Death of Winthrop elder Edward Magee remembered
Edward Magee late of Winthrop, born in Boston in 1823, died early Wednesday after years of declining strength. A lifelong resident, he recalled driving oxen at sixteen to haul pillars for the Custom House from Quincy to Boston, before settling in Lunenburg and forming lasting local ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Magee
Winthrop
Mr. Magee
Boston
Devonshire Street
Custom House
Quincy
Lunenberg
Longtime Winthrop resident Magee described as town pioneer
The article recounts George 8. Boutwell and family ties with Point Shirley, Magee’s Corner in Winthrop, and Magee’s 1872 town treasurer tenure plus his role in funding bonds. It also details an exhibition of Civil War relics at Frost Library highlighting Bartlett, Lincoln, Grant, and Pomroy items.
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George 8. Boutwell
Point Shirley
Caroline S. Tewksbury
John W. Tewksbury
Old Pulling Point
Boston
Magee
Louis Aggassiz
Main Street
Winthrop Street
Winthrop
Frost Library
William Francis Bartlett
Pittsfield
Mass
State House
Charles L. Bartlett
Hiram Plummer
Winthrop Lyceum
Winthrop Soldiers’ Aid Society
A. C.richardson
Mary H. Floyd
Fannie Bartlett
United States Navy
H. ©. Dunham
Christian Commission
Dunham
Arthur ©. Dunham
Rebecca Pomroy
Army Hospitals
White House
George K. Pomroy
Lincoln
John Hay
James Alvin Belcher
Navy
Welles
O. E. Bartlett
Maine
William P. Brown
Grant
Fort Donaldson
Lee
John P. Hodgkins
Nims
Nims Battery
L. W. Litchfield
John McNaught
New Jersey
Army of the Potomac
H.A. Thomas
W. H. Creighton
Florida
Charles R. Gardner
Meeting of Coaching Parade Association at New Winthrop
The Coaching Parade Association will hold a meeting at the New Winthrop Hotel on Friday at 8 o'clock p.m. June 121. Members are expected to attend and discuss parade preparations and organizational matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coaching Parade Association
New Winthrop Hotel
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E. F. Chisholm & CO
Water ST
Thornton Park
Gibson
Sailor
C. B. Bragdon
Meridian Street
Freeman's Hardware
W. W. Freeman
F. W. Devoe and
C. T. Reynolds Co
P. O
Ocean View House
Crest Avenue
J. B. O'Brien
Chelsea, Mass
Chelsea
ACK Cee & Watercury la Framkun St.bs
R. J. Promises
Ocean View ST
Winthrop, Mass
A. J. Pilling
Beach Road
Ocean Spray
Edward 7. Harrington
Ss. G Irwin Real Estate and Fire Insurance Agent
Bennison
Massachusetts Wharf Coal Company
Winthrop Delivery
Kilby Street
East Boston
Marginal Street
Floyd & Tucker
Pastime Theatre
Constitution Hall
Winthrop Beach
Interior Decorating
Boston Decorative Co
Pleasant St. Winthrop
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