History of Bradford, (Essex County) Massachusetts United States of America

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William Cogswell, representative, was born in Bradford, Mass., Aug. 23, 1838; son of George and Abigail (Parker) Cogswell. He was fitted for college at Kimball Union and Phillips (Andover) academies, and entered Dartmouth college in 1855, but did not complete the course, preferring, after the example of an older brother, to get a glimpse of the world as a sailor. Returning from sea, he was graduated at Harvard law school and admitted to the bar in 1860. On the breaking out of the civil war he raised the first company of volunteers that went to the front from Massachusetts. He served throughout the conflict, rising from a captaincy to the rank of brevet brigadier-general. He took part in many of the battles of the Army of the Potomac and under Generals Thomas and Sherman in the west, commanded the city of Atlanta in 1864, and participated in the famous march to the sea. At the close of the war he returned to the practice of his profession and in 1870 was chosen as commander of the G.A.R. department of Massachusetts. He was also a member of the Loyal Legion. He was mayor of the city of Salem during the years 1867, 1868, 1869, 1873 and 1874. He served in the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1870, 1871, 1881 and 1883. He was a member of the state senate, 1885-86; and was a representative in the 50th and four succeeding congresses, 1887-95. In the 50th congress he was a member of the committee on rivers and harbors; in the 51st of the committee on appropriations, and in the 52nd and 53rd of the same committee, together with that of District of Columbia, and in the 52nd on the Columbian exposition. He received the degree of A.M. from Dartmouth in 1878. He died in Washington, D. C., May 22, 1895.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Ann Hasseltine Judson, missionary, was born in Bradford, Mass., Dec. 22, 1789; daughter of John and Rebecca Hasseltine. She was educated at Bradford academy, and early in life became interested in religious work. She joined the Congregational church in Bradford, Mass., Sept. 14, 1806, and was engaged for several years teaching day and Sunday school. She married the Rev. Adoniram Judson, Feb. 5, 1812, and sailed with him to Calcutta, where she was associated with him in his work until her death, being the first American woman to work in the mission field in foreign countries. She visited the United States in 1822, where she wrote a history of the Burmese mission, returning to Calcutta in 1823. She then sailed to Rangoon to meet her husband, whom she found in prison. On his release they took up their residence in Amherst, where, with the aid of a teacher, she translated the Gospel of Matthew and the Burmese catechism into Siamese, assisted her husband in preparing a Burmese grammar, and made translations into that language. She died at Amherst, Burmah, India, Oct. 24, 1826.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Charles Henry Morse, organist and teacher of music, was born in Bradford, Mass., Jan. 5, 1853; son of Ebon Dutch and Mary Ann (Blaisdell) Morse; grandson of Thomas and Hannah (Parker) Morse and of Henry and Mary (McCurdy) Blaisdell, and a descendant in the ninth generation of Anthony Morse, Newbury, 1636. He was graduated from the Haverhill, Mass., high school in 1870, from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1873, and from the Boston University College of Music, 1876, Mus. Bac., 1877. He was married, Dec. 24, 1874, to Frances S. N., daughter of Nathaniel Niles Kimball of West Fairlee, Vt., and taught the piano and organ at the New England Conservatory of Music, 1873-77. He was professor of music and director of the College of Music at Wellesley college, Mass., 1875-84; founded the Northwestern Conservatory of Music, Minneapolis, in 1885, and was its director, 1885-91. He was organist and choir-master of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1891-99; was president of the New York State Music Teachers' association, 1894-96; vice-president of the music department of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences; trustee of the New England Conservatory of Music for ten years, president of its alumni association for many years, and a founder of the American Guild of Organists. He was musical editor of the Plymouth Hymnal and editor of the Church Organist (2 vols., 1893-1898); The Junior Church Organist (1895); The Contemporary Organist (1893); March Album for the Organ (1894); Wellesley Collection for Female Voices (1882), and A Collection of Short Anthems (1901). In 1901 he became director of music at Dartmouth college.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor