Samuel Gardner Drake was born in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, the son of farmers. In 1805, his father sold his farm and opened a store in Northwood, New Hampshire. In 1818 he became a school teacher. In 1828 he moved to Boston to open the first antiquarian bookstore in the United States. He also studied and wrote about early United States history. In 1847, he was one of the founders of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and for many years he was the editor of its quarterly Register. He lived in London for two years late in his life. He died of pneumonia in Boston.
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First published in 1869 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewableAnnals of witchcraft in New England: and elsewhere in the United States, from their first settlement
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Indians of North America, History, Social life and customs, Biography, Indian captivities, Moeurs et coutumes, Indiens d'Amérique, Indiens, Biographies, Genealogy, Sources, Witchcraft, Bibliography, Captifs, Catalogs, Histoire, United States King George's War, 1744-1748, Autographs, Captivity narratives, Collections, Frontier and pioneer life, King Philip's War, 1675-1676, New England Historic Genealogical Society, North American Indians, Private librariesPlaces
New England, Amérique du Nord, United States, Boston (Mass.), America, Massachusetts, Canada, Dorchester (Boston, Mass.), Georgia, New Hampshire, États-UnisPeople
Alexander Cuming Sir, bart. (1690?-1775), Cotton Mather (1663-1728), Cotton family, Drake family, John Winthrop, John Winthrop (1588-1649), Juan Ortiz (-1543? [from old catalog]), Mather family (Richard Mather, 1596-1669), Prince family, Samuel Gardner Drake (1798-1875), Thomas Prince (1687-1758), Walter Raleigh Sir (1552?-1618), William Shirley (1694-1771), William, 1694-1771 ShirleyTime
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, King George's War, 1744-1748, 1600-1750, 1713-1763 (New France)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL322681A
- ISNI: 0000000109129319
- VIAF: 69276397
- Wikidata: Q7411460
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q7411460
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- Samuel Gardner Drake
| September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| March 31, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | add VIAF and wikidata ID |
| December 3, 2013 | Edited by Sarah Breau | Added new photo |
| December 3, 2013 | Edited by Sarah Breau | Added bio, added to birth date, added to death date, edited other names, added Wikipedia link |
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