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Norwell, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Norwell was first settled in 1634 as a part of the settlement of Satuit (later Scituate), which encompassed present-day Scituate and Norwell. It was officially created in 1849 and soon became known as South Scituate. The town changed its name by ballot to Norwell in 1888, after Henry Norwell, a dry goods merchant who provided funds for the maintenance of the town roads. kids.kiddle.co
Norwell includes: Accord (Queen Anne's Corner), Assinippi (Snappy), and West Scituate.
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 - Unitarian Church, James Library & School Building, Norwell, Mass.)
Unitarian Church, James Library & School Building, Norwell, Mass.
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 - Residence of the Late Henry Norwell, Norwell, Mass., 1908)
Residence of the Late Henry Norwell, Norwell, Mass., 1908
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 - Turner House & Store, and Residence of H. S. Turner
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Turner House & Store, and Residence of H. S. Turner
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 - Site of Old Block House Yard and Rocky Reach North River, Norwell, Mass., 1911)
Site of Old Block House Yard and Rocky Reach North River, Norwell, Mass., 1911
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 - Twelve Bags Rogers & Hubbard's Corn Manure (No other manure) Used on this Field
Field of Wm. Wilder's, Norwell, Mass., which the neighbors say "largest that they ever saw." This field has not been cultivated for over 15 years and some of the ears weighted two pounds apiece at the time of harvest.)
Twelve Bags Rogers & Hubbard's Corn Manure (No other manure) Used on this Field
Field of Wm. Wilder's, Norwell, Mass., which the neighbors say "largest that they ever saw." This field has not been cultivated for over 15 years and some of the ears weighted two pounds apiece at the time of harvest.
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 - C. A. Berry's Greenhouse, 1913)
C. A. Berry's Greenhouse, 1913
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1634 - Norwell is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1849 - Norwell is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1854 - South Scituate
South Scituate, a post-village in Plymouth co., Massachusetts, 25 miles S. E. from Boston. Population of the township, 1770.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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1890 Norwell Massachusetts
Norwell lies in the northern part of Plymouth County, and is bounded on the north by Hingham, northeast by Scituate, southeast by Marshfield, south by Pembroke, and south and southwest by Hanover, with Rockland on the west for a small space north of Hanover. The assessed area is 12,340 acres; of which 2,900 are woodland.
There are several extensive swamps in the town, of which the most noted are Valley Swamp in the northwest, Black-pond Swamp in the north, Dead Swamp in the east, Hoop-pole Swamp in the centre, and Old-pond Meadows in the southwest. Jacob's Pond, in the west, receives a stream from Valley Swamp, and sends out Third Herring Brook, which, flowing southeastward, forms a divisional line from Hanover, and enters North River at the southern border of the town. The latter is a tidal stream dividing Norwell from Pembroke and Marshfield, and receiving Second Herring Brook from the eastern section of the town. Norwell has a good harbor for small vessels on this river, where... Read MORE...
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1906
Norwell, a banking post-village of Plymouth co., Mass., 7 miles E. of Rockland. Pop. of the township (town) in 1900, 1560.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
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Ancestors Who Were Born or Died in Norwell, Massachusetts, USA
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David BARNES (24 March 1731, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro) - 26 April 1811, Norwell, Massachusetts, USA (South Scituate))Charles Henry SMITH (30 June 1878, Norwell, Massachusetts, USA (South Scituate) - 29 January 1962, Braintree, Massachusetts, USA)
Lucy Rogers LITCHFIELD (16 February 1879, Norwell, Massachusetts, USA (South Scituate) - , )Walter Allen DAMON (26 March 1879, Norwell, Massachusetts, USA (South Scituate) - , )Bertha Maria STODDARD (29 March 1879, Norwell, Massachusetts, USA (South Scituate) - , )Mary Abbie RICHARD (28 April 1879, Norwell, Massachusetts, USA (South Scituate) - , )Esther Fairman PRINCE (19 June 1879, Norwell, Massachusetts, USA (South Scituate) - , )Emily Jane HUNT (20 June 1879, Norwell, Massachusetts, USA (South Scituate) - , )William H GENDER (1 September 1880, Norwell, Massachusetts, USA (South Scituate) - , )Ancestors Who Were Married in Norwell, Massachusetts, USA
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Charles Henry SMITH (30 June 1878 - 29 January 1962) and Josephine J BARDEN (31 October 1885 - 14 March 1955) married 6 February 1902Varnum Adoniram HEWITT (9 October 1914 - 12 October 1973) and Emily Martha SMITH (8 February 1914 - 27 December 1994) married 4 September 1937
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