1737 February 16 (Wednesday). Lieut. Trowbridge came to Mr. Whiting’s and was my Company to Watertown. Lodged at Father Champney’s[1] at Cambridge.
[1]Forbes: “Father Champney” was Samuel Champney, of Cambridge, born March 8, 1666-7 and died in March 1745-6. Mr. Parkman’s first wife was his daughter Mary, who was baptized May 21, 1699, married July 7, 1724, and died Jan’y 29, 1735-6.
“Sister Hicks” and “Sister Lydia,” often mentioned in the Journal, were two younger sisters of the first Mrs. Parkman. Rebecca, born in 1703, married John Hicks, while Lydia, born in 1705, was unmarried and seemed to have made her home part of the time in the minister’s family.