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Wenham 1643: "Enon shall be called Wenham. Wenham is granted to be a town and hath liberty to send a deputy." 1643: It is voted that no inhabitant may introduce any one into the town without consent under the penalty of five shillings per week, every week that such person remains within the limits of the town. 1644: A bounty of 20 shillings is offered to every man who should kill a wolf. 1646: William Fiske keeper of the ordinary is licensed "to sell wine and strong water." Dec 22, 1646: John Fairfield, eminent inhabitant of Wenham dies today, leaving wife Elizabeth and two sons, Walter and Benjamin. 1650: John Gown is fined for selling a gun to an Indian October, 1652: Citing extravagance, Thomas Fiske's wife was recently fined 10 Shillings and court costs for wearing and for flaunting a "tiffany." 1659: The following inhabitants are imposed rates to support the Rev. Mr. Newman: Phineas Fiske, Mr. Gott, Austin Kilham, Henry Kimball, Richard Kimball, Richard Hutton, Robert Gowen, James Moulton, Sr., John Dodge, John Fisk, Daniel Kilham, John Gooland, John Powling, John Abby, Mark Batchelder, Richard Goldsmith, James Moulton, Jr., Alexander Moxey, William Gore, Edward Waldron, Henry Haggett, John Kilham, John Batchelder, Abner Ordway, Thomas White, Richard coy, Thomas Fisk. May 18, 1673: Richard Goldsmith dies today of lightning strike while sitting on Rev. Newman's front porch engaged in conversation. His dog, sitting beneath the chair was also killed. Nov 30 1675: Mark Batchelder, Caleb Kimball killed in the bloody Narragausett Battle; Thomas Abby and John Fiske were among those wounded. March 5, 1700: Thomas Goodwin, a lad of about l4, was killed by "being catcht by the whell of a saw-mill & so killed, att John Leeches." 1713 Capt William Rogers has been appointed schoolmaster, succeeding Capt. Thomas Fiske. He is the second person to have enjoyed the high military dignity of captain in "ye trainband." 1737: "Throat distemper" has claimed about twenty lives in Wenham, including all five children of John Gott, and all four children of Richard Dodge. 1742: Hon.William Fairfield, a highly respected citizen of Wenham dies today. We are reminded of an anecdote concerning him: Setting out to attend a session of the Legislature, he became so absorbed in thinking of the business at hand that he actually reached Boston, bridle in hand, before discovering that he had left his horse at home. |