This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...of young friends were present, who should make their appearance but Aunt Peggy Ropes and her daughter, with an infant child. They were very i "Joshua Ward, son of Miles and Hannah Derby Ward, was born Oct. 29, 1752, died Sept. 14, 1825. He was a merchant and owned a distillery near the southern corner of Front and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...of young friends were present, who should make their appearance but Aunt Peggy Ropes and her daughter, with an infant child. They were very i "Joshua Ward, son of Miles and Hannah Derby Ward, was born Oct. 29, 1752, died Sept. 14, 1825. He was a merchant and owned a distillery near the southern corner of Front and Washington Streets. He owned and lived in the brick house on Washington Street, where Dr. John E. Fiske afterwards lived. Here he entertained General Washington, when he visited Salem in 1789. His first wife was Sarah Lander, mother of his children. His second wife was Susan McGee of Boston."--E. I. Hist. Coll., Vol. IV, p. 177. 2 "Major Joseph Sprague, born at Medford, Mass., July 13th, 1739, died Feb. 13, 1808, in the house on the corner of Flint and Essex Streets, which he bought and occupied in 1775. He also built for his son the brick house adjoining his homestead, occupied later by Col. Francis Peabody, by Samuel L. Williams, the London banker, and by John H. Silsbee. "Mr. Sprague had a distillery on the northwest corner of North and Federal Streets, behind which the Danvers Company of Minute Men was drawn up at the repulse of Leslie."--E. I. Hist. Coll., Vol. XXXVIII, p. 352. 3 "Pickering Dodge, son of Israel and Lucia Pickering Dodge, born April 6th, 1778, married Nov. 5th, 1801, Rebecca, daughter of Daniel and Mary Jenks. Mr. Dodge died in August, 1833, well known as an active, enterprising, intelligent and honorable merchant, universally esteemed."--E. I. Hist. Coll., Vol. XV, p. 301. peculiar people, and Aunt P in particular caused a great deal of amusement among the young people by her vulgar speeches. Then the baby began to cry, and when evening came and they wanted to go home through the "Field...
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