Tag: 1679

Rebecca Rawson

The tragic story of Rebecca Rawson, 1679

By Gordon Harris on June 9, 2018 • ( 5 Comments )

Rebecca Rawson of Newbury became one of the most popular young ladies in Boston society. She married a charming but cunning young man who left her desolate in London. On her return to America, the ship was swallowed by a tsunami.

Chebacco women build a meetinghouse

The women of Chebacco build a Meeting House, March 21, 1679

By Gordon Harris on May 11, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

When Chebacco Parish (now Essex) began building their own meeting house, Ipswich authorities obtained an order that “No man shall build a meeting house at Chebacco.” Abigail Proctor saw a glaring legal loophole…