The history of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, By a committee of the Dorchester antiquarian and historical society ...

Xii ERRATA AND ADDENDA. -the wife of Joseph Belcher, of Milton, and mother of Joi seph Belcher, minister of Dedham. Page 124. For " Hammond "' read Hannum; and for " Foye," read Fry. Page 133. William Robinson was killed in his mill-wheel. Page 164, third line, add for, after " you "; "{ *" nineteenth line, for " before" read desire. Page 195, twenty-second line, read Bolton instead of " Batten.' Page 273. It appears as if the writer referred to had confounded Chief Justice Stoughton with Judge Sewall. Page 301, eleventh line, for'Mather" Withington, read Philip. Page 345. Revolutionary soldiers omitted in previous list: John Pope served at Squantum and Rhode Island; he was raised to the rank of Lieutenant. John Lemist was at West Point. Thomas Pierce was at West Point. Edward Foster was at Long Island. Rufus Davis was in the marine service, under Corn. Tucker, Jonathan Wiswall was at New York. Thomas Lyon was at Squantum, Roxbury and Ticonderoga. All of the above are well remembered in town, and were among the last of the Revolutionary pensioners who died. Page 377, seventh line, the number "eighteen " should betwenty. Page 411, twenty-fifth line, it should have been stated that Rev. David Dyer was installed, not " ordained." Page 411. Rev. Mr. Noyes also was installed, not "ordained." Page 418. The Tenth Parish was organized as Unitarian, in May, 1859, and Rev. F. W. Holland, of East Cambridge, called as Pastor. Page 486, twentieth line, ~60, not "$60." Page 528. For " Crehore," read Cochran. Page 534. Mr. Everett had other children. Page 573. James Pierce was born Nov. 20, 1825. Page 573. Edward L. Pierce is a graduate of Brown- UniL versity. Page 584, fourth line, the date should be 1787, not "17T7'." Page 656. The first epitaph should readAbel his offering accepted is His body to the Grave his sovle to blis On Octobers twentye and no more In tieyegrei sixteen hvndred4.44

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The history of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, By a committee of the Dorchester antiquarian and historical society ...
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Dorchester antiquarian and historical society, Dorchester, Mass.
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