Greenwich, Town Lost to a Dam
Elizabeth Frye and John Stevens raised their family in Greenwich, MA, a town that was lost to a dam in 1938. The damming project required th
"A Dangerous Fellow"
The probate record of William Woodbridge provides a small glimpse of the matter-of-fact nature of the ownership of other human beings in the
Salem Wharves
Dudley Woodbridge was a merchant of Salem involved in the maritime trade that flourished after the Revolutionary War. He and his wife Dorcas
Donald Knowles Abbott
Donald Knowles Abbott (1918-1986) was a tenth generation descendant of George Abbott and Hannah Chandler who dedicated his life to service t
Major General Stephen Abbot
Major General Stephen Abbot was a successful merchant in Salem. He was an officer in the Revolutionary War and later held the rank of Major
A Family Dies Young
Samuel Abbott and Mary Cutts both died in their early 30's and their two sons died in young adulthood, one while serving aboard the USS
House on Hidden Road
Abigail Holt and Isaac Chandler lived on the farm of Abigail's grandfather Benjamin Abbott. This property became to the site of 17 Hidde
19th Century Prenuptial Agreement
Prior to their marriage, Elijah Holt and his second wife Lovina Marcy Dunton entered into a contact specifying how the property of the estat
Northfield, New Hampshire
Mary Butler and Abraham Brown reared their family of nine children in the newly incorporated Northfield, New Hampshire that was formed from
Benjamin and Lois
Benjamin and Lois (Jenkins) Hovey raised their family in Dracut. Benjamin was a hat maker with a shop on Pleasant Street.
