beside it. This is a symmetrically shaped tree, and was planted years ago by one John Foster, a lad of 14 years, who was living in the home of the late Jonathan Hill, a former owner of the Machine Shop. This tree probably has had more lovers than any other tree in South Billerica. It has been the delight of most of the school girls of the Hill district school for the last fifty years. Mrs. Sage writes as follows regarding this tree: "We often spent our noon hour under its friendly limbs, and sailed our shingle boats in the brook, 'neath its ample shade and tied them to its trunk for safety. Mr. Charles Henry Hill, now in his 84th year, told me recently a peculiar incident respecting this tree. After Mr. Jonathan Hill's death, the land on which it stands has had various owners, one of whom (he shall be nameless) had a passion for hearing trees fall. After cutting those in Woodbine Grotto, the school girls* picnic ground, he told Mr. Charles Henry Hill that this Elm would 'have to go next.' This so troubled Mr. Hill, for he had loved it ever since he came to South Billerica, a boy of fourteen, that he lost no time in going to the Centre of the town to state the case to the chairman of the Selectmen, the venerable Dudley Foster, who restrained the owner, on the ground that the loss of the tree would be an injury to the public good. This may l)e the only instance in this town, where a man was enjoined from cutting a tree on his own land." (Mrs. Sage.)

planted by Mr. Jonathan Hill, a former owner, and from there on, by Mr. Charles Henry Hill, also those in front of his home. From his own home next towards the south, his father and mother (Mr. and Mrs. Brewer Hill) lived for a time. On April 19, 1875. each of these venerable people had a Maple placed in front of their home, each throwing in the first shovel of earth. (Mrs. Sage.)

On the place next south of the Judkins place, Mr. Charles E. Hosmer, who lived there from 1874 to 1888, in 1876 planted a Chestnut, Elm, Maple, and three Ash trees for each member of his family. His father eighty years old also set an Ash. In 1875 Mr. Hosmer planted some chestnuts, and in 1S84 he planted three quarts of chestnuts, and all of the trees of that kind on the place, fifty or more, some of them quite large, grew from those nuts. Mr. John Eames, who formerly owned the property, set an Ash cast of the house more than sixty years and Mrs. Roby, who also owned the house, planted a horse chestnut about forty years ago. (Mr. C. E. Hosmer.)

The Washington Oak

"This tree was here when George Washington passed through BiUcrica, Nov. 5, 1789, during a tour of New England, and is one of the original forest trees.

*A mile or two from Andover you descend into a pine, level, pretty, sandy, and mixed with swamps, through which you ride several miles till you ascend the heights on which the town of Bellarika stands, which is so pleasantly situated 10 miles from Andover.'

The Letter Found In A. Bottle

July 25, 1884. This paper is to call attention to certain trees planted in Billerica, and which it is to be hoped are still extant. They were set to commemorate certain events in history and in lives of individuals, now long gone, and probably forgotten. This is the fate of poor mortality - we flourish a brief day, make ourselves a monument in stone,

The first tree planted by the writer of this small document is (or was) an elm set at the northwest comer of a house built by Drs. Howe and Brown, in 1833, at the present occupied by Luther W. Faulkner, and said tree was set April 21 , 1871, by Mrs. Faulkner to commemorate the 21st birthday of her eldest daughter, then in Cluna. This young person made three journeys around the Cape of Good Hope to China. She returned to her old home, a widow, in 1874, - married again in 1878, going to China across the continent and d>dng in November of that year.

The first man who fell at Bimker Hill was Asa Pollard from Billerica. This was on June 17, 1775. One hundred years from that time this elm tree was planted by Mrs. Faulkner to commemorate that event. (Preserve) this tree in memor>'' of the man who first fell in that great struggle! It stands north of vSoldiers' Monument, distant about two rods.

The third tree was set in the Spring of 1876 to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It stands at the corner of the roads leading from Billerica to Lowell and North Billerica at a place known now as the Comer, one mile north of the Centre.

It is a pleasant thing to know the age of trees and who took interest enough in passing events to set and care for them. Hoping this paper may fall into the hands of some who may care to preserv^e what it chronicles, the writer is satisfied.

Luther Faulkner was an honored resident of Billerica and was proprietor of the Faulkner Mills in Lowell. In 1842 he was married to Miss Martha P. Merriam of Concord, the writer of this paper, which she incased in a bottle and left in the First Parish Church where it was found a short time ago by the minister.

Spring Fabrics Ready

The newest products of both domestic and foreign looms are being shown on our wash goods counters. Exclusive styles not high in price. The largest selection we

Lyman V. Rutledge

Walter Prichard Eaton is the Editor. Jennie H. Seymour, Ralph E. Heath, R. R. Bowker and Bemhard Hoffmann complete the staff. We congratulate them for having associated themselves with what we consider to be one of the most important movements in America, the building up of the individual communities by the residents themselves.

February, 1914 Editorial

There is nothing in the world so pleasant or inspiring as the companionship of people who have common interests and kindred ambitions. This companionship is all the more delightful when each member of the company recognizes that his own problems and circumstances are enough differentfrom the rest to demand different treatment and lead to different results. The spirit of rivalry is elevated above the mere thought of an enemy to be defeated and becomes a wholesome desire for the highest success, aware that equal success for the rival means greater achievement for both.

BiLLERiCA has not heretofore had the pleasure of such companionship, but on January 1,1914, there was bom a brother in Stockbridge, Mass., whose name is Stockbridge. We are proud of our new brother, but for modesty's sake, because it is all in the family, we do not dare to say all the good things that we would like to about it. Of course we wish it success! And more

The Billerica Girls' Club

The work undertaken by the Billerica Girls' Club should receive the interest and support of all our townspeople. The Club has not only joined the Camp Fire Girls but has grown into a kind of junior Improvement Association. They are now undertaking two important and interesting projects with every chance for large success.

The first project is attracting birds. The girls began last summer to hunt out . and identify local birds. With Rev. J. Harold Dale as a guide these bird hunts were most delightful. A blank identification book prepared by the Springfield Museum of Natural History, was provided for each member of the party, and many records were made. These blanks may be had for five cents each by applying to the Secretary of the Club, Miss Alice Bateson.

With the opening of spring the Club is planning to establish bird sanctuaries in several of the many forest tracts nearby. Mr. Warren H. Manning was first to offer the use of a tract near the Manse. This excellent location provides living water, a large variety of trees and underbrush, and protection from enemies.

In order to get in touch with those who could give best advice about birds the Club voted to join the National Association of Audubon Societies, and in recognition of their

It is agreed by ye towne, that for the raising our publick charges for the future wee will continue in the way we haue gone in, (for the building a house for the minister; that is acording to our grants) for the maintenance of the ministry, and other towne charges. And it is agreed that all divisions of lands, and meadows, & comunage, and all other preciledges, shall bee divided and laid out acording to our publick charges, and also this way of rating shal continue without alteration unles it be done by the joint consent of ye whole inhabitants, and the division in comon fields, from time to time, shal be divided by lott for propriety, both to us the present inhabitants, and also to all others that shall hereafter be accepted and entertained as inhabitants amongst us, acording to their just proportions in this way. Also when there is any further division to be made of meadows, to the inhabitants, or to any of them: their publick charges shall be borne up acordinp: to their former proportions or first grant: i. o. house lot grants, this is a true copy, verbal: as attest. Johnathan Danfortn, Clark. At a public towne meeting, 12. 10m. 1660. The towne did order, that such psons who are not free dinisons with us, and lyable to be rated in our generall way of rating, acording to alotment, that any such persons aforesaid trespassing upon any of our towne comons, falling or taking away any of our wood & timber, (without leaue from the towne, first had & obtained) to improue for their owne use: such person or psons so trespassing: shall pay to ye towne as a fine, twenty shillings for every tree, or load of wood, timber, hay or the like, so taken by him or them, this is a true copy, as attes,

Now followed many years of strife and in 1666, a petition was sent the General Court. This body answered by appointing a committee to investigate and settle the matter. New bounds were laid out according to a survey by Danforth in 1667.

hood and benefit of the publick ordinances in both places, they, the, said Weymans, shall contribute equally to both Towns, in all public charges, both civill and eclisiasticall."

Please may yorsel any to home this presunt wrighting may come that 1 James Conuers cunstabell in the yere 1670 did refund the raates of Frances and John wiman that yer: one singell cuntery rat of Frances wiman was that yere - - 09 - 06 & one singell cuntery rat that yer of John wiman was - - 08 - 01 the hoUe raat of frances wiman that yer for cuntery and toun was thurten shillings and four pens halpeny

& the holl rate of John wiman that yer was twelue shillings and seuen pens halpeny the ground that i refunded it all was the forgitfullness of the selectmen not then rememberin thcar agrement with billerica

We whos names arc subscribed do testyfie being called thar unto to have witnes to what we should both se and her what Thomas: p>atin cunstabell of Bilerecay as he said he was com to francies wyman house and thar demanded of him 30 shilings for mr whiting of bilerecay we doe testyfie we harde fransis wyman say he owed mr whiting not a peny for what you demand: for what estate i haue in bilerecay limets or bounds I haue paid it to the full and mor as formerly but the cunstable said he must demand and rcsaiue 30 shilings mor for your estat in obome fransis wyman ansered oborn hath demanded and resaiued of me the hole rates for towne and church as formerly and produced a law in page 15 to the cunstable of oborne for rates in his limets to demand and resaiue but that would not satisfie him then the aboue said fransis said to him If he would produce from under the hands of oborne selecktmen for any sume for peace sack thow he had payd it to oborne for that yer they now demand it for he would pay it without any destres but he refused that also onles he would pay so much as he demanded then thomus patin went in the night and mad destrese upon the goods of franses wyman and distroyed 39 shi lings in ingen come in an ingen barne abroad that was lull and close up and this we do aferme to be the truth as witnes our hands furdermore we do testyfie that befor that any destres was mad we do testyfie that fransis aboue said did showe the cunstabel other goods as lands and a horse and other goods and he refused any thing that he showed them but what his warent spesefied and furder we do testyfie that the aboue said franses wyman did fore wame the cunstable and his assistance not to medel with any parte of his est at in oborne hounds upon his parel John Wyman io-Wilson Dauid Wyman Timothy brooks Joseph Walker took their oaths to ye truth of this aboue written 21-3o» 1672 before me

The testy moneycs of Johnathon Danfud so said to red the warente to the dor post we whos Names are subscribed do aferme and testyfie that Johnnathan danfud did come with the cunstabell of Bilerecay to the hous and entered in to the house of John Wyman sener uery late in the Night ner midnight to the great disturl)encc of the famely and thcr did at the cunstalx^ll and contrary to the lawes of this Jueredickcion of wo told him that if he had bin the cunstable and he had come to this house and found nobody at home he would haue rede his warent to the dor of the house and in he would haue gone taken his destres and no more and this we doe aferme to be the truth that he so said and stured up the cunstabell to doe his ofice in the Night as witnes our hands John wyman iunor

The cunstabell fetching away the corne. We whose names are subscribed do testyfie that Tho patin of Bilerecay came in to the limetes of oborne and ther mad destres upon an ingen barne full of Ingen cornc in the ers and the next day which was the 3 day of november 71 came with a carte and oxen and brr)ck up the Ingen barne and tuke away in ers what they pleased and caryed it away and we do testyne we heard the constabel asistance say the corne was uery good and dry and we do testyfie furter that upon 24 of november 71 we came to emty the remainder of this corne in the Ingen barne and by reason it was broken up so rudly as it was not at the usall way that it should be taken out it is so dam ny Bed that a great part of this corne that was the remainder it is not fite for to fate hoges or for

The town claims were lost and the court decided that, in the future, they should pay one-half to Billerica, and one-half to Wobum. Thus after seventeen years of almost continuous struggle, a settlement was reached and no more mention of it is to be found in the records.

Perhaps their old hatred may have been responsible for the following petition of John Seers, constable of Wobum, May 10, 1676, complaining of John Wyman.

"for resisting his impressment of a horse when some time last April, Capt. J no. Cottier marched through oburn, with several soldiers to go to bilerkye against the Indians,"

Amos Wyman, great grandson of Frances, was the man who sheltered John Hancock and Samuel Adams on April 1^^ 1776. but the family has long since disappeared from our town. It is still represented in Wobum and it is of interest to know that Frances and John Wyman probably introduced tanning into that city.

Splicing Links

Oreatest Time-Saying Devices yet invented. Can be applied to any Pull Socket Chain in about 80 seconds. Simply out the Chain uid Splice in as shown in cut. Insulators should be used in all Kitchens Baths, Cellars and Basements.

Think

In reply to the article written by Mr. Warren H. Manning on '* Future Roads and Reservations in Billerica," published in the December, 1913, issue of Billerica, about twenty-five letters have been received. The fact that these letters are unanimous in their approval of the plan ought to indicate a reasonable acceptance of it by those who have not replied.

Many questions asked by interested citizens are answered in these letters, which are here quoted with permission of writers, though they were not originally intended for publication. The quotations need no further comment.

"I think there will be no argument made by anyone against the desirability of such a scheme as you have roughly outlined. Billerica is undoubtedly on the eve of a phenomenal growth such as has rarely been seen in this section of our country, and it seems to me of the utmost importance that the main thoroughfares, which will* be necessary for the total development of the Town, should be decided upon without unnecessary delay. The layout of roads in the blocks, bounded by these more important thoroughfares, is not of such pressing necessity, and can be decided as the demand arises for their construction. The main roads should be located so as to give access between different points in our own Town, and act as links in state and county roads, with a view to good lines, easy grades and economical construction; topography should be the most important governing factor and property lines should be disregarded where necessary * * *"

**I believe now is the time to locate roads and reservations, and to secure titles where owners are willing to donate them * * Public roads on the riversides I consider ideal, and we are especially favored in having the

"I am interested in your article on Future Roads and if, at any time, you want to use or have in any way part of the small meadow I have on the Shawsheen River, I will be glad to do what I can to help."

"Now is the time to doit before all the camp and house lot people get it all cut up with roads that go nowhere. If there is any way I can help to keep the beauty spots of the old Town let me know - I will be with you."

"I especially like the idea of roads on the river banks, and I wish the state had retained control of a strip along all rivers, and on the banks of all natiu*al ponds. The other roads you indicate would add to the beauty and convenience of the Town."

**0f course, with our present high rate of taxation, we couldn't do much at the present time, but we ought to make a beginning now by making an annual appropriation the same as we do for a sinking fund."

*'It has occurred to me that if there was some portion of this scheme that could be carried out in the near future, without too much expense and showing good results, it might arouse interest in the whole problem."

*'I have read your magazine article carefully, and approve all your suggestions, especially the one relating to Concord River. In opening up my land on the Bridle Road, you will note the Harrington Company, which holds same, has laid out two wide Avenues from the main highway to the river - also a passage along the bank, thus giving the general public free access. I hope this system will be followed by other land companies who acquire riverside property.

"In the matter of forest conservation - I think the first move should be to change our system of taxation - no tax is levied upon a growing crop of com - why should a crop of wood and timber be assessed before it is placed upon the market? Our land holders must do their business on business principles and get everything possible from their investment - we cannot blame them if they strip their land under present conditions.

'Trom present indications, the future industries of oiu- town would seem more likely to be of a mechanical rather than textile nature. I think we can obtain some practical suggestions regarding our future highway and park problems by studying the park system and U. S. Armory district of Springfield - known as the "City of Homes" - an ideal mechanical city. The attitude of some of our citizens toward land syndicates and promoters of honest industries is very short sighted. An outsider more often has a better perspective on the situation than a native, and the passing of so many valued and esteemed townsmen during the past year should convince us that our ranks must be filled hereafter by such - it is up to us to encourage them in every way possible.

"For a long time, however, farming will be our largest industry. Of the land under cultivation 100 years ago, I doubt if one-half is now being cultivated. 100 years ago our rocky hillsides and pastures were occupied by sheep and cattle, and were the most profitable part of the farm. What we most need at the present time is the old bog trotter of the 40*s with his grub hoe and unlimited capacity for work, to retain this more unprofitable acreage. I believe there never was a better opening for small farms than there is today, if they would attend strictly to business."

"I view the proposition set forth with a great deal of pleasure, - anvthing for the improvement and beautifying of the highways meets with my approval. More attention should be given to gravelling, picking out loose stones and trimming the trees along the sides of the highway, and a way ought to be found to prevent wood choppers from cutting the best and handsomest of the trees when they clear the land next to the roads, - trees should be planted and encouraged to grow, - the evergreens on the north and west side, and the hard woods along the south and east side.

**The average farmer does not take enough interest in good roads and fine scenery; the value of a tree to him is too often in the amount of lumber or saleable wood which it will furnish."

**Your idea is good in regard to the by-paths for the Town of Billerica. I would say that it seems to me that the people will have to be educated to be law-abiding citizens before it will be practicable."

**I think you have the right idea in regard to roads, parks and the future of the Town. Hope the owners of the real estate will have similar views and that you may be able to carry out your plan."

"I fully approve of the plan for Town roads and reservations as you outline in the article. I believe your view correct, that the Town should not at present, certainly, buy lands looking to the establishment of such a complete road system as your article contemplates, but that it would be very desirable that some steps should be taken in such a direction. The continuous passage along the rivers is much needed now and I think the Town itself ought to provide for it, especially in certain sections, notably along the-

Concord River, which I am familiar with * * * New lines built now should have clearly in mind the public demand for reliable and rapid transit. I believe that if a line were built from the Lowell-Tewksbury line from the junction of Rogers, Laurel and Boylston Streets, Lowell, south along Boylston Street to and along High Street, Billerica, and then along the B. & M. to Pond Street as suggested, - it would be capable of double-tracking and more rapid, satisfactory service. It would . serve Billerica Avenue, Billerica, being so near it, and would serve High Street and territory developed to the east side of it far better than could be possible from Billerica Avenue."

*'0f late I have been traveling over yoiu- trails, particularly the swamp land beyond your spring, and I want to congratulate you on the benefit you have conferred on the small animal life in the territory that you have 'posted. ' The tracks in the snow show that there has been a goodly increase in this population. I canr see a multitude of their little trails running in all directions. On *unposted' territory they are far less ntmierous. You are doing a good work.

"At this time of the year your woodland paths are very enticing to me and they have given me very rapid transformation scenes. Christmas day a friend and I walked all through the vicinity of the Manse, - then everything was a sober brown. Friday set in with an ice storm, followed by a light snow, at night, covering everything with a mantle of white. I was out over the same trails early Saturday and again Sunday; on Monday, I added Gilson Hill territory to my trip. I wish you could have seen the change. The snow-clad branches of the trees formed an arch over the trails, while imdemeath the small shrubs covered with snow made a carpet of the most beautiful white plumes. The icy covering on the limbs and twigs where the snow haS failed to make lodgment glistened in the morning sunlight like a myriad of diamonds. The rabbits had been out early, - their tracks were everywhere, and you could occasionally see where one had stopped to sun himself beneath some protecting bush.

"Your brook, with its unfrozen surface, overhtmg by snow draped birches, creeping noiselessly between its snowy banks, was a marvel of beauty. My daughter and I traversed it in the afternoon again, from the spring to Chelmsford line, up one side and down the other. She was equally delighted. Another beauty spot was the road through the Pines that leads to the old sawmill site on the north side of Chelmsford Road. The dark green boughs of the Pines, with their load of snow, were very striking. Another pretty object was a large apple tree in the woods across the road from the Manse. It was thickly limbed, and each limb was weighted with ice and snow. As I was climbing Gilson Hill, Sunday, I suddenly caught the sound of the Centre church bells, calling the faithful to their devotions. They gave forth the softest and most melodious sound you can imagine. Its sound, subdued by the distance and snow, could not help but make a strong appeal to one's religious nature.

**I think, if the citizens of Billerica could only be induced to forsake their warm firesides and take a trip over the trails you have already laid out, they would not need much urging to carry out your suggestions.'*

Simon Crosbee'S Permit

Simon Crosby came to Billerica in 1659, and had a grant of land on Bare Hill, near the house now occupied by Mr. Everett Hawes. On the 27th of November, 1672, he was chosen by the Town **to keep a house of public entertainment." This house was also a garrison house in 1675, during King Phillip's War. In 1686, "Simon Crosbee, who formerly hath kept a house of publick entertainment, doth now refuse to hold it any longer." However, he apparently continued to keep it until his death, January 22, 1725-6. His wiU, also on file at East Cambridge, is a curious document. Among other things, he left his wife "a carriage to ride to meeting in." At his funeral, the expense "for father's funeral gloves" was 8 pounds. 15 shillings, and for mourning hatbands 2 pounds, 16 shillings. He was very prosperous, and was active in church and Town affairs. All of the Crosby family, which has been so prominent in the history of Billerica, are descended from him.

Middx Memorandum That on ye. 28th. Day of May, Anno Domini sixteen hundred and ninety, and in ye. second year of ye. Reign of our Soveraign Lord and Lady Wm. & Mary by ye. Grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland King and Queen Defenders of ye. Faith &c. By vertue of ye. order of ye. County Court at Chariest owne by Adjournment from Cambridge Aprill 26th. last part Simon Crosbee of Billerica in ye. County aforesaid, became bound in ye. summ of Twenty pounds Current money of New England, which he doth acknowledge himself e to ow and stand justly indebited to our Soveraign Lord and Lady King William & Queen Mary theire heires and successors, to be Levied on his goods & Chattells Lands and Tenements - The Condition of this recognizance is such, that whereas ye. said Simon Crosbee above bound is admitted, and allowed by ye. said County Court to keep a Common Publick house of entertainment and to use Common selling of wine, Beer, Ale Syder Rum Brandy and other Liquors for ye. year ensueing in ye. now dwelling house of said Simon Crosbee. If therefore ye. said Simon Crosbee duringe ye. time abovesaid, shall not prmitt. Suffer or have any playing at Cards Dice Tables Bowls, Billiards Nine Pins, or any other unlawfull game or games, in his said house yard, garden or Backsides Nor shall suffer to be or remaine in his house any prson or prsons not being of his own familie on Satturday nights after it is dark, or on ye. Sabbath Daies, nor in ye. time of Gods Publick Worship therein Nor shall entertainc as Lodgers in nis house any strangers men or women above ye. Space of forty eight hours, but whose names and sirnames he shall deliver to some one of ye. select men, or Constables of ye. Town unless they be such as he very well knoweth, and will answr for his or theire forth Comeing. Nor shall sell any wine or Liquors in any wise to any Indians or Negros, Nor suffer any Children or servants, or any other prson to remain in his house Tipling or Drinking after nine of ye. Clock in ye. night time. Nor shall buy, or take to pawn any stollen ^oods, nor willingly or knowingly harbour in his house or Barn or stable, or other where any Rogues vagabonds, Theives sturdy Beggars or masterless men or women or other notorious offenders whatsoever. Nor shall suffer any prson or prsons, to sell or utter any wine Beer Ale, Syder Brandy Rum or other Liquors by Deputation or by Colour of his License, nor shall entertain any prson or prsons of whom he shall be prohibited by Law, or by any of ye. Magistrates of sd. County, as prsons of an Idle Conversation, and given to Tipling. Also shall keep ye. true Assize & measure in his Potts, Bread and otherwise in uttering of wine Beer Ale, Syder Rum Brandy or other Liquors and ye. same sell by scaled measure, and in his said house finally use and maintainc good order and Rule, and is and shall be well provided wth. sufficient houseing and wth. Two Beds at ye. least for entertainment of strangers & Travaillers and shall attend ye. Laws and orders of Courts referring to that Imployment. Then this prfect Recognizance to be void and of none Effect, else to stand and be in full power force and vert u re - In Wittness whereof he hath here unto sett his hand and seal this day & year above written

If, therefore, fellow citizens, we shout to you to hold on, it doesn't necessarily mean stop. It means hold on and drive on, but while you drive, remember -

April

Statement of ownership of and management of Billerica, published monthly at Billerica, Mass., required by the act of Aug. 24, 1912. Editor, Lyman V. Rutledge, Billerica, Mass. Managing Editor and Publisher, Warren H. Manning, 1101-1104 Tremont Building, Boston, Mass. Sworn to and subscribed to before me this fifteenth day of April, 1914.

"In looking over a package of old papers I found this which I enclose, thinking possibly you might find something in it which you could use.

"In 1853 or 54 there was formed in this town a Literary Club known as the 'Review Club' which included nearly all the prominent families in the place, devoted, as this paper says, to 'Literature - Art - Science - Wit and Humor.' Meetings were held monthly at the homes of the members. This paper was issued quarterly. All the leading magazines and 'best sellers' were subscribed for and passed around, and a course of lectures maintained free to the general public during the winter season. In the winter of '53-'54, 1 find these names on the list - Oliver Wendell

Holmes - Theodore Parker - Ralph Waldo Emerson - Thomas Starr King and John Godfrey laxe. The price paid these men was $5 per lecture, with the exception of Emerson, who demanded 4 qts. of oats for his horse additional.

"Who were the authors of these articles I would not venture a guess, but think from memorandum found that the 'Young Man Wanted' sketch was written by my father's youngest sister, Lizzie Foster. I think the editress at this time was Mrs. John P. Robinson, wife of the prominent politician immortalized by James Russell Lowell in Bigelow Papers. The family resided here for a short time and Mr. Robinson was quite active in village affairs."