Braintree

Braintree is a small town in the country, still accessible to Boston but removed enough to be considered country. This is where Elizabeth's farm is located and where her new circle of friends life, including Colonel Quincy's family, Abigail Adams' family, and the Cranch family. The town is in Massachusetts, and it is very near the ocean. Many of the people are initially unwilling to connect with Elizabeth, but they later accept her fully.

The Farm

Colonel Quincy gives Jeb and Elizabeth 60 acres as a wedding gift, and this is their farm. Elizabeth says she is a wealthy woman in many ways, including the farm, two cows, a loom, a horse, and other trappings of the farming life. Elizabeth works herself hard during the months after Jeb's death and later has help, including Eliza and Martha. The farm is not completely self-sufficient, but it is nearly so in...