William Blaxton (also spelled William Blackstone; 1595 – 26 May 1675) was an early English settler in New England and the first European settler of Boston...
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History of Boston (section Blaxton Era (1624–1630))
drafted by the first European inhabitant of the Shawmut Peninsula, William Blaxton. This letter is dated September 7, 1630, and was addressed to the leader...
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Common is sometimes erroneously referred to as the "Boston Commons". William Blaxton was the first European owner of the land. He arrived in the Massachusetts...
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of William Blackstone the jurist, above William Blackstone, aka William Blaxton (1595–1675), early English settler in New England Blackstone & Co, a diesel...
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grandson, MP for Wallingford William Blaxton, sometimes spelled Blackstone (1595–1675), early New England settler William E. Blackstone (1841–1935), American...
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groups in ZIP Codes 02108 and 02114 are: The first European settler was William Blaxton, also spelled Blackstone. In 1625 he built a house and orchard on Beacon...
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William Blaxton. He was the person most directly responsible for the foundation of Boston by Puritan colonists in 1630. This occurred after Blaxton invited...
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the first named apple cultivar was introduced in Boston by Reverend William Blaxton in 1640. The only apples native to North America are crab apples. Apple...
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and raise the funds necessary to purchase the Shawmut Peninsula from William Blaxton. The following May, he was elected to represent the town of Boston...
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Willard. Through his mother he was descended from Samuel Stone and William Blaxton. He attended Hopkins School, and entered Yale College at the age of...
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for some time in 1630, before deciding to accept the invitation of William Blaxton to settle across the Charles River with him on the Shawmut peninsula...
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Chapel Burying Ground. William Blaxton, his university contemporary, invited Johnson to Shawmut (now Boston), a move for which Blaxton offered to provide...
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years later after obtaining affidavits from William Blaxton, Miles Standish, Sagamore of Agawam, and William Trevore attesting to David Thompson's grant...
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businessman, philanthropist, and politician. He is descended from William Blaxton, an early settler of New England. He worked in the railroad industry...
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Richard Bellingham (c.1592-1672) William Blaxton (1595-1675) Robert Bolling (1646-1709) Bridget Bishop (c.1632-1692) William Bradford (c.1590-1657) Simon...
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Appleseed, was a nurseryman who spread apple trees across the midwest. William Blaxton planted the first apple orchard in 1625. The earliest apple varieties...
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very early in the history of New England; records from 1630 note that William Blaxton was "dwelling on the other side of Charles River, alone, at a place...
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Bonnetable Road in Horncastle (without the acute accent). Rev. William Blaxton (also William Blackstone) (1595 – 26 May 1675) was an early English settler...
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the descendents of Chickatawbut, the Massachusett sachem at the time William Blaxton first settled on the peninsula, fifty years prior. Such a descendent...
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Park was established. The river is named after William Blackstone (original spelling William Blaxton) who arrived in Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1623...
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Massachusetts, before becoming a separate municipality. It was named after William Blaxton, an early settler of New England and the first European settler of...
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Cumberland, Rhode Island (category Prince William, Duke of Cumberland)
The town was named in honor of Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. William Blackstone (also spelled William Blaxton in colonial times) was the first European...
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colonial times. In English, the river is named after William Blackstone (original spelling William Blaxton), who arrived in Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1623...
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Nixon 1467 William Blaxton 1468 John Nixon 1469 Richard Stevenson 1470 William Blaxton 1471 John Nixon 1472 William Blaxton 1473 William Blaxton 1474 Nicholas...
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resided. He died there in 1911. Blackstone is a direct descendant of William Blaxton (Blackstone), one of the first colonists of the Plymouth Colony, and...
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Otto von Bismarck Blacksburg, Virginia – William Black (landowner) Blackstone, Massachusetts – Rev. William Blaxton (settler) (spelling variant) Blackwells...
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timeline of the history of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 1625 – William Blaxton arrives. 1630 - When Boston was founded English Puritans arrive. First...
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some remained as colonists in Weymouth, Plymouth, or Virginia, and William Blaxton settled in Boston. The remaining Weymouth settlers were supported by...
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someone he considers to be corrupt. Judge Austin Harkley, businessman Blaxton and even the sheriff appear to be in the mayor's pocket, and when Bill...
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Isaac Coffin. He also wrote numerous poems, the best known of which, "William Blaxton, Sole Inhabitant of Boston" was written at a time when the Old South...
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