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years was a deacon of this Church & an Indian magistrate of great reputation. He was blind when I first saw him and died in April 1758 when he could not be less than Eighty three. He never had but one Son that I heard of, who died October 1767 aged about 67 having the same year appeared as the Speaker & | years was a deacon of this Church & an Indian magistrate of great reputation. He was blind when I first saw him and died in April 1758 when he could not be less than Eighty three. He never had but one Son that I heard of, who died October 1767 aged about 67 having the same year appeared as the Speaker & cheif of his tribe upon a publick occasion. | ||
Experience sister to Isaac died Novr 1767 having been blind [["for" crossed out]] many years. I saw her spin[n]ing once, when her sight could scarcely distinguish the day from night; which was in the year 1759. She could not be less than Fourscore and five at her death. Josiah her brother lived till last March, when he died being about Fourscore & five years old. He had been a schoolmaster and taught a school of Indian children after I came to this mission: But he was blind several years before his death-- I return to | |||
Caleb Popmunnuck | Caleb Popmunnuck son of the first sachem and Simon brother, who was [["for" crossed off]] many years a famous Indian magistrate. I have seen the tree where it is said delinquents were ordered by him to be bound & chastized. He lived to be a very old man; and left one Son, who was living when I came here, and died in my neighbourhood, in January 1767; when he could not be less than Fourscore & ten. He for many years when by the name of Old Zephaniah. We have two Persons of the Popmunnucks, a man and his sister, now living, near or quite eighty years old-- My good Deacon Popmunnuck, however, died 22 October last, when he was about fifty [["had but just turned fifty" crossed out]]: being a sober wellbeheaved man, his death is a great & irreparable loss. He was a great help to me.-- | ||
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years was a deacon of this Church & an Indian magistrate of great reputation. He was blind when I first saw him and died in April 1758 when he could not be less than Eighty three. He never had but one Son that I heard of, who died October 1767 aged about 67 having the same year appeared as the Speaker & cheif of his tribe upon a publick occasion.
Experience sister to Isaac died Novr 1767 having been blind "for" crossed out many years. I saw her spin[n]ing once, when her sight could scarcely distinguish the day from night; which was in the year 1759. She could not be less than Fourscore and five at her death. Josiah her brother lived till last March, when he died being about Fourscore & five years old. He had been a schoolmaster and taught a school of Indian children after I came to this mission: But he was blind several years before his death-- I return to
Caleb Popmunnuck son of the first sachem and Simon brother, who was "for" crossed off many years a famous Indian magistrate. I have seen the tree where it is said delinquents were ordered by him to be bound & chastized. He lived to be a very old man; and left one Son, who was living when I came here, and died in my neighbourhood, in January 1767; when he could not be less than Fourscore & ten. He for many years when by the name of Old Zephaniah. We have two Persons of the Popmunnucks, a man and his sister, now living, near or quite eighty years old-- My good Deacon Popmunnuck, however, died 22 October last, when he was about fifty "had but just turned fifty" crossed out: being a sober wellbeheaved man, his death is a great & irreparable loss. He was a great help to me.--