Sketch of the History of Attleborough: From Its Settlement to the Present TimeH. Mann, Printer, 1834 - 136 pages |
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Abigail acres of meadow appointed April Attleborough Benjamin Benjamin Day Blackington Blackstone Blackstone's Bolkcom born Boston bounds Brown Brown University buried called Capt Carpenter chosen church Colony commenced committee Court Daniel daughter David Freeman death Ebenezer Daggett Elisha Factory feet fifty acres granted Indians inhabitants Jacob John Daggett John Foster John Stearns John Stevenson John Woodcock Jonathan Jonathan Fuller Joseph July June laid Lieut manufacture March married Mary Mass meeting house Mile River mill Nathaniel Nicholas North Purchase north side Parish Pawtucket Peck Plymouth Plymouth Colony preached Proprietors records Rehoboth resided Rhode Island Richard Richardson Robert Fuller Robinson Samuel Sarah Sept settlement Seven Mile River Southworth Stephen Ten Mile River Thacher Thomas Willett tion town meeting town of Rehoboth tract of land unto voted Weld wife William William Blackstone Wilmarth Wrentham
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Page 120 - ... eye-sight, to the last, and was just able to walk, with a little assistance, till a few days before his death. He lived over a hundred years on his native spot. He was a man of pious character ; cheerful in disposition, jocose, witty, and of a quick understanding. He was deprived of his eye-sight on a sudden, during the night, and was not himself aware of it until the next morning, when he sought in vain for the light of day. He could distinctly recollect events which had occurred a century before....
Page 13 - At a town meeting lawfully warned, lots were drawn for the meadows that lie on the north side of the town, in order as followeth, according to person and estate.
Page 53 - Foxcroft, who, by the old town records, was "an able, learned, orthodox minister of good conversation, to dispense the word of God to them.
Page 56 - Rev. Nathan Buckman was settled at Medway in December, 1724, and continued the pastoral relation to this church more than seventy years." " Rev. Habijah Weld, minister of Attleborough, was distinguished for his usefulness in the ministry, and highly respected as a man, both at home and abroad. He united, to an uncommon degree, the affections of his people for a period of fifty-five years, during which he was their pastor. He was ordained in 1727, and died in 1782, in the eightieth year of his age.
Page 128 - Willet, the master of the house, being reading in the Bible, his countenance was more solemn than at other times, so as he did not look cheerfully upon them, as he was wont to do ; whereupon they went out and told their fellows, that their purpose was discovered. They asked them, how it could be. The others told them, that they knew it by Mr. Willet's countenance, and that he had discovered it by a book that he was reading. Whereupon they gave over their design.
Page 26 - Point, on part whereof his then dwelling house stood; after which purchase the town laid out a place for a trayning field; which ever since and now is used for that purpose, and for the feeding of cattell: Robert Walker and William Lytherland farther testify that Mr.
Page 76 - Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court, or place out of Congress, and the members of Congress shall be protected in their persons from...
Page 57 - His children, labourers, and servants, submitted to them with cheerfulness ; and his house became the seat of absolute industry, peace, and good order. Breakfast was on the table precisely at six o'clock, dinner at twelve, and supper at six in the evening. After supper he neither made visits himself, nor permitted...
Page 57 - Yet so entirely had he acquired an ascendency over his temper, that a censurable, or imprudent act is not known to have been done by him, nor an improper word uttered. To vice and licentiousness, in every form, he gave no indulgence, either in his conversation, or his public instructions. On the contrary, idleness, intemperance, profaneness, and all kinds of immoral conduct, were reproved by him with undeviating severity.
Page 58 - During the long period of fifty-five years, he was never once detained from the pulpit by disease, nor from any other of his pastoral duties. His prayers were wholly formed by himself, and adapted with strict propriety to the various occasions on which they were made. They were pertinent, solemn, and impressive. His sermons were written, and were usually delivered without variation from his notes. Yet at times he addressed his congregation extemporaneously in a manner eminently forcible and affecting....