Identifier: townsnewengland02stat (find matches)
Title: Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland ... connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; containing narratives, descriptions, and many views, some done from old prints; also much matter pertaining to the founders and settlers of New England and to their memorials on both sides of the Atlantic;
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: State Street Trust Company (Boston, Mass.) Forbes, Allan, 1874-1955
Subjects: Cities and towns Cities and towns Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)
Publisher: Boston, Mass.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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From a photograph Kindnfss Miss Edith M. Hodgmanand Edwin A. Tetlow, Esq. MONUMENT IN MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY,TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, over the grave of Elisabeth Pool, who purchased a largetract of land from the Indians near here, and who did muchto build up the town in the early days. Her family camefrom Taunton, England. the home and on the grave of EHsabeth Pool, who bought a large tract of land fromthe Indians and became an active promoter of local interests. Miss Pools fam-ily had long Uved in Taunton, Somerset County, England. During the two hun-dred and fiftieth anniversary of the town there was a tableau showing her makingthis purchase from the Indians, and this scene is depicted on the seal of the city. There have been many other interesting interchanges of presents and corre-spondence between the two places, the most important of which occurred durmgthe two hundred and fiftieth anniversary which took place in 1889. The Mayor i88 TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS
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Photographed by Montague Cooper from an old print Kindness Ian Forbes-Robertson, Esq. OLD VIEW OF TAUNTON, ENGLAND St. James Church is on the right and St. Mary Magdalenes on the left. of old Taunton presented to the Old Colony Historical Society in new Taunton astone cherub from St. Mary Magdalenes Church, which is now in the rooms ofthe Historical Society; also about the same time Edward Lebault of Taunton,England, gave to the Society a piece of the altar railing and pulpit ornament whichwas formerly a part of this same church. Invitations were sent to the Mayor,Aldermen and Councillors of the English town to be present at this celebration,and the following reply from the Mayor of Taunton was received:— I beg to thank you and your Committee for your kind feelings towards us, and toassure you that although we shall not be present at your celebration our hearts will bewith you, and we trust you will have a pleasant and enjoyable time. Our Corporationhas decided to send you an addres

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