PUBLISHMENTS, ETC., FROM FITCHBURG RECORDS. Ill 



Stick had been used to press the trigger — and there was also the 

 stick. 



1 was living at the time in Groton, and the next day Esq. Farley 

 came into Artemas Wood's store with the gun (a double barrel fowl- 

 ing-piece) and in his trembling and excited manner, showed to several 

 of us present how he felt certain that it was an accidetital discharge, 

 caused by his attempting to blow smoke from one barrel with the 

 other loaded. 



LIST OF PUBLISHMENTS, ETC., FROM THE 

 FITCHBURG RECORDS. 



The following list of publishments, births, marriages, etc., 

 is taken from "The Old Records of the Town of Fitchburg," 

 printed in three volumes under the authority of the city of 

 Fitchburg. To a great extent the facts supplement the 

 Groton records. The Roman letters and the Arabic figures 

 after each paragraph indicate the volume and the page 

 where the several entries are found. 



fitchburg May the 31 1770 — 



This Day m[ Samuel Downe of fitchburgh made aplication to me 

 to he published to m" Eunes Wintworth of Groten II. 249 



Lydia Ferwell Daughter to Zaccheus Ferwell & Lydia his wife 

 Born at Groton November y*" 7"" 1780 II. 359 



William Ferwell Son to Zaccheus & lydia his wife Born at Groton 

 April 20''^ 1783 II. 360 



Zaccheus Farwell was a son of Daniel and Mary Farwell, 

 of Groton, and was born on June 27, 1753. Besides his two 

 children born at Groton, as given above, he had eight other 

 children, born at P^itchburg, among whom were two sets 

 of twins. 



Publishments. 



Jan 12 1825 Mr John Pingry of Groton made application to 

 be published to Miss Eunice Whittemore of Fitchburg III. 150 



