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Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont; then New York, Rhode Island, and Connecticut attracted men from Weymouth. Later the Middle West and the Far West called them. In fact for over a century the town hardly raised its number of population, so energetic was the youth it produced. MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT THEN NEW YORK RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT ATTRACTED MEN FROM WEYMOUTH LATER THE MIDDLE WEST AND THE FAR WEST CALLED THEM IN FACT FOR OVER A CENTURY THE TOWN HARDLY RAISED ITS NUMBER OF POPULATION SO ENERGETIC WAS THE YOUTH IT PRODUCED
longer, the snows deeper, the frosts more severe in those days. We have records of the harbor freezing over in November, and "in March the winter's snow, though much reduced, still lay on a level with the fences, nor was it until April that the ice broke up in Fore River." They were difficult--those days ushered in by the Reverend Joseph Hull. Through long nights and cold winters and an endless round of joyless living, Weymouth expiated well for the sins of her youth. Even as late as 1767 we read of the daughter of Parson Smith, of Weymouth--now the wife of John Adams, of Quincy--scrubbing the floor of her own bed-chamber the afternoon before her son--destined to become President of the United States, as his father was before him--was born. But the English stock brought in by the Reverend Hull was good stock. We may not envy the ladies scrubbing their own floors or the men walking to Boston, but many of the best families of this country are proud to trace their origin back to Weymouth. O HAVE BEEN LONGER THE SNOWS DEEPER THE FROSTS MORE SEVERE IN THOSE DAYS WE HAVE RECORDS OF THE HARBOUR FREEZING OVER IN NOVEMBER AND IN MARCH THE WINTER'S SNOW THOUGH MUCH REDUCED STILL LAY ON A LEVEL WITH THE FENCES NOR WAS IT UNTIL APRIL THAT THE ICE BROKE UP IN FOUR RIVER THEY WERE DIFFICULT THOSE DAYS USHERED IN BY THE REVEREND JOSEPH HULL THROUGH LONG NIGHTS AND COLD WINTERS AND AN ENDLESS ROUND OF JOYLESS LIVING WEYMOUTH EXPIATED FOR THE SINS OF HER YOUTH EVEN AS LATE AS SEVENTEEN SIXTY SEVEN WE READ OF THE DAUGHTER OF PARSON SMITH OF WEYMOUTH NOW THE WIFE OF JOHN ADAMS OF QUINSY SCRUBBING THE FLOOR OF HER OWN BED CHAMBER THE AFTERNOON BEFORE HER SON DESTINED TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS HIS FATHER WAS BEFORE HIM WAS BORN BUT THE ENGLISH STOCK BROUGHT IN BY THE REVEREND HULL WAS GOOD STOCK WE MAY NOT ENVY THE LADIES SCRUBBING THEIR OWN FLOORS OR THE MEN WALKING TO BOSTON BUT MANY OF THE BEST FAMILIES OF THIS COUNTRY ARE PROUD TO TRACE THEIR ORIGIN BACK TO WEYMOUTH
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