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This is a list of occupations and what colonists simply did during the days of colonial Massachusetts.
Barnstable County
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Politicians
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Committees
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Treasurers
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Selectmen
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Highway Surveyors
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Fence Viewers
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Berkshire County
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Constables
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Deputies
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Representatives
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Proprietors
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Selectmen
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Highway Surveyors
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Fence Viewers
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Bristol County
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Constables
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Military
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Politicians
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Deputies
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Treasurers
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Proprietors
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Selectmen
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Highway Surveyors
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Fence Viewers
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Salem Village (now Danvers in Danvers County)
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Clergy
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- Rev. George Burroughs (c.1652 - 1692), Minister of Salem Village, Massachusetts
Constables
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- Dea. Capt. Benjamin Putnam (1664-1715)
- Eleazer Putnam (1759-1836)
- Col. Enoch Putnam (1731/32-1796)
- Capt. Hon. Jonathan Putnam (1657-1739)
- Jonathan Putnam (1715-1762)
- Joseph Putam (1724-1811)
- Nathaniel Putnam (1746-1788)
Doctors
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Farmers
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- Capt. John Putnam (1627-1710), immigrant from England
Freemen
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- Capt. John Putnam (1627-1710), immigrant from England
Justices
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Church Memberships
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- Capt. John Putnam (1627-1710), immigrant from England
Military
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Petitioners
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Politicians
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Committees
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Deputies to the General Court of Massachusetts
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- Capt. John Putnam (1627-1710), immigrant from England
Representatives
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Treasurers
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Proprietors
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- Capt. John Putnam (1627-1710), immigrant from England
Selectman
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- Capt. John Putnam (1627-1710), immigrant from England
Highway Surveyors
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Fence Viewers
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Dukes County
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Constables
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Justices
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Church Memberships
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Military
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Petitioners
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Politicians
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Committees
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Deputies
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Representatives
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Treasurers
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Proprietors
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Selectmen
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Highway Surveyors
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Fence Viewers
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Essex County
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Clergy
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- Hon. Rev. Robert Clements (1595-1658), immigrant
Constables
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Doctors
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Farmers
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Freemen
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- Maj. Hon. William Hathorne (1606-1681)
Justices
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- Hon. Rev. Robert Clements (1595-1658)
- Maj. Hon. William Hathorne (1606-1681), immigrant
- Judge John Hathorn, (1641-1717)
- Edmund Needham (1606-1677), juryman in 1649, 1655 and 1676 in Salem
Church Memberships
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- Maj. Hon. William Hathorne (1606-1681)
Merchants
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- Hon. Rev. Robert Clements (1595-1658), sold wine
Military
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- Maj. Hon. William Hathorne (1606-1681), immigrant, commissioned captain of the Salem military company on 1 May 1646 and let troops to victory in King Philip's War, commissioned major in 1656
- Judge John Hathorne, (1641-1717), commissioned colonial of Salem militia in 1711
- Sgt. John Perkins, Jr. (1609-1686), he held the rank of sergeant
Petitioners
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Politicians
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- Hon. Rev. Robert Clements (1595 - 1658), Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts, Commissioner of Essex County, Massachusetts, Commissioner to End Small Causes, Associate Judge, given the right to sell wine
Commissioners
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- Hon. Rev. Robert Clements (1595 - 1658), Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts, Commissioner of Essex County, Massachusetts, Commissioner to End Small Causes, Associate Judge, given the right to sell wine
Committees
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- Hon. John Newgate (1588 - 1665), Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts, Constable, on a committee to receive funds for Harvard, Hatter, Feltmaker, Haberdasher
Deputies
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- Hon. Rev. Robert Clements (1595 - 1658), Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts, Commissioner of Essex County, Massachusetts, Commissioner to End Small Causes, Associate Judge, given the right to sell wine
- Maj. Hon. William Hathorne (1606-1681), immigrant, admitted a freeman in 1634, judge, Assistant Governor 1662-1679, proprietor of 640 acres, commissioned captain of the Salem military company on 1 May 1646 and let troops to victory in King Philip's War, commissioned major in 1656, served as Deputy representing Salem to the House of Deputies, 1st Speaker of the House of Deputies
Representatives
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Treasurers
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Printers
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- Sgt. John Perkins, Jr. (1609 - 1686), opened the first publishing house in Ipswich, Massachusetts
Proprietors
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- William Warner (1594 - ), original proprietor of Ipswich, Massachusetts
Selectmen
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High Way Surveyors
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Fence Viewers
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Franklin County
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Clergy
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Constables
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Freemen
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Justices
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Church Memberships
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Military
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Petitioners
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Politicians
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Committees
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Deputies
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Treasurers
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Selectmen
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Highway Surveyors
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Fence Viewers
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Hampden County
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Military
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Petitioners
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Politicians
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Deputies
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Treasurers
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Proprietors
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Selectmen
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Highway Surveyors
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Fence Viewers
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Middlesex County
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Clergy
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Constables
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- Dea. Israel Putnam (1699-1760), 1st Constable of Bedford in 1729
- Isaac Stearns (1597-1671)
Doctors
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Farmers
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Freemen
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Justices
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Church Memberships
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Military
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Petitioners
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- Peter Bent (1629 -1678)
Politicians
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Committees
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- Isaac Stearns (1597-1671)
Deputies
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- Hon. William Patten (1605 -1668), Deputy from Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Bay General Court, Fence Viewer, Highway Surveyor
Representatives
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- Capt. Hon. William French (1603-1681), Co Founder and Proprietor of Billerica, 1st Representative of Billerica, Massachusetts
Treasurers
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Proprietors
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- Capt. Hon. William French (1603 - 1681), Co Founder and Proprietor of Billerica, 1st Representative of Billerica, Massachusetts
- Isaac Stearns (1597 - 1671), proprietor of 451 acres, owner of 20,00 pounds, Constable of Watertown, Massachusetts, Surveyor of Highways of Watertown, Massachusetts, Fence Viewer of Watertown, Massachusetts, on a committee to design a bridge
Selectmen
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Highway Surveyors
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- Hon. William Patten (1605 - 1668), Deputy from Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Bay General Court, Fence Viewer, Highway Surveyor
Fence Viewers
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- Hon. William Patten (1605 - 1668), Deputy from Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Massachusetts Bay General Court, Fence Viewer, Highway Surveyor
- Isaac Stearns (1597 - 1671), proprietor of 451 acres, owner of 20,00 pounds, Constable of Watertown, Massachusetts, Surveyor of Highways of Watertown, Massachusetts, Fence Viewer of Watertown, Massachusetts, on a committee to design a bridge
Nantucket County
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Politicians
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Treasurers
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Selectmen
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Highway Surveyors
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Fence Viewers
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Norfolk County
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Constables
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Freemen
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Military
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Petitioners
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Politicians
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Proprietors
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Deputies
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Treasurers
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Selectmen
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High Surveyors
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Plymouth County
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Clergy
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Constables
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- Sgt. Hon. John Porter (1596 - 1676), Deputy and Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, Constable of Hingham, Massachusetts, proprietor of 500 acres and the largest proprietor of Salem Village
Doctors
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Farmers
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Freemen
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Justices
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Magistrates
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- Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618 - 1706), 14th and last Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Representative, Magistrate and assistant, Deputy Governor, Commissioner on the board of Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, Councilor
Church Memberships
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Councilors
- Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618 - 1706), 14th and last Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Representative, Magistrate and assistant, Deputy Governor, Commissioner on the board of Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, Councilor
Commissioners
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- Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618 - 1706), 14th and last Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Representative, Magistrate and assistant, Deputy Governor, Commissioner on the board of Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, Councilor
Deputies
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- Sgt. Hon. John Porter (1596 - 1676), Deputy and Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, Constable of Hingham, Massachusetts, proprietor of 500 acres and the largest proprietor of Salem Village
Representatives
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- Hon. Thomas Clarke (1599 - 1697), Representatives of the town of Plymouth
- Gov. Thomas Hinckley (1618 - 1706), 14th and last Governor of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, Representative, Magistrate and assistant, Deputy Governor, Commissioner on the board of Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, Councilor
- Lt. Hon. Ephraim Morton (1623 - 1693), Rep. of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Selectmen, Justice of the Peace
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Proprietors
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- Sgt. Hon. John Porter (1596 - 1676), Deputy and Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, Constable of Hingham, Massachusetts, proprietor of 500 acres and the largest proprietor of Salem Village,
Selectmen
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Highway Surveyors
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Fence Viewers
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Suffolk County
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Clergy
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Doctors
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Constables
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- John Phillips (1605 - 1682), Constable of Dorchester
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Justices
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Church Memberships
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Military
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Petitioners
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Politicians
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Committees
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Deputies
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Treasurers
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- Capt. Hon. Hopsetill Foster (1620 - 1676), Treasurer of Dorchester
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Proprietors
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Selectmen
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Highway Surveyors
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Fence Viewers
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