All posts tagged "Taunton Mass."
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11.3KbostonThe 1790 Census: New England by the Numbers
Just after the American Revolution, Gilmanton, N.H., ranked as the 30th biggest municipality in the United States. The Lakes Region town was...
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24.5K3MassachusettsElizabeth Poole, the Puritan Who Founded Taunton, Mass.
Elizabeth Poole left the comforts of her family manor house in England to join the Pilgrims in Plymouth Colony. She was 48,...
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12.8K5MassachusettsElizabeth Buffum Chace, Conductor on the Underground Railroad
Elizabeth Buffum Chace belonged to old and distinguished Rhode Island families, but she was distrusted and shunned because of her ardent opposition...
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24.1KConnecticutSamuel Danforth, Star-Gazing Puritan, Sees A ‘Herald of wrath to a secure and impenitent World,’ aka, A Comet
When a mighty comet streaked across the night sky in 1664, Samuel Danforth predicted a series of catastrophes for his fellow Puritans...
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23.8K6MassachusettsBefore Old Glory, There Was the Taunton Flag
The people of Taunton, Mass., celebrate the Taunton Flag with a friendly festival on their green every October. But when first raised...
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104.7K33ConnecticutWay More Than the Scarlet Letter: Puritan Punishments
In their rigid enforcement of community standards, New England’s Puritan punishments often often included the bilbo, the cleft stick, the brand, the ear...
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