John Bridge
My understanding is that residents of Boston and Cambridge who can trace their ancestry back to the original puritan settlers are a kind of American aristocracy. Samuel Bridge seemed to be of that opinion. ‘Being of the sixth generation of Bridges’ he had this monument erected in honour of his ancestor John Bridge in 1882. The plaque says ‘John Bridge left Braintree, Essex County, England in 1631 as a member of Reverend Mr. Hooker's Company, settling here in 1632 and staying when the company moved to Connecticut. He became the supervisor of the first public school established in Cambridge in 1635, served as deacon of the church from 1636-1658, as a representative to the Great and General Court from 1637-1641, and was appointed by that body to lay out lands in this town and beyond.’
The John Bridge Monument (also known as The Puritan), in the northeast corner of the Cambridge Common in Cambridge.
John Bridge
My understanding is that residents of Boston and Cambridge who can trace their ancestry back to the original puritan settlers are a kind of American aristocracy. Samuel Bridge seemed to be of that opinion. ‘Being of the sixth generation of Bridges’ he had this monument erected in honour of his ancestor John Bridge in 1882. The plaque says ‘John Bridge left Braintree, Essex County, England in 1631 as a member of Reverend Mr. Hooker's Company, settling here in 1632 and staying when the company moved to Connecticut. He became the supervisor of the first public school established in Cambridge in 1635, served as deacon of the church from 1636-1658, as a representative to the Great and General Court from 1637-1641, and was appointed by that body to lay out lands in this town and beyond.’
The John Bridge Monument (also known as The Puritan), in the northeast corner of the Cambridge Common in Cambridge.