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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 1., The importance of Preserving early history. (search)
ection of historical material. I assume that the Medford Society is designed primarily for the collection and preservation of Medford history, of which few towns have one more creditable. No one who has not undertaken to write the history of his own town can have an adequate sense of the difficulties to be encountered in such an undertaking. He first seeks all former attempts likely to aid him, whether in printed volumes, or in outlines of town history found in Thanksgiving sermons, Fourth of July orations, or occasional discourses. But in twenty-five years after such addresses were printed, he may seek long, far, and wide without finding a copy of either. I speak from experience. Therefore any proposed collection should include not only all such discourses, but also town reports and directories. It is true that they are not interesting reading, and at the end of the year generally find their way to the fire-kindling box; but to the historian they are of inestimable value.
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 1., Literal copy of Births, deaths, and Marriages in Medford from earliest records. (search)
thaniell Wade his daughter anne borne march 1: 168 4/5 Stephen ffrances his daughter lydia borne June 11: 1686 Peter Tufts his sone Cotton Borne July 28 1686 peter Tufts his sone Cotton dyed December 23 1686 Caleb Brooks his daughter Susan dyed October 30: 1686 Stephen Willis his sone Benjaman borne February 14: 168 6/7 Daniell Woodward his daugh Abigail born March 12 168 6/7 Capt Nathaniell Wade his daugh dorothy borne Aprill 30: 1687 Isack Fox his sone Samuell Borne July 4: 1687 Peter Tufts his daughter mercy Borne May 8: 168 6/7 John Bradsho his daughter mary borne march 8: 168 7/8 Peter Tufts his daughter mercy dyed February 7: 168 7/8 Capt Jonath Wade his daughter dorithy borne Aprill 11: 1688 John Tufts his daughter mary borne ——29: 1688 Jonathan Tufts his sone John Borne Decemb 15: 1688 Jonathan Tufts the sone of Jonathan & Rebekah Tufts dyed ——b 21: 1688 Elizibeth Brad—— February 26 168 8/9 John Tufts the sone of Peter Tufts and