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died in infancy
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Note H3257
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He was a shoemaker, resided in Bridgewater, Randolph, Braintree, Providence, Bangor, Roxbury, Boston, and returned to Braintree where he is in 1850 census a shoemaker with wife Mary & dau. Anna M.
Several children by 3rd wife, all of whom died in infancy
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Note H3258
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Randolph record calls him Oliver H. Vinton, "resident in Randolph."
He was a cordwainer in 1846, and was born at Milton says the record of birth of his daughter Elvira in 1849. Was a bootmaker in 1850 census at Randolph.
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Note H3259
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intention
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Note H3260
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He was a blacksmith or bloomer, came to Braintree by 1708 to work in the Iron Works on Monatiquot River, owned by John Hubbard of Boston. He bought land of Nathaniel Hubbard, son of John in 1714 and this became the Vinton homestead. It was located on present Commercial St., East Braintree, just east of the Jonas Perkins School. In 1720 he purchased of Nathaniel Hubbard of Dorchester the iron works too "one and one half acre adjoining unto Monatiquot River, upon part of which the Iron Works now stand", and was bounded North on the river and Iron Works Pond etc., together with the Forge and Iron Works, Sawmill, and all mariner edifices standing and being thereon, and one moiety or half part of the stream, ponds, dams, flumes, near or upon which said Iron Works and Sawmill are erected." The next day Oct.13,1720 he purchased another half acre of Mr. Hubbard to the west of the first purchase, east by Vinton's own land, south by the highway, north by the iron works pond, and west by cart bridge (where Commercial St. now crosses the river). The above purchase did not include the furnace site, only that of the forge.
S.P.52-25: Will of Thomas Vinton, Apr.17,1756 - Jan.28,1757.
To wife Hannah in lieu of dower, improvement of all land below the way from the stone bridge to the landing place between the way and the river & 1/3 of the improvement of all rest of lands with the west end of the house for life & the improvement of his negro man & all personal estate & household goods for life.
To son Thomas in addition to what already all shop tools & half the personal estate at wife's decease & half of his negro man at wife's decease.
To son Nathaniel in addition to what already other half of personal estate & half his negro man, also his bible, desk, gun at wife's decease.
To four daughters Hannah Thayer, Dorcas Penniman, Rachel Hayden, Ann Burrell in addition to what already all household goods at wife's decease & £3 apiece to be paid by son Thomas.
To son Nathaniel all residue & sons Thomas & Nathaniel, executors.
Wit: Jonathan Nash, William White & Thomas Allen.
Inventory, Personal estate, £163/15/7, including negro man at £30.
The dam at the Iron Works caused much controversy in the town as it prevented the fish from ascending Monatiquot River in the spring to spawn in Braintree Great Pond, and for many years an Alewife's committee was elected at the town meeting to try to keep the river open. Finally in 1736 the dam was destroyed over the protests of Mr. Vinton who sued the town, but it was never rebuilt and the iron works ceased to be. After this Thomas Vinton built a blacksmith shop on the north side of present Commercial St.
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Note H3261
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He was a blacksmith, resided on south side of Commercial St. East Braintree near the top of the hill opposite the "Caleb Stetson" house in a one story house standing until about 1840 or 1850.
He was elected hogreave for the Middle Precinct 1738, surveyor of highways 1745, was on the Fish Committee 1756, surveyor of Highways 1762 but was excused, elected again 1764, was constable 1759 but excused, 1760 and excused, 1761 and excused from serving, tithingman 1764, River Inspector 1771, sealer of shingles 1772.
S.P.75-56: Thomas & John Vinton made administrators of father Thomas Vinton, Apr.1,1776.
Inventory, Apr.6,1776: Real estate except the blacksmith shop £612.
Personal estate, £235.
Taken by James Penniman, Samuel Niles, Thomas White.
2nd marriage for both
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Resided in Bangor, Penobscot, Me., 6 chn.