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Early Colonial New England, Revolutionary War

Pilgrimage to Plymouth – Part Six – Massachusetts Historic Society and Bunker Hill

9/22 Monday Continuing our search for details of the lives of our early Colonial ancestors we drove to Boston, starting first at the Massachusetts Historic Society. The Society has many original colonial records in its library. A first visit requires a lengthy check-in procedure and it took us about an hour to check in. Browsing the bookshelves is not allowed. The best way to access materials … Continue reading Pilgrimage to Plymouth – Part Six – Massachusetts Historic Society and Bunker Hill

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Early Colonial New England, Wright

Captain Noah Wiswall’s fight

In 1689 only eleven years after the end of King Philip’s War the French and Indians began a rampage in New York and New England that would be called King William’s War. The year 1690 saw the rampage continue when Schenectady New York was attacked and burned in February. In March 1690 the settlement at Salmon Falls Maine was attacked and decimated. In May 1690 … Continue reading Captain Noah Wiswall’s fight

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