Middlesex County, Massachusetts was created on May 10, 1643. The county originally included Charlestown, Cambridge, Watertown, Sudbury, Concord, Woburn, Medford, Wayland, and Reading.
Sarah Fiske Gale was born in 1656 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Nathan and Susannah Fiske.
When she was 17, she married her neighbor, Abraham Gale (Gael), on September 3, 1673 in Watertown. He was born in 1643 and was the son of Richard Gale and Mary Castle.
Sarah and Abraham's children included:
Abraham Gale (1674),
Sarah Gale (1675),
Richard Gale (1677),
Hopestill Gale (1678),
Mary Gale (1680),
Abigail Gale (1682, married Edward Jackson, Jr.),
Mercy Gale Sanderson (1683, married Samuel Sanderson),
Ebenezer Gale (1686, married Elizabeth Green),
John Gale (1688),
Mary Gale Pratt (1689, married Michael Pratt),
Sarah Gale (1694),
Jonas Gale (1697), and
Joshua Gale (1697).
Abraham died on September 15, 1718. Sarah died on May 14, 1728.
Mary White Rowlandson,Talcot
was captured by Native Americans
during King Philip's War
(1675-1676).
Watertown was settled in 1630 by English Puritans in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
The New England Meetinghouse was the only municipal building in a town. Both worship and civil meetings were held there. It was customary for men and women to sit separately and the town chose a committee once a year to assign seats according to what was paid, age, and dignity.
