Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts Vol. 1: Containing Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families (Classic Reprint)

<i>Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts: Containing Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families Vol. 1</i> is the first in a series of reference books detailing the historically relevant details of the lives of Southern Massachusetts'' most prominent families. Arranged in an encyclopedic style each article includes date of birth marriages children important achievements examples of service and society membership and date of death. Informative but extremely subjective author J.H. Beers makes no apology for his unabashed interpretation of the lives of these famous families calling them as he sees fit.<br><br>What sets this series apart from other genealogical records of the same type is the style and tone of the work including personal assessments and anecdotal stories shared from the families. On Henry Howland Crapo Beers writes: His early years were full of toil