Opis: Acceptance and Unveiling of the Statue of John Bridge, the Puritan - Bridge Samuel James

Excerpt from Acceptance and Unveiling of the Statue of John Bridge, the Puritan: Presented to the City of Cambridge, Sept; 20, 1882

In the "Genealogical Register," which forms the supplement to Paige's "History of Cambridge," is the following: -

"Bridge, John was among the earliest inhab. of Camb. and owned land here in 1632. He resided in 1635 at the N. E. corner of Dunster and South Streets, and soon afterwards owned a house at the N. W. corner of Holyoke and Winthrop Streets. About 1638 he purchased a house near the spot where the Washington Head Quarters now stand, with twelve acres of land, and resided there. He was early elected Deacon of the church; was Selectman twelve years, between 1635 and 1652; Representative four years, from 1637 to 1641 ; and was frequently employed in the settlement of estates and in determining the boundaries of towns. He m. Elizabeth Saunders 1658, (marriage contract dated 29, Nov. 1658,) who had previously been the wife of Roger Bancroft of Camb. and Martin Saunders of Braintree. He d. about 1665, leaving wife, son Matthew and granddaughter Dorcas, dau. of S. Thomas, deceased. His wife Elizabeth subsequently m. Edward Taylor of Boston and was living in 1685."

The subject of the foregoing notice had one son, Matthew, who survived his father, dying April 28, 1700, when upwards of 80 years old. The remains of father and son were deposited in the burial-ground in Harvard Square. Memorial stones were placed over their graves and over that of a descendant, Levi Bridge (hereinafter mentioned as the founder of the Bridge Charitable Fund in this city), July 4, 1876, by Samuel J. Bridge, the donor of the statue of the first of the name.

Shortly after the city of Cambridge was the recipient of a donation from another member of the family, the late Mr. Levi Bridge, who, by a deed of trust, dated Aug. 12, 1875, gave the sum of $ 3.95, which had been deposited in the Cambridgeport Savings Bank in the name of the late Hon. John Sargent as trustee.

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Szczegóły: Acceptance and Unveiling of the Statue of John Bridge, the Puritan - Bridge Samuel James

Nazwa: Acceptance and Unveiling of the Statue of John Bridge, the Puritan Presented to the City of Cambridge, Sept; 20, 1882 (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Bridge Samuel James
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781330098981
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 30
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

Recenzje: Acceptance and Unveiling of the Statue of John Bridge, the Puritan - Bridge Samuel James