History of the Town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement, in 1630, to the Present Time, 1855 |
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... fathers first saw it ; and the marshes through which it flows look to our eyes as they did to theirs . Few events of extraordinary interest have been witnessed upon its waters . The well - known curve in the bed of the river , near ...
... fathers first saw it ; and the marshes through which it flows look to our eyes as they did to theirs . Few events of extraordinary interest have been witnessed upon its waters . The well - known curve in the bed of the river , near ...
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... fathers for loading and un- loading of sloops and schooners . Later still , they were used by our fishermen for emptying their nets . Some have recently been occupied as ship - yards . In the Wade Family there is a tradition that their ...
... fathers for loading and un- loading of sloops and schooners . Later still , they were used by our fishermen for emptying their nets . Some have recently been occupied as ship - yards . In the Wade Family there is a tradition that their ...
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... fathers therefore applied legislation to the matter in the following form : " Nov. 5 , 1639. Ordered , That whosoever shall kindle a fire in other men's grounds , or in any common grounds , shall be fined forty shillings . No fires to ...
... fathers therefore applied legislation to the matter in the following form : " Nov. 5 , 1639. Ordered , That whosoever shall kindle a fire in other men's grounds , or in any common grounds , shall be fined forty shillings . No fires to ...
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... fathers were farmers after the English modes , and therefore had to learn many new ways from the sky and the climate . The times of ploughing and planting here , in spring and autumn , varied somewhat from those of their . native land ...
... fathers were farmers after the English modes , and therefore had to learn many new ways from the sky and the climate . The times of ploughing and planting here , in spring and autumn , varied somewhat from those of their . native land ...
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... through the winter was to bury them below the reach of the frost , and shelter them from rain . The barns of our pilgrim fathers were very small , because they stacked their hay out - doors , according to 3 SOIL AND PRODUCTIONS . 17.
... through the winter was to bury them below the reach of the frost , and shelter them from rain . The barns of our pilgrim fathers were very small , because they stacked their hay out - doors , according to 3 SOIL AND PRODUCTIONS . 17.
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