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Marlborough Historical Society
OFFICERS
Janet Licht
Bob Kane
Linda Rennie
Ernest Ginnetti
TRUSTEES
Paul Brodeur
Patricia Holt
Chandra Lothian
Bill Tate
Lee Wright
Cliff Avey
Paul Polawacyk
Dick Cochrane
President
VP/Curator
Secy/Membership
Treasurer
Glenn Foley
Peggy Kelley
Pauline Smith
Karen Widener
Trustee emeritus
Trustee emeritus
Archivist/Editor
Hudson continues: In 1664, seventeen of the inhabitants of the town respectfully ask the General Court to
appoint a committee, with full power to hear and settle all their difficulties. They declare that their differences are such as render them incapable of carrying
on their affairs.
Hudson lists the petitioners which included all friends
and relations of William Ward: his sons Samuel and
Obadiah; his sons in law Abraham Williams, John
Johnson, Abraham Howe, and John Woods Jr.; his
close friends and allies John Ruddocke, Thomas
Goodnow Sr, William Kerley and Andrew Belcher (a
non-resident proprietor); fathers of his sons in law
Solomon Johnson and John Woods Sr.; sons in law of
Thomas Goodnow, Thomas Barnes, and Christopher
Bannister; Nathaniel Johnson, son of Solomon; and
John Barnes, who married the widow of Thomas
Goodnow Jr.
Hudson also lists those who presented a counter petition to the General Court. Although Edmund Rice
had died, his property must have been represented by
his wife since his name appears as one of the petitioners. The petition also included his sons, Samuel, Joseph, and Thomas; step sons Thomas Brigham and
John Brigham; son in law John Maynard; Peter Bent,
brother in law of Edmunds son Edward Rice; and
Richard Barnes,
Hudson also lists
cousin to Peter
Bent. Others inthose who presented
cluded Richard
Newton and his son a counter petition to
John; John and
the General Court.
Thomas Barrett;
John Rediat, John
Rutter and John Bellows. These may have had payment issues of their own or may have been close
friends of the others. Two others played key roles as
counter petitioners. Thomas King, a selectman and
father in law of two of Edmund Rices sons, is noted
as one who kept pressing the issue once decisions by
the General Court were made. John How, a universally respected landowner, had family connections on
both sides and may have been more of a centrist who
leaned toward a more lenient position. Notably absent from both lists is John How Jr. whose father is on
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GENEALOGY
Most new researchers do not appreciate the
need to keep recordsI know I didnt when I
started. When, after a couple of years, I started
getting conflicting information, I couldnt
check it out because I didnt know where I got
the original information. Sooo.remember
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Hello Everyone,
I havent written a letter to the Membership in a long time, so I would like to reiterate some of my goals that
I wrote when I first was elected as your President.
Along with the help of all of the Board of Officers, Trustees and Committee chairpersons I would like to continue our efforts to become a fiscally viable entity while providing our members with an interesting and active schedule of events in the future.
Broadening the value and understanding of what the Historical Society represents for Marlborough.
Keep the links between our roots and our future alive and significant by bringing young families into our Society as members and participants.
Create a place to visit and enjoy where history comes alive through talks, pictures and special events.
Create a place where people can research and trace their own unique history.
It is your history and your Historical Society, so give me your thoughts of what types of programs would be of
interest to you. Please contact me at 508-481-8567 or send me an e-mail: janetlicht@verizon.net .
We will be holding the election for Officers and Trustees at the April Membership meeting to be held on April
26th. If you are interested in any particular office or know of someone that is interested in holding an office,
please contact either me or any other board member and we will be glad to put you on the ballot. The Board
of Directors meet once a month and would love to have some new faces with new ideas to help us make the
Marlborough Historical Society an exciting and relevant connection between past and future.
Janet
THINGS TO NOTE
HISTORY CAMP BOSTON 2016
This conference is dedicated to all things history, and will be held on Saturday, March 26 at
the Harriet Tubman House at 566 Columbus Avenue, near the Mass Ave T stop in Boston.
Everyone is welcome, but registration is required. Go to Historycamp.org website for the
schedule of activities.
GENEALOGY GET TOGETHER on last Thursday of month from 6-8pm at the homestead.
HOMESTEAD IS OPEN on Tuesday 9 12am and Thursday 1-4pm. Archive research is free
and open to the public.
ARCHIVES: Visit and ask for a tour of our archives [both genealogical and historic]. We have
thousands of items. New items are being added every month.