1725-1750 - The First Congregational Church of Pembroke, UCC

Our World and Country

1725	Number of Negro slaves in North American Colonies reaches 75,000.
1725	Capt. Lovewell and men take 19 Indian scalps in Wakefield, NH, first known scalping by white men.
1732	Ben Franklin publishes “Poor Richard’s Almanack,” sells 10,000 copies 1st year.
1738	George Whitefield, methodist evangelical minister from England, comes to colonies.
1750	First Conestaga wagon built.

1728	Town of Suncook receives its grant from General Court of Massachusetts Bay.
1729	First permanent settler believed to be one of Lovewell’s men; Francis Doyen and wife.
1734	First bridge across the river and first mill are built.
1735	Twenty pounds raised at meeting of first proprietors to mend highways of the town.
1737	Proprietors of town vote to pay 5 pence a tail for every rattlesnake killed.

1733	First Meetinghouse built
1735	Glass windows, seats and a desk are added to the Meetinghouse.
1741-48	Many Suncook settlers leave plantation – reason unknown.
1745	“Voted to raise 3 pounds 1 schilling old tenor on each single right” for Rev. Whittemore ‘s yearly salary.
1746	Old log Meetinghouse replaced by frame structure at a “raising.”