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  Groton, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Groton is home to two renowned college preparatory schools: the Groton School, founded in 1884, and Lawrence Academy at Groton, founded in 1793.
Groton would again be beset by Indians during Queen Anne's War, when several citizens of the town were abducted to Canada.
Groton is drained by the Nashua and Squannacook rivers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Groton,_Massachusetts   (674 words)

  
 Groton School - Peterson's In-Depth Description
Groton is by design a small school, enabling the School community to gather together daily and to develop close personal relationships.
Groton is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is affiliated with the National Association of Independent Schools, the Independent School Association of Massachusetts, the Council for Religion in Independent Schools, and the Secondary School Admission Test Board.
In selecting its faculty, Groton looks for individuals who are excited by their subject, who enjoy working with adolescents, who will involve themselves in the nonacademic life of a residential school, and who have lively interests of their own.
www.petersons.com /PSchools/code/IDD.asp?orderLineNum=609641-1&inunId=975&typeVC=InstVC&sponsor=1   (2004 words)

  
 Groton Indian Slaves
William Banks, a negro or mulatto was married at Groton on December 21, 1719 by Francis Fullam a justice of the peace, to Hannah Wansamug.
William appears to have been a slave belonging to Eleazer Robbins of Groton and Hannah was an Indian, who is called in the records "late of Lancaster"; but unfortunately the marriage was not a happy one.
Their oldest child, Zelah, a corruption of Barzillai, born at Groton on Nov. 5, 1743, was a famous musician who lived at Dracut and the father of numerous children who were also musicians.
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 Samuel Scripture (abt1649-abt1740) of Groton, Massachusetts
Samuel Scripture of Groton, Massachusetts, was the progenitor of all families of that name in early New England, and perhaps all in the United States today.
When daughter Elizabeth was a girl of sixteen living in the home of Rev. Samuel Willard of Groton she had the misfortune of being possessed by a demon, something that was apparently not a bar to her marriage to Samuel Scripture three years later when she was 19 and he about 24.
During Queen Anne’s War (1702–1713) Groton was threatened by French and Indian raids from the north, and in early February 1706/7 Samuel was one of a troop of soldiers sent to patrol the Monadnock region.
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 The Community - Groton, Mass. - 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The settlement in Groton, called for years, the Community, was a gathering place in the year 1847 and thereafter of kindred spirits who had become knitted together in the bonds of friendship and in their faith in the second advent of Christ as set forth by William MILLER in the early forties.
Groton, just before the coming of the railroads, was an important inland town and to it came many people who sought here to pass their declining years in the peaceful retirement of a good old town with a healthful environment.
HALL in Groton was due in large measure to the family relationship which gave to him the advice of an honorable and intelligent counsellor, and the Community a steadfast friend.
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 Groton Massachusetts Real Estate
Groton, founded in 1655, has a population of approximately 10,000 is tucked away on the banks of the Nashua and Squannacook Rivers.
The Groton Dunstable Regional School District serves the needs of students in the city by means of a high school, a middle school and three elementary schools.
Groton has a rich history, and it is reflected in the buildings - built in 1706 as a parsonage for Reverend Dudley Bradstreet, Bradstreet Parsonage is thought to be the oldest house still standing in Groton.
www.relocate-america.com /states/MA/cities/groton.htm   (697 words)

  
 Community Forests of Massachusetts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Groton Place, 54 acres with 1,800 feet of frontage on the east side of the Nashua River in Groton, Massachusetts, was given to NEFF by the The Groton Place, a non-profit organization.
Sabine Woods, 146 acres of beautiful forested land along Groton's famous Farmer's Row, was donated to NEFF in 1977 by the heirs of Mary Lawrence and Stephen Webb Sabine.
One hundred acres of mostly pine woodland in Lancaster, Massachusetts, was given to NEFF in 1976 by Nathaniel Thayer Dexter in honor of his grandparents.
www.newenglandforestry.org /forestry/MAForests.asp   (4142 words)

  
 New England Genealogy - Ahnentafel Report
Born on 27 Mar 1668 in Groton, Massachusetts.
Born on 4 Jun 1666 in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Groton, a town in Middlesex County, about forty miles northwesterly from Boston -- which has ever been the residence of some of our family or their connections -- was particularly unfortunate in this respect.
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 Groton, Massachusetts, MA, real estate
Groton MA real estate, a Virtual Homes member, is a comprehensive real estate resource providing information and services for Groton Massachusetts and the surrounding communities.
A day trip to one of Massachusetts’ beautiful beaches or islands is easily accessible from any part of the state, as is a trip to the Berkshires in the western part of the state.
Government: The capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is Boston, situated on the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern border of the state.
www.grotonmarealestate.com   (854 words)

  
 Groton Massachusetts History and Information
Groton Massachusetts, is located in the Nashoba Valley area in northwestern Middlesex County.
Groton is the largest town in Middlesex County.
Groton is a lovely New England village nestled on the banks of the Nashua and Squannacook Rivers and is the home of two well known private schools, Groton School and Lawrence Academy.
www.grotonmarealestate.com /relocation.html   (247 words)

  
 Groton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Groton, Massachusetts, (site of two prominent boarding schools).
See Groton School, or Lawrence Academy at Groton.
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Groton   (100 words)

  
 DML Custom Built Homes of Groton Massachusetts
Lisa is a Groton resident and knows the area very well.
Dennis Lacombe is the builder of the Groton Woods development where he has lived for 8 years.
He has been a Groton, Massachusetts resident for 33 years, and has been building homes since 1989.
www.dmlcustomhomes.com   (187 words)

  
 Groton Massachusetts genealogy, Middlesex County
Compiled from records in the clerk's office in Middlesex County, this work lists births, marriages, and deaths of persons living in Groton and Pepperell, Massachusetts from the late 1600s through 1810.
City of Groton, state website - this is the official Massachusetts website for Groton.
Groton, MA Businesses - this is a very useful site to find current information and resources in Groton.
www.all-genealogy.com /massachusetts/cities/groton.htm   (173 words)

  
 GPL Historical Room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The beginning of both volumes lists dates on which portions of Groton were annexed by other towns, and the population of Groton at various periods from 1765 until 1920.
Notes on Groton history written by May (the Curator of the Boutwell House from 1945 until her death in 1970) were compiled by members of the Historical Society.
Includes the military rolls of Groton companies as well as extracts of town records during the Revolution and an appendix of Groton military history unrelated to the Revolution.
www.gpl.org /Gplweb/historical.htm   (533 words)

  
 The American Revolution (William Prescott)
His father, Judge Benjamin Prescott, was the grandson of John, of Lincolnshire, England, an early settler of Lancaster, Massachusetts The son inherited a large estate and resided at Pepperell.
Before the Revolution he was successively major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel in the militia, early in 1776 he was appointed a brigadier-general of militia for the county of Middlesex, and became a member of the board of war.
He twice declined a seat on the bench of the supreme court of Massachusetts In 1808 he removed to Boston, and was for several years a member of the governor's council.
www.theamericanrevolution.org /ipeople/wpscott.asp   (2374 words)

  
 GEORGE SEWALL BOUTWELL - LoveToKnow Article on GEORGE SEWALL BOUTWELL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
He was reared on a farm, and at an early age began a mercantile career at Groton, Mass.
He became a member of the Massachusetts Board, of Education in 1853, and as its secretary in 1855-1861 prepared valuable reports and rendered much service to the states school system.
He opposed the acquisition by the United States of the Philippine Islands, became president of the Anti-Imperialistic League, and was a presidential elector on the Bryan (Democratic) ticket in 1900.
www.1911ency.org /B/BO/BOUTWELL_GEORGE_SEWALL.htm   (387 words)

  
 Groton Youth Baseball League (GYBL) gybl.net
Groton MIB (Mass Independent Baseball) League is offering a Summer Baseball League for children who participated in Groton Youth Baseball Leauge's Spring Program AND are ages 9-12 as of July 31, 2005.
Last year's Groton Camp was a great success and we are hoping to build on it this year.
Although we are planning to hold a coaches clinic in Groton prior to start of the 2004 season I encourage you to take advantage of this excellent opportunity.
www.gybl.net   (1436 words)

  
 Groton, Massachusetts Vital Records -- Genealogy Database for Family History Research
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 GROTON, Massachusetts • Historic New England
This town has a female seminary of high reputation, and a number of moral and religious institutions.
The local beauties of Groton and its facilities for education are so great as to induce many wealthy families to make
The manufactures of Groton consist of paper, axle-trees, soap-stone pumps, mathematical instruments, clothing, palm-leaf hats, chairs, cabinet ware, leather, boots and shoes.
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 Samuel Kemp 1637 Billerica, Essex, Massachusetts
Samuel Kemp was born in 1637 in Billerica, Essex, Massachusetts.
Samuel was one of several signers of petition to the General Court for permission to trade with the Indians, 17 May 1658, in Chelmsford.Samuel is last noted in Groton in 1692, when a listing of families shows him assigned to one of the garrison houses.
It is not known where they removed to at this time, but they are next found in Charlestown in 1697, when both signed a deed transferring land to their son, Samuel, Jr.
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 Real Estate - Groton - Massachusetts
Groton - Beautiful 2 yr young colonial featuring 3 BRs,granite countertops, maple kitc, 9' ceilings on 1st flr, lrg FR, HWs, 2nd flr lndry rm, huge walk-in closet in mstr BR, mstr BA w/ whrlpl tub, walk-out bsmnt.
GROTON Tastefully updated to retain its antique charm, this 4 br colonial with attached barn is set on 6 beaut acres nr the center $619,000
Groton - Lovely 4 BR colonial features lrg FR w/ cath ceiling & frplc, kitc w/birch cabinets & sep brkfst area w/slider to the deck, frml DR & LR, Mstr BA w/whrlpl tub, lrg fin walk-up attic can be used as office/bonus rm all on lndscpd lot in cul-de-sac nghbrhd.
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 Groton School - Admission / Directions to the school
Massachusetts Turnpike (route 90) west to Route 95 north; Route 95 to Route 2 west; Route 2 west to Route 111 exit (which is 4 miles west of Route 495); Route 111 north (through Ayer) to the school gates on the left (about 3 miles from downtown Ayer).
Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) east to Route 290 north; Route 290 north through Worcester, MA to Route 190; Route 190 north to Route 2; Route 2 east to Route 111; Route 111 north (through Ayer) to the school gates on left (about three miles from downtown Ayer).
Any route south to Route 495; Route 495 south to R119 (Groton-Littleton Common, Exit 31); Route 119 west through the town of Groton to Route 111; Route 111 south (toward Ayer) for 1.5 miles to the school gates on the right.
www.groton.org /home/content.asp?id=53   (185 words)

  
 ERA Real Estate - Properties for Sale
This colonial is in the much sought after Groton Woods Development & is at the end of a cult-a-sac.
Description: New Colonial to be built in the desirable Groton Woods by DML Custom Homes, one of the areas most respected builders.
Description: New cape to be built in the desirable Groton Woods by DML Custon Homes, one of the areas most respected builders.
www.era.com /erabin/listing?Property=1795500   (391 words)

  
 County, Massachusetts Genealogical Records Information
OR maybe you have some free time and want to earn a little extra money running errands and helping someone in desperate need of a document in the local County courthouse, library, or archive, or maybe take a picture of a tombstone in a local cemetery or of a house across town.
Middlesex County is located in north eastern Massachusetts, with Hillsborough County, New Hampshire at its northern boundary.
Nichols and Related Families of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virgina, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
www.mymassachusettsgenealogy.com /ma_county/mi.htm   (891 words)

  
 The GENE Shed - John Longley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
On July 27, 1694, Groton was surprised at the break of day by an Indian assault on the northern part of town.
When Groton was assaulted by the Indians July 27, l694 he was taken captive and held prisoner more than four years.
(Deborah Wilder was born in 1692 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, died on 7 Nov 1763 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts and was buried in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.)
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