Tag: 1679

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

By Gordon Harris on March 18, 2019 • ( 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…

The tragic story of Rebecca Rawson, 1679

By Gordon Harris on March 6, 2019 • ( 4 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.