David Stoddard Greenough II

David Stoddard Greenough II David Stoddard Greenough II (1787-1830) was a well-to-do Boston lawyer who kept a daily diary. This page has those entries, 200 years to the day later.

This page has the entries from the diary kept by David Stoddard Greenough II (1787-1830) from 1814 to 1816 (200 years to the day he first wrote). Greenough was Harvard Class of 1805, practiced law, served as a justice of the peace in Massachusetts, and was lieutenant colonel of the Boston Independent Cadets. In 1813 he married Maria Foster Doane of Cohasset. Their first son was born on July 10, 18

14 (David Stoddard Greenough III). They resided in Jamaica Plain (then a part of Roxbury) near his father's home -- the Loring-Greenough House. The Loring-Greenough House was occupied after the Revolutionary War by five generations of Greenoughs. David Stoddard Greenough II inherited the house from his father in 1826. David Stoddard Greenough II was heir to one half of Noddle's Island. On his death it was sold to William Hyslop Sumner. Who incidentally, married DSG II's widow in 1836.

Celebrate Commodore Loring's 300th Birthday this Saturday with two events http://ow.ly/d/4W9A
06/23/2016

Celebrate Commodore Loring's 300th Birthday this Saturday with two events http://ow.ly/d/4W9A

Per the entry on 2/24 when DSG2 used squills as a treatment for DSG3's illness - here's an image of a squill from the ya...
03/13/2016

Per the entry on 2/24 when DSG2 used squills as a treatment for DSG3's illness - here's an image of a squill from the yard today

End of diary #1...if anyone wants to take over there are 2 other diaries http://ow.ly/YQB8n ..best, your editor Gretch...
03/09/2016

End of diary #1...if anyone wants to take over there are 2 other diaries http://ow.ly/YQB8n ..best, your editor Gretchen

David Stoddard Greenough Family Papers FIND Keywords Table of Contents Collection Summary Biographical Sketches Sources Collection Description...

03/09/2016

& a variety of general information, adapted principally for the use of Schools. By the author of several stanzas on the death of Cook Robin

03/09/2016

vol. are recorded many events of a moral, religious, political & miscellaneous nature together with many circumstances of a personal nature

03/09/2016

Conclusion of Vol 1 of interesting memoirs embracing a period from July 1st 1814 to March 9th 1816 a space of 20 months. In which said

03/09/2016

1/2 9 Saturday Very cold & clear Wind NW Thermo 7AM 4 [deg] above 0 Bo't 2 loads wood, 1 pine & 1 hard wood. 10 feet former, 6 latter Went

03/09/2016

2/2 to Boston in Sulkey. Din'd at JC Doane's in cy with his father. Came home at 5 o'clock. At father's at evening.

03/08/2016

2/2 At office till 1/4 past 5 o'clock. Weather grew cold very fast. Father here in evening.

03/08/2016

1/2 8 Friday Weather cold & blustering Wind NW SDD went into town with me in Chaise In town all day Made 2 Writs & 2 Deeds Din'd at Julien's

03/07/2016

2/2 with me in Gurney's chaise. Mr Doane came up in even'g & supp'd here. Snowed a little in evening.

03/07/2016

1/2 7 Thur Cloudy WNE Went to Boston in Sulkey In town all day Din'd at JC Doane's Came out of town about 5 o'clock & bro't out Sam D Doane

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