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Jul 7, 2024 · Birthplace: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Death: December 15, 1726 (78-79) Marshfield, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Immediate Family: Son of Arthur Howland, of Marshfield and Margaret Howland. Husband of Elizabeth Howland.
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5 days ago · Massachusetts - Revolution, Statehood, History: The opening shots of the American Revolutionary War at the Battles of Lexington and Concord—where the Massachusetts militia known as the minutemen faced their first battle—initiated a new order in Massachusetts and its sister provinces.
3 days ago · Massachusetts - Colonial, Revolution, Abolition: Although the landing of the Pilgrims on Nov. 21, 1620, was important, Native American peoples had arrived in this corner of North America perhaps some 10,000 years before that, and Leif Eriksson and his Norsemen may have landed somewhere in the Cape Cod region about 1003.
Jun 25, 2024 · Peter will talk about our Marshfield Howland. Arthur Howland was a non-conformist, a Quaker, and had many problems with the town government. His brother, John Howland fell overboard from the Mayflower and survived.
3 days ago · The first radio broadcast in history was made in 1906, from the Brant Rock neighborhood in the town of Marshfield. The Brockton Enterprise is the only daily newspaper published in the county, although the Quincy Patriot Ledger has extensive coverage of the South Shore of Massachusetts generally and Plymouth County in particular.
3 days ago · Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore.
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Jun 20, 2024 · The Ventress Memorial Library (VML) was founded in 1895 with funds provided by Seth J. Ventress, a Marshfield resident. The original library, called the Marshfield Free Library, was located in the Town Hall on South River Street.
