The Billerica Historical Society
is a private, non-profit organization, founded in 1894
for the purpose of "collecting and preserving objects
of local and general historical interest, the consideration
of historical events, the marking of historical locations
in the town and the maintenance of the Society's quarters,
the Clara E. Sexton Memorial, as an historical and educational
shrine."
The Sexton Memorial House, headquarters of the Society
since 1937, was built before 1723. The house was once
the residence of Rev. Henry Cumings, D.D., minister
of the First Parish Church and a leading figure in the
American Revolution. Physicians, merchants, blacksmiths
and other professionals have also resided there. Clara
Edith Sexton, wife of William H. Sexton and a long-time
member of the Society bequeathed the property to the
Society.
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