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Identifier: 16421892legendso01conv (find matches)
Title: 1642-1892. Legends of Woburn, now first written and preserved in collected form ... to which is added a chrono-indexical history of Woburn
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Converse, Parker Lindall, 1822-1899
Subjects: Legends
Publisher: Woburn, Mass., Printed for subscribers only
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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HE need of a Ready Reference,which will at once show, when anyimportant or interesting event inthe history of Woburn occurred,has long been felt.Every day questions relating thereto, are asked invain, nor can they be answered, without a tedioussearch through large historical volumes, town orcounty records, or back files of Newspapers, and manynot even then. This chronologically arranged table has been pre-pared to meet the requirement. It is hoped that itwill answer the purpose. 1621. Woburn or its vicinity first visited by whitemen.Very mild winter. 1635. Edward Converse and two others sent to explore. 1636. Grants of land made to Ezekiel and Thomas Richardson. 1637. Very mild winter.
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143 1638. Waterfield supply lots laid out and reserved.Highway laid out by Edw. Converse and E.Richardson. 1640. Woburn a grant by Gen. Court to Charlestown, and called Charlestown Village. Town explored by Norwell, Converse andothers. Committee searched for the grant of two milessquare (Woburn) May 15. Tree fall, and miraculous escape of party, Sept. General Court voted to found CharlestownVillage, (Woburn.) Seven Commissioners, viz.; Edward Converse,Edward Johnson, Ezekiel Richardson, JohnMousall, Thomas Graves, Samuel Richard-son and Thomas Richardson appointed tosettle town, Nov. 5. Town boundaries laid out. Montvale first selected as the site for the village. Woburn Centre selected Nov, 17, Capt. Edward Johnson chosen first Town ClerkDec. 18. First dwelling-house built (at south part oftown) by Edward Converse. First mill built (at south part of town) by Ed-ward Converse. 1641. Woburn Centre confirmed as the site Feb. 29.First dwelling-house built there on Reed Es-tate near 2d Bu

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  • bookdecade:1890
  • bookcentury:1800
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  • booksubject:Legends
  • bookpublisher:Woburn__Mass___Printed_for_subscribers_only
  • bookcontributor:Allen_County_Public_Library_Genealogy_Center
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