Historian, Author. He was the founder of the Massachusetts Historical Society, and his three-volume "History of New Hampshire" (published between 1784 and 1792) became the first modern historical work by an American. Originally buried at the Granary Burial Ground, his remains were later moved to Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Historian, Author. He was the founder of the Massachusetts Historical Society, and his three-volume "History of New Hampshire" (published between 1784 and 1792) became the first modern historical work by an American. Originally buried at the Granary Burial Ground, his remains were later moved to Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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