Westport, Massachusetts, USA (North Westport)
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Where is Westport, Massachusetts, USA? Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Westport, so named because it was the westernmost port in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was first settled in 1670 as a part of the town of Dartmouth by members of the Sisson family. The river, and the land around it, was called "Coaksett" in the original deed; the name (now spelled "Acoaxet") lives on in the southwestern community along the western branch of the Westport River. Like many areas in the region, Westport was affected by invading Wampanoag Indians during King Philip's War. Several small mills were built along the Westport River, and in 1787, the town, along with the town of New Bedford, seceded from Dartmouth.
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Westport, Massachusetts, USA (North Westport)
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Westport, Massachusetts, USA (North Westport)
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7. WESTPORT. [Pop. 2,820. Inc. 1787.]
Westport, the western part of the county, lies on an arm of the sea, at the mouth of Buzzard's...Read MORE...
Westport, the western part of the county, lies on an arm of the sea, at the mouth of Buzzard's...Read MORE...
1849 - A fire occurred at Westport, Massachusetts, last night, in which a woman and her children were burnt to death.The Sun
Baltimore, Maryland
January 4, 1849
1851 - Among the petitions in the House on Monday, were two by Mr. Fowler, on of B. B. Sisson, C. A. Church, and 204 other citizens of Westport, Massachusetts,praying for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, and another of Mrs. Lydia Winslow and 172 other...Read MORE...
1863 - A turtle was found recently on the farm of Wm. Allen, in Westport, Mass., with the initials of Weston Allen, Humphrey Allen, and David Allen, cut on its shell.There was one date 171- - the last figure undecipherable - and one of 1787. The same turtle was...Read MORE...
1864 - A LONG ABSENCENathaniel Woodell, of Westport, Massachusetts, who mysteriously disappeared in 1816, has returned...Read MORE...
1887 - Mare Returns HomeThe valuable gray mare recently sold cheap to a Westport, Mass., farmer by the horse railroad...Read MORE...
Westport Massachusetts, 1890
Westport is a large agricultural town, with some manufactures, forming the southwest corner of...Read MORE...
Westport is a large agricultural town, with some manufactures, forming the southwest corner of...Read MORE...
1894 - Westport (Mass.) will offer a reward of $10 for each fox killed by an inhabitant of the town.The Lowell Sun
Lowell, Massachusetts
April 2, 1894
1899 - Westport
Westport. - This was the fourteenth town formed in Bristol county. It was formerly a part of old...Read MORE...
Westport. - This was the fourteenth town formed in Bristol county. It was formerly a part of old...Read MORE...
1906
Westport, a post-village in Westport township (town), Bristol co., Mass., 7 miles W. of New...Read MORE...
Westport, a post-village in Westport township (town), Bristol co., Mass., 7 miles W. of New...Read MORE...
1909 - Killed His Wife, Then Ended His Life in the Police StationWestport, Mass, Man, Crazed by Drink, Used an Old Indian Tomahawk in Murdering Woman
New Bedford,...Read MORE...
1911 - Duck Hunters DrownWestport, Mass., Dec. 29 - The drowning of three men who left their homes here yesterday afternoon...Read MORE...
1915 - A South Westport (Mass.) couple, married fifty-two years, have not spoken to each other in fifty years and are reported to have lived together happily all that time nevertheless.The Princeton Union
Princeton, Minnesota
July 22, 1915
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
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Ancestors Who Died Here
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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Edmund MOSHER (26 July 1755 - ) &
Mehitabel BROWNELL (abt. 30 September 1756 - )
married 23 December 1779 |
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Elihu TRIPP (29 June 1772 - ) &
Mary BROWNELL (abt. 1774 - 30 December 1857)
married 9 October 1794 |
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Richard LAWTON (29 November 1769 - 18 July 1843) &
Polly BROWNELL (4 October 1781 - )
married 27 October 1800 |
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Richard LAWTON (29 November 1769 - 18 July 1843) &
Susannah HANSON (HARRISON?) (11 July 1787 - 5 December 1873)
married 15 August 1811 |
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Abner COGGESHALL (9 September 1792 - 14 June 1864) &
Phebe DAVOL (abt. 1795 - 19 August 1821?)
married 11 November 1813 |
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Abner LAWTON (1 February 1800 - 1 September 1854) &
Hannah TRIPP (3 April 1797 - 30 September 1871)
married 29 June 1817 |
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Isaac LAWTON (10 March 1803 - 26 July 1865) &
Melina A SOULE (1808 - 26 August 1890)
married 5 November 1826 |
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George Washington SOWLE (4 May 1800 - 23 June 1877 ) &
Sylva TRIPP (22 February 1795 - 17 September 1831)
married 10 November 1827 |
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George Washington SOWLE (4 May 1800 - 23 June 1877 ) &
Lydia TRIPP (abt. 1807 - 27 July 1879)
married 25 December 1831 |
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William H INGERSOLL (abt. 1832 - bef. 1891) &
Susan A LAWTON (21 December 1835 - 12 July 1891)
married 3 July 1853 |
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Isaac F LAWTON (20 February 1833 - 13 February 1907) &
Ruth A SOWLE ( - )
married 9 February 1865 |
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Augustus Channing LAWTON (1 December 1842 - 23 January 1898) &
Rosina J SHERMAN (1843 - 1929)
married 20 April 1871 |
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John Henry ADAMS (13 January 1849 - ) &
Melintha Brown LAWTON (4 December 1848 - 1927)
married 3 February 1875 |
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