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Excerpt from Fletcher Family History, Vol. 2: The Descendants of Robert Fletcher of Concord, Mass
Eleazer5 b. In Grafton, Mass, 1735; m., 1760, Lucy, dau. Of Benjamin Leland, who was b. In-craf ton, 1740; he was accidentally killed, according to fan''m tradition; she 111. 2d, Dec. 12, 1781, John Goodale, and d. In W''orcester, Mass, 1814. The following story is given in the History of Sutton: There once existed in this vicinity a sect knoar as the ''live-for-evers.'' They held among other singular tenets, that if one seemed to be dead, faith, accompanied by certain manipulations by the faithful, would restore him to life. Mr. Fletcher came one rainy night, and found them holding a meeting at his house; and, not being in favor of their views, ordered them out. But on account of the rain they refused to go. So, being enraged, he said, ''if you fear rain more than fire you can stay;'' at the same time seizing the peel [wooden oven-shovel] he drove it into the fire, and egan scattering embers and coals among the crowd unti they dispersed. Issue 278 fletcher genealogy. - branch XVII.
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Eleazer5 b. In Grafton, Mass, 1735; m., 1760, Lucy, dau. Of Benjamin Leland, who was b. In-craf ton, 1740; he was accidentally killed, according to fan''m tradition; she 111. 2d, Dec. 12, 1781, John Goodale, and d. In W''orcester, Mass, 1814. The following story is given in the History of Sutton: There once existed in this vicinity a sect knoar as the ''live-for-evers.'' They held among other singular tenets, that if one seemed to be dead, faith, accompanied by certain manipulations by the faithful, would restore him to life. Mr. Fletcher came one rainy night, and found them holding a meeting at his house; and, not being in favor of their views, ordered them out. But on account of the rain they refused to go. So, being enraged, he said, ''if you fear rain more than fire you can stay;'' at the same time seizing the peel [wooden oven-shovel] he drove it into the fire, and egan scattering embers and coals among the crowd unti they dispersed. Issue 278 fletcher genealogy. - branch XVII.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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Author
Edward H. Fletcher
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ISBN - 9780260230928
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 331
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Edward H. Fletcher
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ISBN - 9781333831981
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 333
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