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A history of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1913

 By Samuel Atkins Eliot

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8 Garden Street - Page 280
8 Garden Street, opposite the playground on the Common. In 1887 the gymnasium was built and equipped by Dr. Sargent. A new building, now owned and ...
11 Appian Way - Page 280
11 Appian Way, of the Browne and Nichols School. The school was immediately successful, and in September, 1885, moved to more commodious quarters at ...
29 Beacon Street - Page 290
The environment of the Boston office at 29 Beacon Street is ideal for a business like that Heath, and it remained so for nine years, until in 1885 it ...
Cambridge, Mass - Page 288
Cambridge, Mass., deserves the consideration of the modern manufacturer. With its proximity to the Atlantic seaboard, its admirable rail and water ...
103 Walker St - Page 281
103 Walker St., History, Greek. Latin. MASTERS: Frederick Phillips Smith (AB Harvard), 3 Walker Terrace, French, Latin; Harry Davis Gaylord (SB ...
11 Dana Street - Page 156
In later life he lived at 11 Dana Street, the home still occupied by his widow. The services of Dr. Abbott as pastor were sought from time to time by ...
73 Brattle Street - Page 243
He has resided since 1S66, in Cambridge, at No. 73 Brattle Street, his present home. He is a well-known and highly es- teemed citizen. Moses M. SAWIN.
Watertown - Page 46
It should be remembered that the land near Mount Auburn at this time belonged to Watertown, and that where East Cambridge and Cambridgeport now are, ...
Boston - Page 147
There is no street improvement in Boston more urgently needed than this direct connection between the North Station and the Cambridge Bridge and the ...
Brookline - Page 140
The Cambridge streets cannot be compared with those of Brookline, nor the houses with those which cluster on the hillsides overlooking the Chestnut ...
Brighton, Mass - Page 218
He married in May, 1846, Mary Jane Todd, daughter of Daniel and Hannah Todd, of Brighton, Mass. Mrs. Kingsley died December.
Somerville, Mass - Page 205
Knights Templar; a thirty -second degree Mason; member of Olive branch, IOOP, of Charlestown, and the Central Club of Somerville, Mass. ...
Arlington, Mass - Page 266
JOHN PALMER WYMAN WYMAN, JOHN PALMER, lawyer, was born at West Cambridge, now Arlington, Mass., March 7, 1852. He is the son of John P. ...
Charlestown, Mass - Page 168
and then went to work in the Navy Yard at Charlestown, Mass., where he stayed for a number of years, during the last two of which he was foreman. ...
Dorchester, Mass - Page 212
be the progeny of Robert and Mary Howard, who came from England and were early settlers in Dorchester, Mass., where Robert was made a freeman in 1635. ...
Newton, Mass - Page 244
married Carrie Howland Allen, a direct descendant of John Howland, who came in the Mayflower; resides in Newton, Mass.; no children. ...
Cambridgeport, Mass - Page 251
Flavel Coolidge (1775-1S4S) operated a brush factory in Cambridgeport, Mass., and he made Ira Stratton his foreman as soon as he had completed his ...
Winchester, Massachusetts - Page 233
He organized and was first president of the Middlesex County Bank, in Winchester, Massachusetts, and for many years was a trustee of the Winchester ...
Jamaica Plain, Mass - Page 174
Carstem, born July 24, 1SS1, in Jamaica Plain, Mass., and he was prepared for college, going through Harvard, class of 1905, and on leaving college ...
Providence, RI - Page 177
Clarke attended the public schools in his native state and fitted for college in the University Preparatory School, Providence, RI, where he entered ...
Woburn, Mass - Page 244
Jarvis Kendall was a son of David and Susan Kendall, of Cambridge, descendant of Francis Kendall, the immigrant settler and founder of Woburn, Mass. ...
Brookline, NH - Page 298
More fortunate still were the people of this city when the company secured rights on Lake Muscatanapus at Brookline, NH, for here was found a supply ...
New York - Page 145
There are no rugged crags like those which contribute such regal possibilities to the Riverside Drive in New York; no mountain such as rises behind ...
Bridgewater, Mass - Page 255
Hodges, Unitarian minister at Bridgewater, Mass. His mother's maternal grandfather, William Donnison, was an officer in the Revolution, and afterwards ...
Lynn, Mass - Page 220
Leavitt designed and patented a novel pumping engine which was first used at Lynn, Mass. ; and on account of its remarkable performance it became ...
New Haven - Page 30
died before the College got started, and though Davenport returned to Boston in his old age, his fame is chiefly association with New Haven. ...
New Bedford, Mass - Page 184
He made his home at New Bedford, Mass., and engaged in whaling, rising step by step to the position of master. He made many voyages at a time when the ...
Salem, Mass - Page 258
HENRY PICKERING WALCOTT, MD WALCOTT, HENRY PICKERING, physician, was born at Salem, Mass., December 23, 1838, being the son of Samuel Baker and Martha ...
Hingham, Mass - Page 213
Thomas (3) Howard, second child and eldest son of Thomas and Sarah (Mansfield) Howard, was born in Hingham, Mass., September 30, 1779. ...
Southborough, Mass - Page 243
MOSES MORSE SAWIN SAWIN, MOSES MORSE, son of Moses Sawin, was born in Southborough, Mass., May 5, 1835. He was a farmer and miller, having a grist ...
Concord, Mass - Page 36
Peter Bulklcy, who had come to New England in 1635 and was the first minister at Concord, Mass. The younger Bulk- ley served for a year or two with ...
Wicklow, New Brunswick - Page 235
He attended school three months in his native town, and when eight years old went to work on a farm at Wicklow, New Brunswick. ...
Hollis, NH - Page 169
William Sanders Bradbury, the father of the subject of this sketch and a merchant in Westminster, was born in Hollis, NH, and attended the common ...
Ipswich, Mass - Page 36
The next name on the list of the Class of 1(542 is that of William Ilubbard, who later was settled in the ministry at Ipswich, Mass. ...
Trenton - Page 86
who rowed and pushed through the floating ice in the Delaware the boats that bore Washington and his freezing regiments to the victory of Trenton. ...
Jaffrey, NH - Page 172
They resided in Cambridge, and have a summer home at Jaffrey, NH Mr. Buck was a member of the New England Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, ...
Worcester, Mass - Page 172
Wellington, of Worcester, Mass. Silas Edward and Ellen Antoinette (Wellington) Buck had no children. They resided in Cambridge, and have a summer home ...
Sudbury, Mass - Page 272
JOSEPH GOODNOW GOODNOW, JOSEPH, lumber merchant, son of Luther and Sally (Abbott) Goodnow, was born in Sudbury, Mass., June 16, 1814, and attended the ...
Burlington, Vt - Page 145
of a snowclad range such as greets the eye from Capitol Hill in Denver; no outlook across a shining lake to distant mountains as at Burlington, Vt. ...
Charleston - Page 86
To him at Charleston it was given to win one of the noblest of achievements, the preservation in defeat of the respect and confidence of all good men. ...
Quincy, Mass - Page 199
at Abington Centre, Mass., in March, 1854, where he remained two years, resigning to accept the mastership of the Coddington School in Quincy, Mass. ...
Beverly, Mass - Page 193
The family was descended from Andrew Eliot, who came from Devonshire, England, about 1G32, and settled in Beverly, Mass., very soon after the first ...
Brockton - Page 270
Patrick's Church, Brockton; Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Jamaica Plain; Thorndike School, Cambridge; Charles Bulfinch School, Boston; ...
Montreal - Page 145
no mountain such as rises behind the city of Montreal; no panorama of a snowclad range such as greets the eye from Capitol Hill in Denver; ...
Philadelphia - Page 197
Lea Brothers, publishers, Philadelphia) ; Colonization of the New World; Independence of the New World; Modern Development of the New World. ...
Portland, Me - Page 229
JTG, DR., for many years a resident of Cambridge and particularly well known as president of the Cambridge Savings Bank, was born in Portland, Me., ...
Barre, Mass - Page 193
Durant was born in Barre, Mass., in 1844, the son of Rev. Amos Bullard and Mary Ann Durant. He was known as William Bullard until after he had ...
Albany, NY - Page 211
For a while he carried on a publishing business in Albany, NY He then engaged in the sale of the products of LC Chase & Co., manufacturers of plushes, ...
Woodstock, Conn - Page 210
His father was a native of Woodstock, Conn., a graduate of Yale in the Class of 1783, and pastor of the First Congregational Church, Cambridge, ...
Weymouth, Mass - Page 181
at the Atkinson Academy and at the Kimball Union Academy, at Meriden, NH, and taught district schools in Merrimac, Georgetown and Weymouth, Mass. ...
Millbury, Mass - Page 193
Martha Billings, of Millbury, Mass. Mr. Dexter resided in Cambridge, Mass., for many years, having a studio on Broadway. He died there, January 23, ...
Cleveland - Page 243
He was originally a Republican, but voted for Cleveland, and from that time has been independent in politics, both national and local. ...
Kirksville, Missouri - Page 208
He accordingly matriculated at the American School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Missouri, where he pursued his studies under the founder of Osteopathy, ...
Rutland, Vt - Page 301
Mead & Company, of New York City and Rutland, Vt. A working agreement was formed between Rawson & Morrison and John A. Mead & Company, controlling the ...
Denver - Page 145
of a snowclad range such as greets the eye from Capitol Hill in Denver; no outlook across a shining lake to distant mountains as at Burlington, Vt. ...
Unity, NH - Page 249
Orvis, the village storekeeper, at West Windsor, Vt., and remained with him until the winter of 1837, when he attended the academy at Unity, NH, ...
Greenfield, Mass - Page 193
Durant, an engineer at Greenfield, Mass., — survive him. Mr. Durant lived in Cambridge for fifty years, and always took an active interest in city ...
Chicago - Page 205
He received honorary degrees from Harvard, Columbia, Amherst, Yale and Chicago, as well as from Cambridge, Oxford, Göttingen and Edinburgh. ...
West Windsor, Vt - Page 249
Orvis, the village storekeeper, at West Windsor, Vt., and remained with him until the winter of 1837, when he attended the academy at Unity, NH, ...
Hartford - Page 52
He had begun his preaching at Hartford, and was invited to settle there as Hooker's successor, but upon receiving the invitation from Cambridge he ...
Madison, Wis - Page 231
many more educational and philanthropic institutions and private estates, and official landscape architect to such municipalities as Madison, Wis., ...
Portsmouth, NH - Page 65
Samuel Langdon of Portsmouth, NH, who had been but six months in office when the storm of revolutionary war broke upon the community. ...
Hollis, Me - Page 216
HURD HURD, ROGER HOWARD, of Winchester, Second Assistant Clerk of Courts, Middlesex EDWIN HENRY JOSE JOSE, EDWIN HENRY, born in Hollis, Me., April 27, ...
Pomfret, Vt - Page 160
He was a man of remarkable perseverance, had a very Allen, mother of Oscar Fayette Allen, was born in Pomfret, Vt,, April 23, 1919, and died June 6, ...
Leroy, NY - Page 185
had devoted a great deal of time to business at Leroy, NY, where is located the Leroy Cold Storage & Produce Co., of which he was vice- president and ...
Western, NY - Page 229
He prepared for college at Western, NY He graduated from Harvard in 1869, with the degree of AB, receiving his AM later. ...
Pottstown, Pennsylvania - Page 273
Harry Elkins Widener was born in Philadelphia in 1885, prepared for college at the High School at Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and was graduated from ...
Gloucester, Mass - Page 198
He died suddenly in Gloucester, Mass., on the morning of July 4th, 1901. Of his six children, Maud, Harold Brooks, Clarence, Ralph Browning, ...
Rome, NY - Page 271
GEORGE HODGES HODGES, GEORGE, dean of the Episcopal Theological School, was born at Rome, NY, October 6, 1856. He is the son of George Frederick and ...
East Dennis, Mass - Page 216
His parents were Stillman and Olive (Howes) Kclley; his father was born in Harwich, Mass., February 16, 1816, and his mother in East Dennis, Mass. ...
Plymouth, Mass - Page 245
CHARLES WILLIAM SEVER SEVER, CHARLES WILLIAM, was born in Plymouth, Mass., July 1, 1834. As a boy he came to Cambridge, in 1849, and entered the ...
St. Louis - Page 107
In fifty days they accomplished the march to St. Louis, and there they abandoned their curious vehicle and went on by steamer up the Missouri River to ...
Northampton, Mass - Page 206
LEANDER MOODY HANNUM HANNUM, LEANDER MOODY, one of Cambridge's most prominent real estate and mortgage brokers, was born in Northampton, Mass., ...
Danvers, Mass - Page 167
HENRY WILLIAMSON BEAL REAI., HENRY WILLIAMSON, lawyer, and progressive citizen of Cambridge, was born in Danvers, Mass., February 25, 1S75. ...
Buffalo - Page 297
He was casting about for some pursuit and fell in with a young man by the name of Emmons Hamlin, who had been at work in Buffalo making melodcons. ...
Spencer, Mass - Page 198
Before coming to Boston, in 1901, as sub-master in the Lawrence district, he spent four years as principal of the largest school in Spencer, Mass., ...
Hallowell, Me - Page 184
Cox is the youngest JAMES VALENTINE COX Cox, JAMES VALENTINE, son of Gershom Flagg Cox, was born in Hallowell, Me., July 1, 1813. ...
Aylesford, Nova Scotia - Page 208
WILFRED ERNEST HARRIS HARRIS, WILFRED ERNEST, physician, was born at Aylesford, Nova Scotia, September 3, 1873. His father, the late Major Thomas Rces ...
Charlottetown, PEI - Page 185
Dunstan's College, Charlottetown, PEI Then he began the study of medicine with Dr. Brcor of Charlottetown, a leading practitioner of that place, ...
Fairhaven, Mass - Page 184
He married, November 19, 1838, Mercy Nye, daughter of John and Mercy (Howland) Nye, of Fairhaven, Mass. He married second, Annie E. ...
Holden, Mass - Page 227
HW Morse, who died at Greenwood, was given his grandmother's family name, Webster. Mr. Morse spent one year in a dry goodi store in Holden, Mass., ...
Hudson, Mass - Page 263
Wood, and another Alonzo, the father of the above-named, who was born in Hudson, Mass. Alonzo Wood devoted his energies to the lumber business. ...
Petersham, Mass - Page 196
JOHN FISKE 1SGI, to Abby Morgan, daughter of Aaron Brooks, Jr., of Petersham, Mass. He never practised law, devoting himself to literature, ...
Newport, RI - Page 72
The plans were furnished by Peter Harrison of Newport, RI, the architect of the Redwood Library of that city, and of King's Chapel in Boston; and, ...
Templeton, Mass - Page 170
Bradbury, on August 27, 1857, married, in Templeton, Mass., Margaret Jones, a daughter of Abijah and Phoebe Jones. ...
Weston, Mass - Page 251
(6), son of Sarah (Childs) Stratton, was born in Weston, Mass., December G, 1768. He married Betsey Cook. Ira (7), son of Shubael C. and Betsey (Cook) ...
Newport, NH - Page 199
IJe was educated in the schools of his native town, in the Newport, NH, High School, at Kimball Union Academy, and at the New Hampton Institute. ...
Cambridge - Page 145
The site of Cambridge is comparatively commonplace and yet there are opportunities of beauty and attractiveness bank of the Charles River for nearly ...
London - Page 224
His administration of the delicate and responsible duties of his high mission in London was characterized by tact, marked ability, and was a most ...
Brighton - Page 117
further subdivide the town which had already seen Lexington, West Cambridge (Arlington), Newton and Brighton carved out of its original territory. ...
Andover - Page 250
He attended Phillips Academy, in Andover, and then entered Yale College, graduating in 1893. He came to Cambridge and entered the Harvard Law School, ...
Amiens - Page 16
At the siege of Amiens he fought under the great King Henry, of Navarre, in whose service his father had fallen seven years before. ...
Athens - Page 205
WILLIAM WATSON GOODWIN Professor Goodwin was a most active supporter of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, and he was its first ...
Ipswich - Page 50
by the weaving of woolen and cotton fabrics, introduced by a few families who came from Yorkshire and built up a town at Rowley, adjoining Ipswich. ...
San Francisco - Page 157
The next spring he resumed his work at San Francisco. After examining the mines in the interior of California in July, 1860, he returned to Cambridge, ...
York - Page 200
Commencing with the "blue lodge" he advanced through all the series of degrees of York and Scottish rites, the chapter, cryptic masonry, ...
Newport - Page 210
He resided in Newport from the time of his withdrawal from service until 1878. Colonel Higginson was a member of the Massachusetts House of 1880 and ...
Vienna - Page 246
A year and a half in Vienna he devoted to further studies. Dr. Somcrs commenced his professional career in Cambridge, and has ever since continued to ...
Edinburgh - Page 205
He received honorary degrees from Harvard, Columbia, Amherst, Yale and Chicago, as well as from Cambridge, Oxford, Göttingen and Edinburgh. ...
Leipzig - Page 177
Clarke next spent some time in study at the medical schools and hospitals in London, Paris and Leipzig, returning in 1SGG to Cambridge, where he soon ...

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