Date:

1640

Description:

He was made a freeman that year. According to the source listed below: "He lived a short distance south of Harvard Square at the southeast corner of what were then called Spring and Crooked Streets and are now known as Mount Auburn and Holyoke Streets, respectively. If his neighbors were any indication of his character and stature in the community, William would have to have been a respected citizen. Of his nearest neighbors, three were: John Russell, constable, Selectman, and clerk of writs; Joseph Cook, Selectman, town clerk, magistrate, and representative; and John Bridges, deacon and Selectman." The image is of a map of Cambridge from 1635, where 'Crook Lane' and 'Sprint Street' are visible, with an icon of where Harvard would be in 1638.

Location:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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