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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Old Residents' Historical Association (January 1904). Contributions of the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass: Organized December 21, 1868, Volume VI. Lowell, Massachusetts: Old Residents' Historical Association of Lowell. p. 204.
- ↑ Old Residents' Historical Association (January 1904). Contributions of the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass: Organized December 21, 1868, Volume VI. Lowell, Massachusetts: Old Residents' Historical Association of Lowell. p. 205.
- ↑ The Spectator, Volumes 62-63, 1889
- ↑ Old Residents' Historical Association (January 1904). Contributions of the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass: Organized December 21, 1868, Volume VI. Lowell, Massachusetts: Old Residents' Historical Association of Lowell. p. 332.
- ↑ Epitaphs from Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts, from 1657 to 1892, With Biographical and Historical Notes
