History of the Town of Groton: Including Pepperell and Shirley, from the First Grant of Groton Plantation in 1655, Volume 42; Volume 440 |
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... July 27 , ( 1694 , ) about break of day , Groton felt some surprising blows from Indian hatchets . They began their attacks at the house of one Lieutenant Lakin , in the out skirts of the town , but met with a repulse there , and lost ...
... July 27 , ( 1694 , ) about break of day , Groton felt some surprising blows from Indian hatchets . They began their attacks at the house of one Lieutenant Lakin , in the out skirts of the town , but met with a repulse there , and lost ...
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... July 9 , 1707 . May it please your Excellency , I have read your Excellency's order to the inhabitants , and the law against deserting the frontiers . I could do it no sooner , for several of the inhabitants were gone to Plainfield ...
... July 9 , 1707 . May it please your Excellency , I have read your Excellency's order to the inhabitants , and the law against deserting the frontiers . I could do it no sooner , for several of the inhabitants were gone to Plainfield ...
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... July 11 , 1783 . " Commonwealth of Massachusetts . " A return of the number of men raised by the town of Groton , in the county of Middlesex , as soldiers to serve in , or recruit or reinforce , the armies of the United States , and the ...
... July 11 , 1783 . " Commonwealth of Massachusetts . " A return of the number of men raised by the town of Groton , in the county of Middlesex , as soldiers to serve in , or recruit or reinforce , the armies of the United States , and the ...
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... July , then past . So that Mr. Willard must have been at Groton in less than a month after Mr. Miller's death . And Notwithstanding these votes , and also the circumstance that the title of deacon is given to James Parker , in the ...
... July , then past . So that Mr. Willard must have been at Groton in less than a month after Mr. Miller's death . And Notwithstanding these votes , and also the circumstance that the title of deacon is given to James Parker , in the ...
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... July 22 , 1712. " " At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Groton , legally warned , to consider certain votes of the church of Christ , in Groton , referring to their discharging the Rev. Mr. Dudley Bradstreet from his pastoral ...
... July 22 , 1712. " " At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Groton , legally warned , to consider certain votes of the church of Christ , in Groton , referring to their discharging the Rev. Mr. Dudley Bradstreet from his pastoral ...
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Page 318 - Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre, holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience ; and let these also first be proved, then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
Page 117 - ... on the death of any relation or friend, none of us, or any of our families, will go into any further mourning-dress, than a black crape or ribbon on the arm or hat, for gentlemen, and a black ribbon and necklace for ladies, and we will discontinue the giving of gloves and scarves at funerals.
Page 311 - Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
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Page 175 - Write, blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labours, and their works do follow them.
Page 80 - with a few more bragadocios like himself, Sairamoresam, Old-jethro, and the sachem of Quabaog, [MautampJ] were taken by the English, and was seen, (not long before the writing of this,) marching towards the gallows, (through Boston streets, which he threatened to burn at his pleasure,) with a halter about his neck, with which he was hanged at the town's end, Sept. 26, in this present year, 1676.
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Page 123 - An act for the better administration of justice, &c.' and that 'for extending the limits of Quebec, &c.' are repealed. And we recommend it to the provincial conventions, and to the committees in the respective colonies, to establish such farther regulations as they may think proper, for carrying into execution this association.