Samuel Sewall, The History of Woburn (Boston, 1868)

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Samuel Sewall, The History of Woburn (Boston, 1868)
type
book
date
1868
reference
pp. 93, 113-120, 165-166, 175-178, 579, 584
url
https://archive.org/details/historyofwoburnm00sewa
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original
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A compiled town history from the Woburn town records and the Massachusetts Archives.

Cited for King Philip's War (research/king-philips-war/):

  • Woburn's Narragansett levy: "thirteen soldiers ... impressed from Woburn" (p. 113), leaving out the first three names on the return, John Carter, William Johnson and James Converse, the town's officers. Trumbull quoted on the Swamp Fight: "six brave captains fell ... eighty men were killed or mortally wounded" (p. 118).
  • 10 Apr 1676, Indians killed the wife and two children of Samuel Richardson (pp. 119-120).
  • The two James Converses: "James Convers, Senr., familiarly distinguished in the Town Records as Ensign or Lieutenant Convers" (p. 175); "Ensign James Convers ... and Josiah Convers, a brother of the ensign" (p. 93); the selectmen "Serg. James Convers, 1672," "Ens. James Convers, 1680, 82, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8" and "Serg. James Convers, 1684, 86" (p. 579); "Lieutenant (afterwards Major) Convers" by 1688 (p. 165); and among the representatives "Lt. James Convers, 1691, 92" (p. 584).
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  2. title: "Samuel Sewall, The History of Woburn (Boston, 1868)"
  3. type: book
  4. date: "1868"
  5. reference: "pp. 93, 113-120, 165-166, 175-178, 579, 584"
  6. url: "https://archive.org/details/historyofwoburnm00sewa"
  7. seen: original
  8. access: public
  9. ---
  11. A compiled town history from the Woburn town records and the Massachusetts Archives.
  13. Cited for King Philip's War (`research/king-philips-war/`):
  15. - Woburn's Narragansett levy: "thirteen soldiers ... impressed from Woburn" (p. 113), leaving out the
  16. first three names on the return, John Carter, William Johnson and James Converse, the town's officers.
  17. Trumbull quoted on the Swamp Fight: "six brave captains fell ... eighty men were killed or mortally
  18. wounded" (p. 118).
  19. - 10 Apr 1676, Indians killed the wife and two children of Samuel Richardson (pp. 119-120).
  20. - The two James Converses: "James Convers, Senr., familiarly distinguished in the Town Records as Ensign
  21. or Lieutenant Convers" (p. 175); "Ensign James Convers ... and Josiah Convers, a brother of the ensign"
  22. (p. 93); the selectmen "Serg. James Convers, 1672," "Ens. James Convers, 1680, 82, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8" and
  23. "Serg. James Convers, 1684, 86" (p. 579); "Lieutenant (afterwards Major) Convers" by 1688 (p. 165); and
  24. among the representatives "Lt. James Convers, 1691, 92" (p. 584).
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