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Samuel G. Drake

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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United States historian and antiquarian (1798-1875)

Born 11 October 1798
Died 14 June 1875

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  • Cover of: The history and antiquities of Boston ...: from its settlement in 1630, to the year 1770. Also, an introductory history of the discovery and settlement of New England. With notes, critical and illustrative
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    First published in 1856 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Magnalia Christi Americana; or, the Ecclesiastical History of New-England; from Its First Planting, in the Year 1620, unto the Year of Our Lord 1698. in Seven Books; Volume 1

    First published in 2018 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A memoir of the Rev. Cotton Mather, D. D.: with a genealogy of the family of Mather.
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    Cover of edition memoirofrevcott00drak First published in 1851 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Book of the Indians of North America

    First published in 2001 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Old Indian chronicle: being a collection of exceeding rare tracts

    First published in 1836 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Annals of Witchcraft in New England, and Elsewhere in the United States ...
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    First published in 1869 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Annals of witchcraft in New England, and elsewhere in the United States, from their first settlement

    First published in 1869 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Indian biography, containing the lives of more than two hundred Indian chiefs: also such others of that race as have rendered their names conspicuous in the history of North America ... Giving ... their most celebrated speeches, memorable sayings, numerous anecdotes; and a history of their wars. Much of which is taken from manuscripts never before published

    First published in 1832 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A particular history of the five years French and Indian War in New England and parts adjacent, from its declaration by the King of France, March 15, 1744, to the treaty with the eastern Indians, Oct. 16, 1749, sometimes called Governor Shirley's War: With a memoir of Major-general Shirley, accompanied by his portrait and other engravings.

    First published in 1870 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: review of Winthrops's journal
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    First published in 1854 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A Particular History of the Five Years French and Indian War in New England and Parts Adjacent ...
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    Cover of edition aparticularhist00drakgoog First published in 1870 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Catalogue of the private library of Samuel G. Drake: of Boston, chiefly relating to the antiquities, history, and biography of America, and in an especial manner to the Indians, collected and used by him in preparing his works upon the aborigines of America.
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    Cover of edition catalogueprivat01drakgoog First published in 1845 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Catalogue of the private library of Samuel Gardner Drake, A. M.
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    Cover of edition catalogueprivat00drakgoog First published in 1876 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Early History of Georgia, Embracing the Embassy of Sir Alexander Cuming to the Country of the Cherokees, in the Year 1730. a Paper Read in Substance ... Genealogical Society, February, 1872

    First published in 2018 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Magnalia Christi Americana : Or, the Ecclesiastical History of New-England: From Its First Planting, in the Year 1620, Unto the Year of Our Lord 1698 ... Clypei. 1853. Book 3. Polybius. 1853

    First published in 2015 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: History of the Indian Wars in New England : From the First Settlement to the Termination of the War with King Philip In 1677: 1

    First published in 2022 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Annals of Witchcraft in New England: And Elsewhere in the United States, from Their First Settlement

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  • Cover of: Old Indian Chronicle

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  • Cover of: Memoir of the Rev. Cotton Mather, D. D. , with a Genealogy of the Family of Mather

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  • Cover of: Biography and History of the Indians of North America: From Its First Discovery

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United States historian and antiquarian (1798-1875)

Born 11 October 1798
Died 14 June 1875

Subjects

Indians of North America, History, Biography, Indian captivities, Social life and customs, Moeurs et coutumes, Indiens, Indiens d'Amérique, Witchcraft, Biographies, Genealogy, Sources, Histoire, Bibliography, Captifs, Catalogs, King Philip's War, 1675-1676, North American Indians, United States King George's War, 1744-1748, Autographs, Captivity narratives, Collections, Explorers, Frontier and pioneer life, New England Historic Genealogical Society

Places

New England, Amérique du Nord, United States, Boston (Mass.), Massachusetts, America, Boston, Canada, Dorchester (Boston, Mass.), England, Georgia, New Hampshire, Nouvelle-Angleterre, États-Unis

People

Walter Raleigh Sir (1552?-1618), 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), William Shirley (1694-1771), William Thaddeus Harris (1826-1854), William, 1694-1771 Shirley

Time

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, King George's War, 1744-1748, 1600-1750, 1713-1763 (New France), Ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)

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Alternative names

  • Samuel Gardner Drake
  • Samuel G (Samuel Gardner) 17 Drake
  • Samuel G. (Samuel Gardner) 17 Drake
  • Samuel G Drake

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April 20, 2025 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
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
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import