Michael Powell (Massachusetts politician)

Michael Powell represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court in 1641 and 1648.[1][2] His daughter, Sarah, married Timothy Dwight.[1][2] He was also town clerk for a total of four years, having first been elected in 1643.[3] He was a selectman for four years, beginning in 1641.[4]

Powell later moved to Boston and taught, without being ordained, at Second Church, Boston prior to Increase Mather.[2]

References

  1. Goodwin 1982, p. 40.
  2. Dwight 1874, p. 103.
  3. Worthington 1827, p. 79.
  4. Worthington 1827, p. 79-81.

Works cited

  • Goodwin, Nathaniel (1982). Genealogical Notes Or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Masschusetts. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-0159-4. Retrieved 31 August 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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