All posts tagged "pepperell"
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12.6K2MassachusettsPrudence Cummings Wright, Patriot Militia Commander, Captures 2 British Spies
During those confusing, intense first weeks of the American Revolution, Prudence Cummings Wright organized a ladies group — to capture Loyalist spies...
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60.5K20Business and Labor6 of the Oldest Houses in New England
To make a claim for the oldest houses in New England inevitably invites controversy. The region has plenty of very old houses,...
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9.9K2MassachusettsDuc D’Anville Sails for New England in 1746 to Burn the Town of Boston
In 1745, William Pepperrell led an expedition to Acadia that stunned the French government when his men and a contingent of British...
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29.5K7Religion and Social MovementsSeven Strange Facts About Colonial Funerals
New England’s early colonists paid a great deal of attention to death and funerals. Many people attended colonial funerals, and would think...
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18.8K6MaineJoseph Moody, The Colonial Minister Who Wore a Handkerchief Over His Face
The story of the Rev. Joseph Moody, who preached with a handkerchief over his face, was too good for Nathaniel Hawthorne to...
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