The first tavern license was granted Francis Sprague in In , the town licensed Mr. In , there were 82 persons capable of bearing arms, this would show that the population was about In , there were inhabitants. Among the earlier settlers of Duxbury, were some of the ablest men in the Colony, including John Alden, Wm.
The old warrior sent his fair-faced, stripling assistant, John Alden, to plead his ease with Priscilla Mullins. If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning! Ralph Partridge, was settled over the Duxbury Church, in After a forty years, ministry he died at a good old age, and was interred in the first burying ground, on Harden Hill.
John Holmes was his successor, who died in John Robinson, settled in He found great fault with his support and was dismissed, on this account, in Samuel Veasie was ordained in , dismissed Charles Turner, ; Zedekiah Sanger, ; John Allyn, , after which date he had for colleague Benj, Kent, until his death in Josiah Moore, the present pastor, was settled in The M. Church was organized in House of worship erected in The West Duxbury M. House erected in A chapel at North-West Kingston is connected with this church.
The Wesleyan Methodist Church was organized about , and house erected two years later. Ann S. Contains transcriptions from five5 Duxbury cemeteries made in the late s. Although this is still a useful resource, many transcription errors have been discovered, so use Thatcher with care and check it against the actual gravestones or other transcriptions. Captain Edward Baker and Helen M. A view of rural Massachusetts life during the nineteenth century based on excerpts from Captain Edward Baker's 48 journals.
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Duxbury Free Library 77 Alden St. Duxbury, MA Hours: Mon. House Washington St. Plymouth County Genealogists, Inc. Meetings generally feature a guest speaker and the public is welcome. For beginners, amateurs and professionals interested in genealogical research in Plymouth and Norfolk Counties.
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Duxbury Pier Lighthouse. With an average of ten vessels built every year between , the accomplishments of the Duxbury shipbuilding families rank among the more significant in Massachusetts maritime history. There are few physical traces of this remarkable industry remaining today. The town is fortunate, however, in that an unusual number of federal period houses have survived.
Along Washington Street, St. George Street, and Powder Point Avenue, one can view the homes of Duxbury shipwrights, sailors, master mariners and merchants. Many of the homes are in a remarkable state of preservation. There were four shipbuilding families that stood out from the rest—the Westons, the Drews, the Winsors, and the Spragues. These families were responsible for producing at least vessels which traded in ports around the world.
A man with a driving ambition, Weston began building small vessels in and soon became famous for his successful merchant fleet. By , the younger King Caesar had constructed the largest vessel built in New England up to that time. The ship Hope was an astounding tons. His empire, a fore-runner of vertical integration, dominated the town. His lumber was grown and hauled from his own land in west Duxbury.
The canvas for his sails was produced at a Weston-owned mill. His ships were provisioned by his own farms and herds. The shipbuilding era in Duxbury ended as quickly as it began. By the s sailing vessels were made obsolete by other modes of transportation such as steamships and railroads. While other Massachusetts towns grew, Duxbury went into a long economic decline.
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