A Chronological History of New-England: In the Form of Annals, Being a Summary and Exact Account of the Most Material Transactions and Occurrences Relating to this Country, in the Order of Time Wherein They Happened, from the Discovery of Capt. Gosnold, in 1602, to the Arrival of Governor Belcher, in 1730 : with an Introduction Containing a Brief Epitome of the Most Considerable Transactions and Events Abroad, from the Creation ... |
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... as also of the most aged , with the number of their offspring ; there will be brief
hints of our historical transactions , as the rise and changes of governments , the
elections of chief magistrates , the grants and settlements of towns and precincts
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... as also of the most aged , with the number of their offspring ; there will be brief
hints of our historical transactions , as the rise and changes of governments , the
elections of chief magistrates , the grants and settlements of towns and precincts
...
Page xix
from the Records of several towns and churches throughout this country , as also
from private registers , gravestones , and the information of aged and intelligent
persons . The reader will easily conceive how large and difficult a field now lay ...
from the Records of several towns and churches throughout this country , as also
from private registers , gravestones , and the information of aged and intelligent
persons . The reader will easily conceive how large and difficult a field now lay ...
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Adam aged 130 , Seth is born . Seth aged 105 , Enos is born . Enos aged 90 ,
Cainan is born . Cainan 70 , Mahalaleel born . Mahalaleel 65 , Jared born . Jared
162 , Enoch born . Enoch 65 , Methuselah born . Methuselah 187 , Lamech born .
Adam aged 130 , Seth is born . Seth aged 105 , Enos is born . Enos aged 90 ,
Cainan is born . Cainan 70 , Mahalaleel born . Mahalaleel 65 , Jared born . Jared
162 , Enoch born . Enoch 65 , Methuselah born . Methuselah 187 , Lamech born .
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Decease Last Y . L . 23 Levi Kohath 183 Abraham 187 e Eber 256 b 288 e Isaac
290 b 299 b 315 e Jacob 364 b 392 e Levi 422 e kohath 434 b ] 500 e Amram
514 b 25 Amram Abraham dies , aged 175 . Eber dies , aged 464 . Jacob 87 ,
Levi ...
Decease Last Y . L . 23 Levi Kohath 183 Abraham 187 e Eber 256 b 288 e Isaac
290 b 299 b 315 e Jacob 364 b 392 e Levi 422 e kohath 434 b ] 500 e Amram
514 b 25 Amram Abraham dies , aged 175 . Eber dies , aged 464 . Jacob 87 ,
Levi ...
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1 Magasseh 1 Issachar 23 Tola . Jair . Jephtha . Manasseh 22 Manasseh 6 1
Judah 2554 b Joshua begins to rule . I m . Abib , 10 d . he leads the Israel . lites
through Jordan into Canaan . 570 e He dies , aged 110 . 571 b Othniel begins to
rule ...
1 Magasseh 1 Issachar 23 Tola . Jair . Jephtha . Manasseh 22 Manasseh 6 1
Judah 2554 b Joshua begins to rule . I m . Abib , 10 d . he leads the Israel . lites
through Jordan into Canaan . 570 e He dies , aged 110 . 571 b Othniel begins to
rule ...
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| Title | A Chronological History of New-England: In the Form of Annals, Being a Summary and Exact Account of the Most Material Transactions and Occurrences Relating to this Country, in the Order of Time Wherein They Happened, from the Discovery of Capt. Gosnold, in 1602, to the Arrival of Governor ... |
| Author | Thomas Prince |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Cummings, Hilliard, and Company, 1826 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 4 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 439 pages |
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