Groton, Massachusetts, USA
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Where is Groton, Massachusetts, USA? Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
The town was officially settled and incorporated in 1655, named for Groton in Suffolk, England, the hometown of John Winthrop, an early selectman. Called The Plantation of Groton, it included all of present-day Groton and Ayer, almost all of Pepperell and Shirley, large parts of Dunstable, Littleton, and Tyngsborough plus smaller parts of Harvard and Westford, as well as Nashua, New Hampshire and Hollis, New Hampshire.wikipedia
Groton, Massachusetts, USA
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"The Groton Inn was a historic inn on Main Street in Groton, Massachusetts.
The Old Groton Inn was an inn consisting of three historic structures located in Groton, Massachusetts. The oldest structure was complete in 1678, making the inn the oldest in the United States. From 1797 until 1847 the inn served as a meeting place for St. Paul's Masonic Lodge, where Paul Revere was Grand Master. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The inn was severely damaged by fire in August 2011. Attempts were made to save the front of the building, which was barely harmed by a fire which severely damaged the rest of the structure, but the owners chose to demolish the inn in November 2011..." wikipedia)
Groton Inn, Built 1770, Groton, Massachusetts
"The Groton Inn was a historic inn on Main Street in Groton, Massachusetts.
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Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Groton HIgh School, Groton, Mass.
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1704 - Groton attacked
In August 1704, the Abernaki, with strong support from the French, attacked Groton, another village ...Read MORE...
In August 1704, the Abernaki, with strong support from the French, attacked Groton, another village ...Read MORE...
13. GROTON. [Pop. 2,189. Settled 1655.]
The name of Groton was given to part of the Indian district of Petapaway, in honor of a town in ...Read MORE...
The name of Groton was given to part of the Indian district of Petapaway, in honor of a town in ...Read MORE...
1848 - Groton
GROTON was originally a grant by the general court, made May 23, 1655, of eight miles square, to...Read MORE...
GROTON was originally a grant by the general court, made May 23, 1655, of eight miles square, to...Read MORE...
1854 - The Destructive Gate - Its Effects at the East....At Groton Junction the side of a brick building, occupied by a blacksmith, was blown in...
The New York Times
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March 21, 1854
1859
GROTON, a township in Middlesex co., in Massachusetts, 33 m. NW of Boston.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
GROTON, a township in Middlesex co., in Massachusetts, 33 m. NW of Boston.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
1868 - 17 Pound TumorMr. Luther Shattuck, of Groton, Mass., had a tumor removed from his neck, on the 11th inst., 16...Read MORE...
Groton Massachusetts, 1890
Groton is an ancient, handsome and nourishing town, situated in the northwesterly section of...Read MORE...
Groton is an ancient, handsome and nourishing town, situated in the northwesterly section of...Read MORE...
1916
Groton, a post-village of Middlesex co., Mass., in Groton township (town), 31 miles NNE. of...Read MORE...
Groton, a post-village of Middlesex co., Mass., in Groton township (town), 31 miles NNE. of...Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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Thomas TARBELL (abt. 1644 - 27 April 1678) &
Hannah LONGLEY (abt. 1646 - 29 December 1680)
married 30 June 1666 |
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James ROBERSON (ROBINSON) (abt. 1632 - 5 December 1720) &
Elizabeth FARNSWORTH (abt. 1647 - 22 December 1729)
married 16 January 1667 |
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Matthias FARNSWORTH (1649 - 8 November 1693) &
Sarah NUTTING (7 January 1659 - 16 September 1731)
married 1 March 1681 |
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John FARNSWORTH (abt. 1652 - 17 October 1729) &
Hannah ALDIS (4 July 1666 - )
married 8 December 1686 |
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Benjamin FARNSWORTH (16 November 1657 - 15 August 1733) &
Mary PRESCOTT (3 February 1674 - 28 October 1735)
married 1695 |
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Samuel FARNSWORTH (8 October 1669 - 1727) &
Mary WHITCOMB (abt. 1676 - abt. 1727)
married 12 December 1706 |
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Ebenezer FARNSWORTH (1684 - abt. 1729) &
Elizabeth WHITNEY (abt. 1686 - abt. 1750)
married 17 April 1707 |
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Josiah FARNSWORTH (24 February 1687 - 7 September 1744) &
Mary PIERCE (abt. August 1696 - )
married March 1791/20 |
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John STONE (23 September 1699 - 28 September 1784) &
Elizabeth FARWELL (31 December 1703 - )
married 26 December 1722 |
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Jonathan SHEDD (abt. 1686 - ) &
Sarah FARNSWORTH (1688 - )
married 3 April 1722 |
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James STONE (23 January 1701 - 27 November 1783) &
Mary FARWELL (5 February 1709 - 29 March 1804)
married 28 December 1726 |
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Joseph BLANCHARD (11 February 1704 - 7 April 1758) &
Rebecca HUBBARD (11 February 1710 - 17 April 1774)
married 26 September 1728 |
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Daniel SHED (13 June 1716 - ) &
Mary TARBELL (14 September 1721 - )
married 6 October 1741 |
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