Author: Anonymous
Title: Illustrated Manuscript History and Genealogy of the Greenough Family of Massachusetts
Description: S. l. By the author. Large notebook, n. d. (first half of the 20th century); 9 3/4 x 8; pebbled, black cloth over boards and 3/4 red leatherette, ruled in gilt; pp. 1-302 - about 1/2 of them filled in manuscript and some newspaper clippings; illustrated with numerous watercolor drawings and an engraved family bookplate; a bit of wear to edges of boards; several leaves with excised sections (corrections [?]); in very good condition. A detailed, multi-branch history and genealogy of the Greenoughs of Massachusetts, with stunning watercolor illustrations, it was compiled by an anonymous member of the family in the early 20th century. The history of the Greenough family went back to the Anglo-Saxon culture of England, with the first official record of the surname dating to the 1200s. The first immigrant to the United States was Captain William Greenough (1640 - 1693), who arrived in Boston about 1650 and would ultimately establish one of the earliest and biggest shipyards in the city. He would become a Freeman of Boston and founder and deacon of the New Brick Church. His wife Ruth Swift was the daughter of William Swift - one of the very first settlers of Dorchester, Massachusetts. Thus a long line of distinguished Greenoughs would be established through the centuries, many leaving their mark on the political, business, and cultural history of the United States. Some of them included William's grandson - Thomas Greenough (1710 - 1785) - the most prolific and productive maker of mathematical instruments, more specifically marine and surveying compasses and backstaffs, in Boston in the 18th century; William Whitwell Greenough (1818 - 1899) - merchant and President of the Boston Public Library from 1868 until 1888; Horation Greenough (1805 - 1852) - sculptor and creator of the Enthroned Washington (1840) and The Rescue (1837 - 1850); Horatio Saltonstall Greenough (1845 - 1916) inventor of the Greenough stereomicroscope; and others. Very good .

Keywords: Americana, Genealogy


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