Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts was settled in 1636. The first settlers called it Enon or Salem Village. It was officially set off from the Town of Salem on May 10, 1643.
Early European settlers in the American colonies were mostly farmers and craftsmen. They had to work hard to provide daily neccesities for themselves.
She married Eleazer Foster on December 6, 1703 in Ipswich. Eleazer was born April 6, 1684 in Ipswich. His parents were Isaac Foster and Martha Hale. Eleazer was a weaver.
Elizabeth and Eleazer's children included:
Elizabeth Foster (1705), Abijah Foster (1707), and John Foster (1714).
Elizabeth died on February 19, 1758.
In 1758 their son, Abijah, and his son Ebenezer both died of smallpox at Crown Point.
Eleazer died on November 15, 1771.
Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels (Shaysites) in rising up against perceived economic injustices.
Daniel Shays and Job Shattuck
from Bickerstaff's Boston Almanack
Coverlets (Coverlid) are woven bedcovers, used as the topmost covering on a bed.
The town of Ipswich was established on August 5, 1634, from common land called Agawam. On October 18, 1648, that portion called the "Village" at the New Meadows was set off as Topsfield. The boundary line between Ipswich and Topsfield was established, February 28, 1694.
