Brooke
Brooke is the name of several places:
- Brooke, Rutland[?], England
- Brooke, Norfolk[?], England
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But this ancestral home.html">home,
cherished memories.
Captain Charles Brewer, whose fine estate on Pond Street was originally a
mother's side. He was born in Boston in 1804, and received his education
years was a successful ship-master in the Pacific and East India trade.
returned with his family.html">family to this country, and became a resident of
of highly cultivated grounds, which was his home during the remainder of
believed that he built the house, which has recently been taken down by
1710 was found cut into one of the old timbers, which is still preserved.
Mr. Abijah Seaverns, grandfather of our townsman, resided here with his
Seaverns, the ancestor of the family, was upon a farm of some fifty-five
the later years of Mrs. Abijah Seaverns' life, a small band of the
steps to form a church.html">church. Soon after they began to worship.html">worship in the Village
the Unitarian Church, in which Rev. Mr. Gray then ministered. On October
John O. Choules, an Englishman, was installed as pastor. The little
Star Lane. On September 26, 1856, the church was destroyed by fire.html">fire, with
the Unitarian house of worship one half of the Sabbath, and the Mather
invitations which came from both societies while the fire was.
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