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The General Society of Colonial Wars is a patriotic society composed of men who trace their descents from forebears who, in military, naval, or civil positions of high trust and responsibility, by acts or counsel, assisted in the establishment, defense, and preservation of the mainland American colonies of Great Britain.
In Massachusetts, Willard served as an advisor to the Nashaway Indians and provided guns to them by order of the Massachusetts General Court. [6] [7] He served as a major of militia in King Philip's War in 1676 at age 70, and he was the Chief Military Officer of Middlesex County, Massachusetts and repelled a Nipmuc force that was besieging ...
He was a member of the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Wars. He also served as President of the Rumford Historical Association. [ 1 ] He served as the second librarian of the Winn Memorial Library , where he continued development of the historical manuscript repository during his tenure as librarian (1882-1909) and librarian emeritus (1909-1918).
This category is for the General Society of Colonial Wars, an hereditary society composed of men who trace their descents from forebears who, in military, naval, or civil positions of high trust and responsibility, by acts or counsel, assisted in the establishment, defense, and preservation of the mainland American colonies of Great Britain.
A guide to some of the Colonial Society's publication collections for the period of 1710 through 1939 is maintained by the Massachusetts Historical Society. [2] The topics can vary from the Pilgrim Fathers, [3] to the pirate Captain Thomas Pound. [4] In partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston, it sponsors The New England Quarterly.
Colonial Wars of North America, 1512-1763. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc. Niles, Samuel (1861). "A summary narrative of the wars in New England." Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, V: 309-590. Torrey, Clarence A. (2004). New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston: New England Genealogic Historical Society. Schutz, John. A ...
William Bullard (1594–December 23, 1686) was an early resident and two term Selectman in Dedham, Massachusetts. [1] He built the first bridge across the Charles River in Dedham at the site of the present day Ames Street Bridge. [2] He also served in the trainband led by Eleazer Lusher. [3]
Joseph Dudley (September 23, 1647 – April 2, 1720) was a colonial administrator, a native of Roxbury in Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the son of one of its founders.He had a leading role in the administration of the Dominion of New England (1686–1689), which was overthrown in the 1689 Boston revolt.