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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666939128
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (391 download)
Book Synopsis The Bridgewater Book (Classic Reprint) by :
Download or read book The Bridgewater Book (Classic Reprint) written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Bridgewater Book For some years before the Civil War in England there was a large migration of Puritans to New England, who lovingly transplanted many of their Cherished customs and even the names of the towns and villages where they had lived, so that their homes in this wilderness across the ocean might as much as possible remind them of their old homes in their mother land. Somersetshire had long been famous for its adventurous mariners and merchants, and the Puritans were numerous in this town and its neighborhood. It is said that our Taunton in Massachusetts was named in compliment to one of its early settlers, Miss Elizabeth Poole, who was born near the English Taunton; and it is probable that our Bridgewater, being settled soon after Taunton, was named on account of the home affection of some of its first inhabitants. Mitchells and Hoopers and Bryants and Allens were prominent citizens in the English town, these names being found in the lists of mayors and members of Parliament; and they are also familiar names in the history of our New England town. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.