Mary Butler and Abraham Brown reared their family of nine children in the newly incorporated Northfield, New Hampshire that was formed from

Benjamin and Lois (Jenkins) Hovey raised their family in Dracut. Benjamin was a hat maker with a shop on Pleasant Street.

Martha and John Prescott raised their family of seven children in Westford. They were married just one month short of 66 years and died 10 d

Dane Holt made special provisions in the will for the disposition of his clock, a highly valued possession in colonial and early 19th centur

Two of the sons of Timothy and Susannah Nichols and two of their sons-in-law were furniture craftsmen. Their grandchildren were prominent me

Birth records and published genealogies identify just eight children for Sarah and Timothy Bradley but wills identify a ninth child which le

Sarah Ingalls and John Foster raised their family of six children on the family farm in Andover. They valued education and religious life re

Lewis Hunt and Mary Bowditch raised their family in Salem. They were one of five generations of owners of the Lewis Hunt house.

Mariners in New England had the potential of great rewards but faced multiple dangers.

David Stevens served his new nation in the Revolutionary War, but afterwards had personal struggles that threatened the security of his fami