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The Civil War Party System: The Case of Massachusetts, 1848–1876 (1984), new political history; Berenson, Barbara F. "The Campaign for Women's Suffrage in Massachusetts, 1869-95." Historical Journal of Massachusetts 47.2 (2019): 26+. Blodgett, Geoffrey The Gentle Reformers: Massachusetts Democrats in the Cleveland Era (1966) online
Its estimated that only five houses in total have been documented enough to firmly establish they were built during this time period. [3] Only First Period houses built prior to 1660 are suitable for inclusion on this list as construction methods changed circa 1660.
After the Glorious Revolution of 1688 deposed James, Massachusetts political operatives arrested Andros and shipped him back to England. [39] [40] All of the affected colonies reverted to their previous forms of rule, although Massachusetts did so without constitutional authority because its charter had been revoked. [41]
Daily life in colonial New England (Bloomsbury, 2017) online. Karlsen, Carol F. The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England (1998) Lockridge, Kenneth A. A New England Town: The First Hundred Years: Dedham, Massachusetts, 1636–1736 (1985), new social history online; Perlmann, Joel, Silvana R. Siddali, and Keith ...
1629 – New England Company reorganized as the Massachusetts Bay Company. 1629 Kiliaen van Rensselaer institutes the patroon system in New Netherland. [2] 1630 – Puritans found Boston and ten other settlements in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. John Winthrop preaches his City upon a Hill sermon. First meeting of the Massachusetts General Court.
At some point in time c. 1815 Federal architecture was incorporated into the residence. The mansion was later moved to its present location in 1837. Colonial period features still found at the residence include the 5 bay second floor, as well as two "diminutive" parallel summer beams in the oldest portion of the house. [29] Porter Bradstreet ...
She was hanged in 1638 for murdering her daughter, as the common law of Massachusetts made no distinction at the time between insanity or mental illness and criminal behavior. [79] Midwife Margaret Jones was convicted of being a witch and hanged in 1648 after the condition of patients allegedly worsened in her care.
Major boundaries of Massachusetts Bay and neighboring colonial claims in the 17th and 18th centuries; modern state boundaries are partially overlaid for context The Puritans in England first sent smaller groups in the mid-1620s to establish colonies, buildings, and food supplies, learning from the Pilgrims' harsh experiences of winter in the ...