All posts tagged "Newbury Mass."
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7.2K2ConnecticutSamuel Maverick Writes A Guide to the Wonders of New England – in 1660
Samuel Maverick, as his name suggests, didn’t like to go along with the crowd. The Puritan crowd, that is. He came to...
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18.7K13New HampshireThe Great Throat Distemper of 1735
In 1735, a young child in Kingston, N.H., came down with a cold and all of New England would get sick. The...
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27.0K2ConnecticutHow the Daughters of Liberty Fought for Independence
On August 14, 1768, the Daughters of Liberty cheered from windows as the Sons of Liberty paraded through Boston to commemorate their...
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13.2K7MassachusettsThe Great 1727 Earthquake and the Wrath of God
Northern New Englanders ran for cover in late October as the 1727 earthquake, more powerful than any they had experienced, shook the...
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7.3K5New HampshireMargery Brown and Owen O’Sullivan – An Unlikely Love Story
Margaret Brown of County Cork in Ireland had a fierce beauty and a temper to match. She crossed from Ireland in 1723...
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13.5K4MassachusettsJudith Coffin, Mother and Grandmother 177 Times Over
Were Mother’s Day celebrated in 17th century Massachusetts the way it’s celebrated today, Judith Coffin would have had quite a party. When she...
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8.8K3MassachusettsHenry Greenland Tries To Seduce a Young Puritan Wife. It Doesn’t Go Well.
Henry Greenland found out the hard way that being an aristocratic English doctor didn’t grant immunity from Puritan justice. He made the...
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3.4K3MassachusettsThe 1799 Tornado in Newbury – Panic and Renewal
It was a still September night, about 1799; some Newbury residents were dancing at a late party, others were sleeping soundly and...
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3.6K12Crime and ScandalSarah Smith Emery Gets a New Teacher . . . and She Doesn’t Like Him
In the 1790s, the town of Newbury, Mass. needed a new teacher. A young man of 19, Joseph Adams, was hired for...
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2.8KArts and LeisureDr. Alexander Hamilton Pokes Fun at a Rustic
Dr. Alexander Hamilton had some fun at the expense of a nosy New Englander named Jerry Jacobs who accompanied him on his trip...
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